April 27, 2026
Warrenville, IL — April 27, 2026 — Lakeside Book Company has finalized new sales and distribution agreements for the North American market. Partnerships with Navigator Books and Read With You Publishing will take effect on June 1, followed by Dren Comics on September 1. Todd McGarity, SVP Business Development said, “This is an exciting time for […]
March 9, 2026
Warrenville, IL — March 5, 2026 — Lakeside Book Company announced it has signed new sales and distribution agreements with Fulcrum Publishing, Mythworks and Oak Tree Comics. Beginning March 1, 2026, Lakeside Book will sell and distribute frontlist and backlist titles from these publishers from its newly acquired Ashland, OH facility, including eBooks for Fulcrum […]
November 21, 2025
[November 21, 2025] – WARRENVILLE, IL – Lakeside Book Company (“Lakeside Book”) announced today that it has acquired Baker & Taylor Publisher Services (“BTPS”), the retail division of Baker & Taylor. With this acquisition, Lakeside Book expands its service offering to include distribution and order-to-cash capabilities, providing publishers with streamlined and integrated solutions to sell, print, […]
July 25, 2025
From The Washington Post, by Sophia Nguyen The saying goes: Never judge a book by its cover. But what about the edges of its pages? Sumptuous fore-edges — sprayed a bright color, stenciled with city skylines, made to look like pointy teeth — used to be relatively rare. But in recent years, publishers have brought decorated […]