Name of company:
Books at Manic
Contact(s) and details:
Sonya Jeffery
Email: manicex@manic.com.au
Address and location:
PO Box 8, Carlton North, VIC 3054 Australia
16a Linden St, Brunswick East, Vic 3057. Near the corner of Lygon St and Glenlyon
Rd.
20 mins by car N of Melbourne CBD
Website address:
Geographical coverage:
Australia and some NZ
General description including areas of specialism, if any:
- A leading independent distributor of books on contemporary culture, specialising
in architecture, art, design and lifestyle - Also covering children’s, travel
- Clients include UK, US, German, Japanese publishers
- A strength is that sales staff have relevant subject background and detailed market knowledge.
- ‘We are very service-orientated. We provide personal customer service and advice for customers and fast supply from publication date.’
- Targeting independent bookshops and specialist shops including museums and
design/gift shops, do not supply Discount Department Stores, Department Stores
Warehousing facility and location:
On site
Policy and criteria for distributed list selection, if any:
- Receptive to lists, including those of niche interest, within Books at Manic’s areas
of specialism as above - Keen on focused lists with medium title-count
Sales and marketing team details:
3 full-time sales people, back-up with email,
telesales, visually-focused newsletters, monthly new release lists; social media marketing activity.
Customer base:
300+, 100 core, 40-50 key accounts
Normal business model(s) for distributor trading:
Buy and sell
Stocking and replenishment policy:
Twice-weekly air freight ex-UK, with sea freight also used, and drop shipments from Asia; 50% of titles on database kept in
stock
Use of local printing and Print on Demand (POD):
No
Lead times for new title information ahead of overseas pub:
Flexible
Attendance at international bookfairs:
FBF every 2-3 years, LBF in some intervening years
Sales conference season if any:
Two seasons based on the northern hemisphere Spring and Autumn/Fall