Book Industry Freight and Distribution Plan

Introduction

The Book Industry Freight Plan has been a project of the Book and Periodical Council (BPC) since 1982 and is supported by its members.

An industry committee, who annually recommends vendors chosen for the excellent rates, performance, technology, and value-added services they offer to the publishing industry, directs the Freight and Distribution Plan. The committee’s initiatives also include research and education on freight and warehouse operations issues.

Current committee members are:

  • Carl Barth, Thomson/Carswell
  • Debbi Barton, John Wiley and Sons Canada Limited
  • Susan Dayus Canadian Booksellers Association
  • Diane Grandy, Fraser Direct, Freight and Distribution Committee Chair
  • Barbara Jordan, Nelson
  • Bessie Luciano, University of Toronto Press (ACP)
  • Jason Luegger, Fairmount Books
  • Brenda Sisnett, Georgetown Terminal Warehouses
  • Ken McIsaac, Oxford University Press
  • Christine Phillips, Scholastic Canada
  • Anne McClelland, Book and Periodical Council

Participation in the committee includes members of the following book and periodical industry associations:

  • Association of Canadian Book Wholesalers (ACBW)
  • Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP)
  • Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA)
  • Canadian Publishers’ Council (CPC)
  • Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG)

All sectors of the publishing industry to be served by this plan include:

  • Publishing
  • Manufacturing
  • Distribution
  • Selling

When you contact recommended vendors, please inform them you are requesting the Book and Periodical Council Plan Rate.

The freight rates in this Plan are designed for books and periodicals and therefore are based upon shipments with a minimum density of approx. 20 lbs (9 kg) per cubic foot.

Book and Periodical Council
http://www.bookandperiodicalcouncil.ca/freight_plan.asp
Tuesday, September 07, 2010