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Top 25 Book distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Book distribution companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 92 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 92 book distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,390 professional contacts across them, including 407 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers book distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest book distribution companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 92 book distribution companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to book distribution companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CLAYS	Indirect evidence	Bungay, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	198 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clays have become a major force in this fluid and evolving world through extensive investment and a determination to react quickly to our customers’ fast moving needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Gardners	Partial evidence	East Sussex, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	148 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gardners is one of the world’s leading suppliers of English language books, and one of Europe’s biggest suppliers of not only books but also Film, Music and Vinyl.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Simon & Schuster UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are part of global publisher Simon & Schuster.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	CPI UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CPI Group (UK) Ltd is one of the country’s leading print groups, employing 900 people across six locations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Bookspeed	Partial evidence	Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	40 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Bookspeed, we believe books add value to retail spaces, so we want to make selling them accessible for anyone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Turnaround Publisher Services	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Turnaround Publisher Services is proud to be the UK’s leading independent book distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Supadu	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Supadu is the leading provider of websites, D2C eCommerce solutions and marketing services for trade & academic publishers and university presses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Abrams & Chronicle Books LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2010, Abrams & Chronicle Books distributes a wide range of award-winning visual books, gifts and stationery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Amber Books LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Amber Books Ltd is an illustrated non-fiction publisher and book packaging company based in north London, UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Glassboxx	Partial evidence	Newbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Glassboxx is the all-in-one eCommerce solution for publishers, enabling direct-to-reader sales of books across every format.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Booksource	Partial evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BookSource is a distributor of books and printed material and currently provides a comprehensive service for over 170 publishers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Lowplex Books	Strong evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lowplex - Wholesale and Books Distribution specialist in Childrens Book sets series, Pocket Libraries and Bestselling Author Fiction Books.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Turpin Distribution Services Limited	Partial evidence	Biggleswade, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TURPIN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED is a distribution company based out of Pegasus Drive, Stratton Business Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 8TQ United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Gazelle Book Services	Strong evidence	Lancaster, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since 1987, Gazelle Book Services has been the independent distribution partner that publishers genuinely trust.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Paper Cavalier	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are book dealers with a focus on data and international fulfilment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Combined Book Services LTD	Strong evidence	Tonbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CBS is a leading independent book distributor providing both UK and International publishers with a complete fulfilment and distribution service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Deep Books Limited	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DEEP BOOKS LIMITED is a publishing company based out of 47 E Dulwich Rd, London, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Cordee LTD	Partial evidence	Hinckley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Having started life as a sole distributor for rock climbing guidebooks published by the largest climbing clubs in the UK, the business now includes distribution of titles…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	York Publishing Services	Indirect evidence	York, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “York Publishing Services provides a complete range of publishing services for both self publishers and established publishers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	RA & Olly LTD	Indirect evidence	Falmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “International magazine distributor based in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Heath Educational Books	Partial evidence	Sutton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Heath Educational Books is a trusted specialist book supplier supporting schools and trusts across the UK and internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Public Knowledge Books	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Public Knowledge Books is a distributor of books and magazines, working with eminent and emerging international publishers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Askews	Partial evidence	Preston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our present day status as a world-class library supplier is rooted in the history of its two founding companies - James Askew & Son Ltd and The Holt Jackson Book Co Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Tula Publishing Limited	Indirect evidence	Charlbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Schoolhouse Books Limited	Partial evidence	Keighley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We’ve been helping schools with book orders for over 18 years and pride ourselves on being able to supply any book from any publisher and we have excellent rates of discount…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: book distribution companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names book distribution companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of book distribution companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name book distribution companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Book distribution companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

29.3%Verified-email coverage

15.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

25.0%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 92 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among book distribution companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “book distribution companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names book distribution companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among book distribution companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 407 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names book distribution companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many book distribution companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 92 book distribution companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

CLAYS, headquartered in Bungay, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most book distribution companies?

London leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Basingstoke (3) and Gainsborough (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 407 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 92 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.