Welcome to our July blog...actually it's our late June blog...a bit late...sorry

I had to share this picture from 'The Book People Ltd' - wouldn't it be great if all beaches could provide a library?

Come Rain or Shine

Come rain or shine Vine House Distribution Limited are awaiting your contact to get your book on the road.  A key part of our business is promoting individual titles with the main aim of getting reviews to help us ensure the right distribution package for you. 

We can outshine the best 

Think about all your hard work to prepare all of your material sorting out and perfecting all the details, you’ve set up your whole book promotion campaign and plan to distribute through new releases, send out review copies etc. 

The wheels are in motion you are ready. You put your best plan into place, initiate your publicity campaign feeling on fire about how well you book will be published and then you sit back and wait,

and you wait,

and wait.

So why isn’t the phone ringing, surely someone wants to buy the book!

Then the penny drops, but you forgot one thing, to sort out your supply system, you didn’t hire a distributor so who you going to call, look no further, Vine House Distribution Limited outshine the best.   

Look no Further

Vine House Distribution Limited are here raring to go, so stop worrying even if many people have read about your book and have failed to find a copy at their local store or online, Vine house Distribution Limited can soon put that right using all their experience your book will be on the shelf in a blink of an eye. 

All the colours of the Rainbow

We may not have every shade of the rainbow covered but in distributing Vine House Distribution Limited is the full monty.

We will:

·         research into suitable contacts in the media;

·         take care of despatching title press releases use the reviews gathered to increase sales; 

·         also encourage advertising in various trade magazines; and

·         get your book into multiple stores across the country. 

Don’t delay choose us today?

Vine House Distribution Limited staff understand fully the needs of distribution for their customers and individual staff are assigned as first point of contact and ongoing liaison.

The staff are always on hand to offer or discuss with you any problems.  We understand that getting the distribution right is the key to getting your book out there. 

And of course we specialise in distribution for the smaller publisher.   

Our pledge to you

Vine House Distribution Limited sets itself apart with its cutting edge service and pledges to you a service second to none:

Value for money

International distribution

Nothing is too much trouble

Encouragement and support

Help at your fingertips

Orders of any size

Understand our business

Sales and Marketing bespoke to you

Excellent communicating with our customers at all times

Distribution Limited  

And finally

If you need a professional efficient cutting edge distributor contact Vine House Distribution Limited now.

Email sales@vinehouseuk.co.uk

Phone +44 1825 767 396

Fax +441825 765 649

SUMMER READING

Here is our top selection for some relaxing summer reading 

FICTION:

Almost Invincible

The Silent Village

Black Star

Tale of Ten Wickets

The Network

Wings of The Morning

GRAPHIC NOVELS HISTORICAL FICTION:

Manchester United: Tales From History Volume 1

Ypres Memories

Scouts' Honour

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR:

Billy Hill Gyp & Me

The Final Curtsey

Life Between The Lines

The Naked Heroine

Adventures in the Movie Biz

Churchills Rebels

Jane Austin and Adlestrop

Joy's Journey

John Adam

NON-FICTION: -

Brighton:  The New Encyclopaedia Of Brighton

Apples & Orchards In Sussex

Mediterranean Gardening

WELCOME TO OUR JUNE POST

The People's Book Prize Summer Collection - Vote now open

The People's Book Prize - Voting has now opened for the Summer collection. We have two titles showcased in the non-fiction category:
Life Between The Lines 9780954127572 Umbria Press - http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=1293
Story of The Fly 9780980274288 Change Agent - http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=1272

And one in the fiction category:
The Network 9780955674013 Bearmondsey Publishing - http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=1279

A bit about what we can do for you....

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work for a book distributors or just to hang out in one, what really happens behind the scenes. This month we take a closer look at another of Vine House Distribution Limited key services, Representation.   

This vital service is about how we can best represent your book to trade outlets.  Good representation is the bread and butter in selling books into book trade outlets to achieve maximum saturation and optimum interest targeting specific audiences. There are many outlets through which we can consider selling your book.

Vine House Distribution Limited has an experienced and motivated sales team who have a large contact network at head office and retail level throughout UK Europe and overseas.

To make sure we give you the best possible distribution we carry out extensive research into and development of alternative markets, keeping up to date with latest innovation and distributions channels.

Don’t delay choose us to distribute for you

Vine House Distribution Limited distributes through a wide network encompassing all book trade outlets which include:

• Bookshops;
• Retail chains;
• Library suppliers;
• Wholesalers;
• Internet bookshops;
• Educational suppliers;
• Export booksellers; and
• Specialist and non traditional outlets.

We offer a slick end to end distribution process, our speciality to work professionally with all our clients and always to encourage and support the smaller publisher.

Vine House Distribution Limited can get your book into multiple stores across the country, so don’t delay contact us today. 

How do we represent your material to book trade outlets?

Vine House Distribution Limited fans out across as many different information highways as possible using:

• Targeted mailings;
• Emailing of catalogues;
• Distributing advance information schedules;
• Press releases;
• Publicity bulletins;
• Promotional material;
• Selected promotional titles; and
• Electronic communications of title details, for example Amazon.

Our experienced sales team visit book trade outlets and undertake regular head office and key account presentations, ensuring buyers are presented with title information and relevant sales material.  

Vine House Distribution Limited offers a wealth of expertise to get your book in the hands of customers.  We know and understand the global market and where best to target your book distribution.  We can help you by giving your book leverage into a wider market by being part of an organisation that has the contacts to distribute to a wider base.

Our pledge to you

Although the book distribution industry is very competitive Vine House Distribution Limitedsets itself apart with its diamond edge service and pledges to you a service second to none:

Value for money

International distribution

Nothing is too much trouble

Encouragement and support

Help at your fingertips

Orders of any size

Understand our business

Sales and Marketing bespoke to you

Excellent communicating with our customers at all times

Distribution Limited 

Contact us

Get in touch with Vine House Distribution Limited now to find out more about how our diamond edge service can help you get noticed whatever the size of your distribution.

Email  sales@vinehouseuk.co.uk

THE HUNT GUIDES

The HUNT editors are always residents who know their home turf inside out.  They don't list everything and the kitchen sink who has time to sift through all that? Instead, they carefully select around 100 venues that are truly worth visiting. The places they support are the ones that add soul and character to their neighbourhoods, making the cities truly vibrant. 

The HUNT team has donned their curatorial coloured glasses and picked local area businesses that range from trendy new to old-school classics, some in the historic centre and some off the beaten track, from funky and unexpected to chic and shiny. 

The HUNT is a tightly curated travel guide series that focuses on the most unique eating and shopping destinations, as well as memorable lifestyle experiences and activities in each city and over the last decade, these guides have become the go-to-source for a worldwide community of locals and travellers who seek out genuine and intriguing independent businesses.  

The HUNT Guides are the evolution of the hugely popular eat.shop guides that started life in Portland, Oregon in 2003. Since then, they've been spreading the love globally and now offer guides to cities around the world. In the coming months they'll also be launching exciting new HUNT mobile applications and digital versions of their guides so that you’re always in the know … no matter where you want to rest your weary head. So go on – experience life like a local.

The Hunt - NEW YORK CITY

There’s no other city in the world quite like New York. Fact. The must-see list is mind boggling, and more than a little likely to induce a serious case of FOMO. From the scenery hipster enclaves of Brooklyn to the cobblestone streets in Greenwich Village that still echo the Beat generation, there’s something about the chaotic, anything goes melting-pot that is NYC. This quick-change artist is capable of transforming overnight, but don’t worry – we’re here to show you our time-tested stalwarts, the new up-and-comers, and everything in between.

The Hunt - PARIS

Who doesn't fantasise about living in Paris? The city just has that extra special something, and the food is to die for. Cherie, we ll show you how pastry is done: croissants, macaroons, tarte tatin et all. Plus, there are historical brasseries and hot spots galore for people watching and sipping cafe au lait. But remember, you ll have to do it in style. You are in Paris, after all. If your wardrobe needs an overhaul, this is the place to chic it up so you can stroll along the Seine or pop into museums and galleries looking like you belong. On y va! This beautiful little guide fits snugly in the back pocket of your jeans, or neatly in your favourite clutch, and is packed with the inside scoop on old-school favourites, offbeat gems and hip newcomers to oh-so-chic Paris. 

The Hunt - AUSTIN

‘Hunting’ in this Texan city is effortless: there are always fantastic bands lighting up the night, or a brand new restaurant luring you in by the nostrils. So don your finest cowboy hat and drop into an art gallery/yoga studio for a stretch and some culture, enjoy the finest New American cuisine, strum on a vintage guitar at a classic musicians’ mecca, and soak up the sun with a dip in the most glorious springs and creeks.

The Hunt - LONDON

We thought we knew this city inside and out, and then we worked on this book. What unfurled was a journey of discovery and an all-encompassing appreciation for a city oozing with independent creative talents, quirky English experiences, and the rich tapestry of pretty much every nationality in existence.

The Hunt - SAN FRANCISCO

Though we don't like to play favourites, we do love working on this particular title. Wandering around San Francisco and the East Bay on a warm, sun-filled day, where everything seems touched by gold and the bay sparkles – there's nowhere else like it. It's on these days that even when we’re circling for a parking spot for the 15th time, our love for the city stays intact.

The Hunt - SINGAPORE

From the smoky temples and dim sum houses of Chinatown to the bustling markets and colourful street life of Little India to the carpet bazaars and tea parlours of the Arab Quarter to the glitz and glamour of Orchard Road - there’s something magical happening here. Welcome to The HUNT Singapore.

The Hunt - NEW ORLEANS

For the true New Orleans experience we can point you in the direction of the best places to find that perfect beignet or po-boy, costume emporiums that will kit you out for a NOLA-style party, and bars where you’ll be made the city’s finest cocktails, as well as live music spots, restaurants and green spots to refresh. Arranged by neighbourhood, we walk you through Bywater, Faubourg Marigny, The French Quarter, Mid-city and Treme, the CBD and Warehouse District, Garden District and across Uptown. 

The Hunt - BOSTON

Arranged by neighbourhood, we walk you through Back Bay, Fenway and Kenmore; Beacon Hill and West End; South End and Bay Village; North End; Waterfront and Downtown; Southie and Seaport; Brookline, Allston, Brighton and Jamaica Plain; Cambridge and Somerville and Charlestown. 

WELCOME TO OUR APRIL BLOG

A bit about we do.....

What makes our distribution cutting edge

Vine House Distribution Limited

This month we focus on one of Vine House Distribution Limited key services our platinum standard warehousing and distribution.

What makes our distribution cutting edge

Vine House Distribution Limited client and customer services department support and control a comprehensive range of distribution services:

·         handling the order, picking and despatch of orders whatever the size for all over the world;
·         investing in dynamic service orientated leading edge IT to improve efficiency in operating performance.

Improving 

·         Maximisation of warehouse storage capacity.
·         Better packing practices with positive environmental effects.

·         Faster despatch times.

So why choose us for your distribution

Vine House Distribution Limited staff understands fully the needs of distribution for their customers and individual staff are assigned as first point of contact and ongoing liaison.

The staff are always on hand to offer or discuss with you any challenges you may have.  We understand that getting the distribution right is the key to getting your book out there. 

And of course we specialise in distribution for the smaller publisher.   

Our client and customer services department support and manage:

·         Slick processes for checking stock;
·         Handling deliveries and returns;

·         Stock husbandry; and  

·         Individual bar coding and annual stocktaking.

A cut above

66,000 sq ft distribution centre operating a high capacity quick turn-around system within twenty hours of receipt.

A successful warehouse distribution supported by Vine House’s strong management team, leaving you time to market your book.

Our pledge to you 

Vine House Distribution Limited sets itself apart with its cutting edge service and pledges to you a service second to none:

Value for money
International distribution
Nothing is too much trouble
Encouragement and support
Help at your fingertips
Orders of any size 
Understand our business
Sales and Marketing bespoke to you
Excellent communicating with our customers at all times

Distribution Limited   

And finally

If you need a professional efficient cutting edge distributor contact Vine House Distribution Limited now.

Email sales@vinehouseuk.co.uk
Phone +44 1825 767 396Fax +441825 765 649

Some fabulous new titles for May & June 2015

THE BUSINESS OF WINEMAKINGISBN: 978 1 935879 65 7 PRICE: £32.00AUTHOR: Jeffry L Lamy UBLISHER: Wine Appreciation GuildPUBLICATION DATE: June 2015SUBJECT: Wine / Business Management

ORGANIC WINE A MARKETER’S GUIDEISBN: 978 1 935879 63 3 PRICE: £22.95AUTHOR: Béatrice Cointreau PUBLISHER: Wine Appreciation GuildPUBLICATION DATE: June 2015SUBJECT: Wine / Business Marketing

MAY ADDITION - THE HUNT PARISISBN: 978 981 07 6539 2 PRICE: £7.99AUTHOR: Haleigh WalsworthPUBLISHER: Gatehouse PublishingPUBLICATION DATE: May 2015

TOKAJI WINE - FAME, FATE, TRADITION

ISBN: 978 1 934259 49 8 PRICE: £20.00

AUTHOR: Miles Lambert-Gócs

PUBLISHER: The Wine Appreciation Guild

REPRINT DATE: June 2015

SUBJECT: Food & Drink (Wine) 

WINES OF FRANCE
ISBN: 978 1 935879 72 5 PRICE: £38.00
AUTHOR: Clive Coates
PUBLISHER: Wine Appreciation Guild
PUBLICATION DATE: June 2015
SUBJECT: Food & Drink / Wine / Travel