2002 News Archive

Augusta's Harbor House Inks Deal with National Book Network

Augusta-based book publisher Harbor House has a new national distributor for its growing list of trade titles—National Book Network, the nation’s second-largest book distributor.

Publisher E. Randall Floyd made it official April 17 following a week-long sales conference in Alexandria, Va., ending months of speculation and negotiations with
the giant distributor headquartered just outside Washington, D.C., in Lanham, Md.

“This is a major step forward for our young company,” Mr. Floyd said in a news
release. “National Book Network is one of the two leading book distributors in the country. What this means is vastly improved penetration for our books into all major chains like Barnes & Noble, Borders and Books-A-Million and larger markets like New York and Chicago.”

The switch to NBN ended a four-year-long relationship with BookWorld Services,
based in Sarasota, FL.

“We enjoyed some early success with BookWorld, but felt the time was right to move on,” Mr. Floyd added. “NBN is a major player with lots of clout and international representation. We will now be in a better position to compete with much larger houses in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.”

NBN President Jed Lyons said he was “thrilled” about bringing Harbor House,
founded in 1997 by well-known Augusta author E. Randall Floyd, on board.