The Book People Nominated for Prestigious Bookseller Award
Released on: May 10, 2011, 3:45 pm
Author:
The Book People
Industry:
Retail
One of the UK’s most successful online bookshops, the Book
People, has been shortlisted for the accolade of Direct Bookselling
Company of the Year in the prestigious 2011 Bookseller Industry Awards.
The Book People is already the proud owner of two such awards – one in the same
category as they are nominated for this year and the other for founder Ted Smart’s
Outstanding Contribution to Bookselling. Since their inception in 1988 the Book
People has grown rapidly and developed into one of the nation’s most important
retailers of fiction books, childrens books and more. This latest nomination is testament to the popular service they
offer to consumers.
Organisers of the award remarked that the Book People (TBP) had “successfully honed
its bringing books direct to the workplace model for 22 years, and added increased
digital elements in 2010. TBP has upped its online product ranges to 18,000 lines,
which has boosted average order values by a huge 150 per cent. Development in search
engine optimisation also helped to raise sales.”
It is for these reasons that the Book People has been nominated in the direct
bookseller category, alongside amazon.co.uk, The Book Depository and Scholastic Book
Clubs.
Neill Denny, the Bookseller's editor-in-chief, praised this year’s nominees,
saying: “The overall standard of entries was incredibly high despite, or perhaps
because of, the turbulent times we are living through. It will be a very tough job
choosing the winners from such a strong field.”
This year, a total of 17 awards will be presented at the Book Industry Conference, a
black-tie gala dinner hosted by London’s Park Lane Hilton on Monday 16th May. As
well as the usual array of awards, this year’s awards will feature two new
categories; Children's Publisher, and Library Innovation of the Year.
[ENDS]
About The Book People:
The Book People are one of the UK’s fastest growing online retailers of affordable
books for all, selling a wide range of children’s books, autobiographies, school
books and more. Founded in 1988, the Book People have rapidly grown into the virtual
bookshop of choice, offering discounts of up to 75% on the latest bestselling books.
Customers can buy books online, by mail order, at the Book People’s book events and through their
distributor network, who deliver to schools, organisations and offices all over the
UK – bringing the best books directly to you each week.
For more information, please contact:
Donna Stevenson at the Book People
Telephone: 01483 860215
Email: Donna.Stevenson@thebookpeople.co.uk
http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/
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