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The broadest definition of an independent distributor describes the distributor as a manager of the sales relationship between a buyer and a manufacturer. There's no single process for becoming an ...

Baker and Taylor is one of very few companies that do book-distribution for libraries — companies that act as the middle man between libraries and publishers. But a few months ago, the company ...

Finding the right distributor can be a bit of a daunting task if you are just launching your product and are not too familiar with the process in its entirety. The good news is that learning the ...

Distributors are the link between the end customers and the manufacturers of a product. As an authorized distributor you'll usually receive direct training from the manufacturer on how to use its ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Oct. 17, 2025, with information from an NC WARN filing. Baker & Taylor, a nearly 200-year-old Charlotte-based library book distributor, is slashing more than ...

When General Motors introduced the High Energy Ignition (HEI) distributor in the mid-1970s, it was revolutionary. So much so that it still has a strong following among today's hot rodders. Like other ...