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Baker Publishing Group partners with new UK/EU distributor

Ada, Mich. (June 14, 2022)—Baker Publishing Group is pleased to announce that they have signed a distribution services agreement with John Wiley & Sons. Effective September 1, 2022, Wiley will distribute Baker Publishing Group titles throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, taking over from Macmillan Distribution. Synergy Book Sales UK, which was founded by Alexandra McDonald, will continue to represent Baker Publishing Group titles in these markets and will work closely with Wiley to ensure that customer accounts and orders are opened and fulfilled in a timely fashion over the changeover period.

Nathan Henrion, Baker’s executive vice president of sales, stated, “We look forward to maximizing the promotion and distribution of our titles throughout these territories as we partner with Wiley and Synergy Books. We believe this alliance will be mutually beneficial for all three organizations and will allow us to better serve the needs of the accounts and ultimately the readers.”

“I am delighted that we have made arrangements to distribute the range of Baker titles in the UK and Europe with Wiley,” stated Alexandra McDonald.  “They are considered highly throughout the book trade as being an efficient and accurate book distribution service, and they will be a great partner to us over the coming years.”

Mark Vandeven, senior director of global distribution and logistics, commented, “Wiley Distribution is delighted to be chosen as Baker Publishing Group’s UK and European distributor. We are excited about partnering with the Baker and Synergy teams by providing exceptional distribution services to support the success of their content and satisfaction of their readers. We look forward to a long and successful partnership.”

Baker Publishing Group publishes high-quality writings that represent historic Christianity and serve the diverse interests and concerns of evangelical readers.

Contact: Karen Steele, (616)676-9185 x100, ksteele@bakerpublishinggroup.com

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