As an importer and distributor offering extremely competitive prices, foreign book source serves college bookstores. Book distributors offer a consolidated list of publishers titles, such that bookstores can purchase from a wider range. Largest supplier of books to bookstores, retailers, schools, etc. And some have stopped selling textbooks altogether.
Find bookstores in south side, chicago, il on yellowbook. Powells books chicago specializes in quality used, rare, and discounted books at our retail store in hyde park. Check out the sale rack in the back, its the best in town. List of book distributors and wholesalers nonfiction authors. Book distributors help publishers get their books placed into bookstores. Ogara and wilson books buys and sells used and rare books, art, antiques, estates, documents, autographs. Also, local poet larry sawyer has booked one of the best free poetry series in the midwest here for years, and in myopics topfloor space, the readings are even sunnier. The place to buy foreign language books and textbooks. Frontline books began in 1987 on the northside of chicago as a wholesale.
Independent publishers group ipg second largest independent book distributor in the u. Quimbys features oneofakind publications such as small and independent press books, magazines, zines, and underground comics, like chicago cartoonist chris wares quimby the mouse. Search your isbn, author, or keyword for the best buyback price, then print your free label and ship. Powells books chicago is the chicago areas largest independent dealer in. Our wholesale pricing is quite competitive and is available to any bookstore, although we do. Frontline books is the fourth black bookstore to be housed at this location in. Open books is a massive used bookstore and nonprofit organization. Second largest independent book distributor in the u. Independent bookstores have taken a beating since the arrival of big box. Powells books chicago is the chicago areas largest independent dealer in quality used, bargain, antiquarian, and out of print books. Ignore eve ewing at your own intellectual, political, and cultural peril. Talk to their customers both publishers and bookstores to verify theyd be a good company for. Matthews, ceo, 814 n franklin avenue, chicago il 606103109. Also, it was the first used bookstore i stepped foot in.
We serve college bookstores, schools, teachers, libraries, foreign book clubs, and individuals. It uses its proceeds to fund and run literacy and creative writing programs for chicago youth. As the traditional market for textbooks has faltered, many college stores have dropped book from their name. Powells books wholesale is the countrys largest distributor of scholarly and academic remainders.
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