PROFESSIONALISM and INNOVATION in Specialist Publishing Sales
Compass Academic brings a professional approach, expertise and commitment to the academic and specialist book sector, offering a unique range of services and an exciting option for publishers looking for an independent sales partner.

 

We represent a range of medium and smaller clients selling titles into bookshops across the entire UK and Irish market, as well as all the main library suppliers, wholesalers, and all the major bookselling chains. We are committed to a "market-led" approach to maximize the potential of each individual title across all relevant accounts and the CA sales team has a range of contacts which can open doors on campus, at head office, on the high street or in the specialist/non-traditional sector as appropriate.

The collective booktrade experience, knowledge and contacts of the entire Compass team are extensive and we only employ dedicated, salaried representatives who work exclusively for the company and its client publishers. No single list dominates the CA portfolio to the detriment of others and our aim is to work with publishers who have a clear focus for their business and want to build a strong, ongoing relationship with us.

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"Radcliffe has been very pleased by the access and reach into key accounts and chains that Compass Academic has provided. It has been useful to be sold alongside a consistent group of good quality and complementary lists, and to form part of a strong portfolio that buyers cannot ignore."
Gregory Moxon, Former Managing Director,
Radcliffe Publishing

"As a publishing company we need to rely on efficient, professional representation throughout the industry, we need good relationships with reps and through them good relationships with our customers. We need to be able to trust the rep team and rep management that they will do their best for us, we need to be able to regard the team as an extension of our own company. We need to be able to ask for their opinion on products and to be able to take professional criticism from them when appropriate. This is why we choose to work with Compass Academic, who are clearly the best and most professional sales and marketing team in the UK. I have no hesitation in recommending Compass Academic, they will grow your company sales."
Dr Graham Lawler,
Studymates Limited (soon to be GLMP Ltd)