Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland
The Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland is a trade body founded to promote retail bookselling in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operates the National Book Token scheme in the UK and sponsors the Whitbread Award The BA represents 95% of British retail booksellers. The BA operate the Batch payments system, an electronic purchasing interface for independent bookshops.
Basic Information
- Category: bookselling
- Website: https://www.booksellers.org.uk/
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-22
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The Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland is a trade body founded to promote retail bookselling in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operates the National Book Token scheme in the UK and sponsors the Whitbread Award The BA represents 95% of British retail booksellers. The BA operate the Batch payments system, an electronic purchasing interface for independent bookshops.
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