Distributors

Seems like I’m having the same experience as Bobbi. I have not been paid for books that we’ve sent for over a year a half. Repeated e-​mails and phone calls have resulted in NOTHING. Please do not work with this company, they are cheating honest people.

Authors beware. I selected this company from a list of four distributors on a Barnes and Noble list. They required you use one of these distributors in order for them to carry your book. I engaged the Distributors in April 2012. Their materials state authors receive monthly inventory reports, and payment 60 days following sale in Barnes and Noble system. in the past 16 months I have had 20 book signings/​author events at BN stores in five states. In that time, I have sold literally hundreds of books. However, I have received ZERO dollars from The Distributors (they owe me into the thousands), and they have yet to produce an automated inventory report. They give a litany of excuses, most commonly that «accounting is working on it.» In the past year, they have not made one good faith effort, not even paying the nominal amount due on the first invoice for 30 books that I sent them back in April 2012. I have since invoiced them in excess of $ 6,000. I am not hopeful about receiving payment or the return of my remaining inventory without taking legal action. The woman who answers the phone for the company has an excuse for everything and swears the owner, Steve Raymond does not use a phone to conduct business, only email. My, how convenient for him. Talk about taking the wind out of the sails of excitement about publishing your book. Please heed my advice and use a different distributor. Upon your first conversation with Patty you won’t be inclined to believe me, they sound great. However $ 0 to you as author 16 months later and you sure will. I only wish someone had warned me. BTW, Barnes and Noble did pay the distributor in full and on a timely basis. TD just decided to keep both their commission AND my money.

We sought the services of The Distributors in order to facilitate sales to major book selling chains. We have been trying to obtain a final accounting monies owed to us from sales for almost a year and repeated requests for resolution have been ignored. Previous payments were slow and always with an excuse blaming the «accounting department». Selling physical books is hard enough without having to worry that your distributor is not paying you what little income is generated from sales. Stay clear of this company.