PLYMOUTH PUBLISHING COMPANY “BOOKS” QUICKSTORE TO STORE LARGE QUANTITIES OF STOCK…

Background: Zambezi Publishing Limited is a Plymouth based publisher in the Mind, Body & Spirit genre with sales worldwide. Joint Managing Directors, Sasha Fenton and Jan Budkowski are passionate about books, and each has a considerable amount of experience about both the subjects they publish and the publishing scene.   Sasha is a successful author in her own right, with 121 books under her belt, mostly published internationally through other publishers, with sales of over 6.5 million copies and translations of a number of these titles into 11 different languages!  Both Jan and Sasha have many years of direct experience in the publishing process, having started right at the bottom, learning every single step along the way.

Books can be either commissioned by the publisher, or submitted as an unsolicited idea by an author.  It is unusual for a new author, with few or no contacts in the publishing world, and no knowledge of what new titles may be due for release, to have written a complete book and have it available at just the right time for an eager and awaiting audience.  Usually, the work is commissioned by the publisher, which plays an important role, as it will be aware of gaps in the market for a specific book, or a new approach to the subject.  

Did you know that there are more than 130,000 new books published in the UK every year and in the USA, the figure is over 190,000?

Factoid:

• The big bookshop chains all insist on at least 50% discount from publishers, with very few exceptions.
• The supermarkets insist on at least 80% discount, and they only consider, at most, the current top 50 titles.
• Smaller publishers just cannot join this league.

Quickstore Assistance: Zambezi Publishing Limited rents two large units at the Plymouth outlet to store their direct stock of books and the company has been utilising this service since 2001. 

Joint Managing Director, Jan Budkowski, says: “When we required a storage solution for our growing stock of books, I believe, Quickstore was the only company in the area supplying this service.  The Plymouth store is very convenient and easily accessible.  We find all the staff extremely helpful and friendly, and they always go out of their way to assist.  This service is invaluable for our business.”

Outcome: Zambezi Publishing Limited free up valuable space at their offices and are secure in the knowledge that their precious books are stored in a dry and safe environment with high security.  The Plymouth store is convenient to their business premises and the access is very flexible. 

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