Trade and Libraries

Alban Books distributes books to customers in the UK and Europe.

• Information for Libraries

Trade Customers

Standard discount and terms

Books stocked at Marston Book Services:
• UK: 35% discount, freight free, see-safe
• Europe: 35% discount, freight additional, see-safe
• Credit terms: net 30 days UK; net 60 days Europe

Pricing

All books are priced in UK sterling.
Marston Book Services does not have the facility to process Euro payments at present.

Sales representation

Would you like a visit from our Sales Representative?
Email sales@albanbooks.com to arrange an appointment.

Catalogues

Would you like to receive our catalogues? Go to the Catalogues page to make your selection.

Co-promotions and events

Do you have joint advertising or promotion opportunities we could share? Or provide stock for community events and conferences? Please contact our publicity team at sales@albanbooks.com.

Standing Orders

If you are a bookshop interested in establishing a standing order, or have an enquiry about an existing standing order, please contact Marston Book Services' customer service department:

Tel: +44 (0) 123 546 5500
Fax: +44 (0) 123 546 5555

Library customers

Standard discount and terms

Books stocked at Marston Book Services:
• UK: 10% discount, freight free, see-safe
• Europe: 10% discount, freight additional, see-safe
• Credit terms: net 30 days UK; net 60 days Europe

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Where freight is additional, carriage is billed according to calculated freight costs.

Marston Book Services

Library customers need to have an account with Marston Book Services to receive books on credit. If you are a library customer but do not yet have an account with Marston, you can complete an application form. Links to download the application form are at the top of this page on the left-hand side.

Alternatively, library customers who do have a credit account with Marston can pay for their order in advance by choosing 'Send proforma invoice'. Once payment is received at Marston, the order can be despatched.

Contact details
Marston Book Services
P O Box 269
Abingdon
OX 14 4YN, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 123 546 5500
Fax: +44 (0) 123 546 5555

Backorders

If a book is not in stock at the time you place your order, we will place it on back-order (unless no back-orders are requested) and despatch it as soon as it becomes available.
Back-orders are invoiced at prices in effect at the time of despatch.

Standing Orders

If you are a library interested in establishing a standing order, or have an enquiry about an existing standing order, please contact Marston Book Services' customer service department:

Tel: +44 (0) 123 546 5500
Fax: +44 (0) 123 546 5555

Postage rates

Marston Book Services:
• UK Library Customers: freight free
• European Library Customers: freight additional

Special Order titles:
• Most books are stocked for immediate supply from Marston Book Services near Oxford, England
• Specialist and slow-selling titles are not stocked at Marston. These books are flagged as 'Special Order' on the Book Details page of this website. You can check the status of a book by going to the books search page.
• Special Orders are referred to Alban Books in Edinburgh for supply to the customer. Delivery is usually 4-6 weeks from receipt of order.