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Batch me fait gagner du temps et de l'argent.

What is Batch?

  • Batch is a free invoice payment system developed for the book trade by the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland.
  • High street bookshops in the UK and overseas who trade online with Batch will save themselves time and money.
  • Batch Returns is a service that lets booksellers submit online return requests and get authorisation from suppliers within hours. 
  • Find out how our service to Suppliers helps publishers and distributors, and why our role in reducing waste in the supply chain has won us industry awards.
  • Read 'What users say about Batch' to discover what booksellers think are the best things about our Payment and Returns services.

We now have customers in over 65 countries and you can read how Batch helps booksellers in the UK and around the world to compete in tough financial times in 'Bookseller Focus'. These interviews provide fascinating insights into the global business of independent bookselling. 

Below: Pandora Bookstore, Istanbul.

Starting enjoying the benefits of trading online

Log in here for Batch or Batch Returns or by clicking on the words in the blue banner at the top of the page. You can also fill in a form to register for Batch as a bookseller or a supplier and download our guides to using the Payments and Returns services. To find out which publishers and distributors have signed up to use Batch Payments and Batch Returns, check our up-to-date list of suppliers. The list also lets you see which currencies these companies can trade in. On the web or EDI, we can help in a way that best suits your business. BA members who use the manual Booksellers' Clearing House system can still download the BCH forms.

Want to know more?

We hope you will find all the information you need on these pages and in Frequently Asked Questions, but if you need further guidance about how Batch can improve the way you do business as a bookseller or a supplier, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'll do our best to help.