A Publisher's One-Stop Shop

Alley Talk is a free site produced by Publisher Alley®. It supports the needs of publishers doing business with Baker & Taylor.

Publishers already doing business with Baker & Taylor will find up-to-date guidelines for data submission and merchandising in the Established Publishers area.

Publishers not yet registered to do business with Baker & Taylor should submit a vendor application and review terms of sale in the New Publishers area.

For Established Publishers

Data Submission

Book Assets Content Spec Sheet
Cover Image Spec Sheet
New Title Submission Form (10 Titles or Fewer)*
New Title Template*
New Title Requirements
Physical Formats and Attributes

*Publishers whose data is submitted via ONIX feed should not use these forms.

Merchandising

For New Publishers

Establish a Relationship (Books)
Establish a Relationship (Calendars)

For further information about establishing a vendor account with Baker & Taylor, please contact pubsvc@baker-taylor.com.

New to the publishing business? The IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association) is a recommended resource. Membership in that organization provides a variety of educational and marketing opportunities.

Miscellaneous

Publisher Alley subscribers: Have you seen the new Excel tools?
Learn more by clicking the image at left.

Key Staff Listing
Publisher Contacts throughout B&T.

EDI Resources
>> EDI Guidelines: for publishers managing their own EDI system.
>> SPS Commerce: demo from outsourced supplier of EDI capability. The username for the demo is btvendor, and the password is spscommerce. Email SPS.
>> All Publishers: For general EDI questions, contact the B&T EDI team.

Subscriber Testimonials

Ben Mondloch, Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
“Pub Alley provides me with the information I need to maximize my sales with Baker & Taylor.”
Darrin Pratt, Director, University Press of Colorado
“Pub Alley is an excellent tool for making print run and pricing decisions, and it is useful in acquisitions as well. Invaluable.”
Grant Kikkert, National Accounts Manager, O’Reilly Media
“Pub Alley gave us new insight into library sales. We now have a rich trend history by title, imprint, and category.”
Meg Moster, Assistant to National Account Rep, Melman-Moster
“I love that the user can look up multiple titles at the same time. Reports are easy to create and use.”
Ruth Zhou, Senior Executive, Marketing, World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc.
“Pub Alley is a very comprehensive database. It allows a deep understanding of book sales and enables better sales forecasts for new titles.”
Dave Cywinski, Key Accounts Manager, Hal Leonard
“Pub Alley is our main tool for researching successful titles. The reporting and functionality is always top notch.”
Cynthia Robbins, National Accounts Manager, Globe Pequot Press
“Using Pub Alley for sales analysis is incredibly time efficient. All the data is right there.”
Tom Lovett, Sales Director Johns Hopkins University
“I use Pub Alley in weekly project review meetings to provide competitive title information for each editor's proposed new projects.”
Erika Valenti, Sales Manager, The MIT Press
“Pub Alley is an invaluable sales analysis tool and a key aspect of overall B&T account management.”

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