The Booksellers Association represents and promotes retail
bookselling in the UK and Ireland and encourages best practise and
excellence. Their membership ranges from bookselling chains like
Waterstone's and Blackwells, to supermarkets, academic booksellers,
wholesalers, school and library suppliers, Christian and children's
booksellers and over 1100 independent bookshops.
The BA provides a wide range of products and services, ranging
from National Book Tokens and the payments clearing system
Batch.co.uk, advice and information on legislation, trade and
retail matters, a free Business Support Helpline, marketing
initiatives for the industry, such as World Book Day, and also for
specific sectors, like Independent Booksellers Week.
They keep a close eye on developments in technology, and have a
raft of advice and information on ebooks and all the technologies
that underpin the 21st century book trade.
Keep Books on the High Street
The BA wants to give customers and website visitors the CHOICE
of finding their local bookshop to buy their books and help us Keep
Books on the High Street. As part of our Keep Books on the
High Street campaign, the BA has developed a Find
Your Local Bookshop button for publishers, partners and
other interested organisations to use on their website. Used in
conjunction with a booksearch link it will take website users to
the BA bookshop search page, where they can search the outlets in
BA membership (over 3500). BA members range from single
independents in market towns, to campus bookstores, through
Christian specialists, to large national bookselling chains and
supermarkets. Customers can search for All BA members, Independents
Only and/or Chain and Independent Booksellers - and can then decide
whether to buy online or visit their community bookshop. You can
get more information, download posters etc on the BA website at Keep Books on the High Street.
CONTACTS
Address: The Booksellers Association, 6 Bell
Yard, London WC2A 2JR
Membership enquiries to be directed to: