Faber partners with Bookwire in global digital distribution deal

Faber has partnered with German digital publishing services company Bookwire GmbH to strengthen the global distribution of its digital titles.

The co-operation includes the distribution of the publishers’ growing e-book and audiobook catalogue alongside that of its subsidiary Faber Factory, which offers distribution services to around 100 independent publishers in the UK.

In the new year Bookwire will fully take over Faber and Faber Factory’s digital global distribution through its end-to-end platform Bookwire OS.

Jude Gates, publishing operations director at Faber said: “Bookwire’s strong track record in the industry and long-term commitment to digital innovation around distribution made them an obvious partner as we look to grow our digital business over the coming years. We very much look forward to a successful partnership.”

Videl Bar-Kar, general manager in the UK and global head of audio for Bookwire, added: "We are thrilled to be working with Faber and Faber and the Faber Factory team who right from the start shared our ambition to offer the highest possible distribution service across a huge number of global sales channels. The potential for audio is of course, also incredibly exciting.”

Bookwire c.e.o. Jens Klingelhöfer said: “We have long admired the UK publishing sector for its great entrepreneurial energy, and we firmly believe this new partnership with Faber and Faber including Faber Factory will help a wide range of independent publishers to benefit from truly global and ever-expanding digital distribution across a huge number of sales channels. No one should be left out of the latest digital consumption trends.”