News overview

We have good news! Our rates for Single Copy Print on Demand have been reduced by an average of 20%. This makes publishing without stock even more attractive — especially for your long-tail or niche titles. With Single Copy Print on Demand, we only produce your book once it has been ordered: an efficient and sustainable solution.

Will we see you at our festive reception on 15 October? It's the perfect opportunity to catch up, exchange ideas and, of course, raise a glass together. It will take place from 5 pm till 7 pm in Hall 4.1, stand F28 and is organised in collaboration with the GAU (Dutch Publisher Association).

For more than a century, Van Ditmar has been importing English-language books into the Netherlands. In its centenary year (2024), the company entered into a new partnership with CB as its logistics partner. Managing Director René Prins shares why this step was taken and reflects on developments in the English-language book segment.

Today we are publishing our 2024 annual results. We achieved a turnover of more than €111 million and an operating result of €2.4 million.

As well as solar power, CB now uses wind power. This makes our electricity 100% green. A total saving of 3,370,000 kg of CO2 per year.

CB and Bookwire will jointly innovate audiobook and e-book distribution for CB's customers. With this cooperation we offer a fast, smart and future-proof distribution platform inside the familiar systems of CB.