Publishers Group Canada

Publishers Group Canada (PGC Books) is a division of Raincoast Book Distribution Inc., an award winning, Canadian-owned book wholesale and distribution company based in Vancouver, BC. PGC Books offers full-service Canadian distribution to over 150 independent and specialty publishing houses worldwide. PGC’s sales and marketing expertise, experience, flexibility, and unmatched service provide valued client publishers with comprehensive and targeted distribution of their titles in today’s ever-changing market place. We distribute books across a wide range of subjects, including self help and personal growth, pop culture, humour, gift, travel, food and wine, children`s books, and more. For a complete list of publishers visit our publisher page. Originally part of Publishers Group West (PGW), PGC was acquired by Raincoast Books in 2001. Raincoast Books is also comprised of Book Express. PGC also maintains a close relationship with PGW/Perseus Books Group, as a significant number of PGC’s clients are also PGW/Perseus clients. While operating separate sales, marketing and publicity teams, PGC benefits from the experience and expertise of Raincoast’s operational system, including credit, customer service, warehousing, and supply chain management. Raincoast runs a warehouse system capable of swiftly delivering over 20,000 new titles to over 2500 bookstores and other specialty retailers across Canada’s 5 time zones. No book distributor can match our record for speed and efficiency!