Buchzentrum AG (BZ), founded in1882, is the market-leadingwholesaler in Switzerland. It belongs to 80% to a cooperative of Swiss booksellers and 20% to Georg Lingenbrink GmbH (Libri) in Hamburg.
Our Customers in Switzerland
over 900 booksellers, stationery outlets and department storesover
1’400 kiosks and petrol station shops
16’000 additional bookselling points of sale
Foreign Language Book Service
A specific Business Unit, the Foreign Language Book Service (FBS) organises everything from purchasing from publishers to selling on to our customers. Next to English, a selection of titles in the most common foreign languages are stocked here in Hägendorf: French, Italian, Spanish, Russian
BZ Database: connecting you to the Swiss Market
There is no better way of reaching the Swiss retail market and, ultimately, the book-buying public, as our database feeds through to our customers’ in-house systems and websites.
Not just Trade titles…
Next to a huge range of Adult Trade titles, the Foreign Language Book Service offers a growing selection of Children’s and Young Adult titles. ELT and Academic are two other key categories which have been our focus in recent years.
Marketing Activities
All our titles are listed in our webshop at www.buchzentrum.ch alongside a range of information such as bestseller and new title listings, updates on literary prizes or books relating to major events.
Our Just the Best new title brochure is distributed to the trade twice a year and supported by proactive sales representation.
We distribute publishers’ promotional materials and sample copies, alongside regular emailing bulletins to the trade
For further information on distribution in Switzerland please contact
Buchzentrum AG (BZ)
Foreign Language Book Service
Industriestrasse Ost 10
CH-4614 Haegendorf
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)62 209 26 26
E-Mail: englishbooks@buchzentrum.ch