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#REDIRECT Book People Book People is a discount bookseller based in the UK. Operating since 1988, the company sells books online, through its mail order catalogue, and in workplaces through a direct sales team of 420 book sellers. The company was established by Ted Smart in Godalming, Surrey〔(Last of the handsellers ) by Joel Rickett, thebookseller.com, 28 January 2008. (Archived here. )〕 and now also has offices in Haydock, Merseyside and a warehouse and customer services centre in Bangor, North Wales. Since its formation, the Book People has acquired numerous other brands in the book sales industry, such as Red House and Index Books, as well as managing book offers for national newspapers and providing third-party fulfilment for other branded websites. ==History== Book People was founded in 1988 by Chairman Ted Smart. The company was established as a direct bookseller, relying on self-employed distributors to visit potential customers in their workplaces and meeting places. The Book People has since grown to become an award-winning bookseller, bringing discount books to people across the U.K. and Republic of Ireland through a network of distributors, mail order catalogues and an online ecommerce website. Having initially operated solely from a base in Godalming, which since 1997 has been at Catteshall Manor, the company expanded, opening offices in Haydock in 1996 and later a customer service centre and warehouse in Bangor in 2002 and purchasing competitor Index Books Kettering in 2007. As on 31 December 2009, the company employed 612 staff.〔 〕 As part of their growth, Book People acquired numerous brands, including Red House and Index Books. They used to host the online bookshops for Channel 4’s TV Book Club and CITV’s Bookaboo and currently host the Big Book Babble programme in conjunction with Scholastic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Book PeopleBook People is a discount bookseller based in the UK. Operating since 1988, the company sells books online, through its mail order catalogue, and in workplaces through a direct sales team of 420 book sellers. The company was established by Ted Smart in Godalming, Surrey(Last of the handsellers ) by Joel Rickett, thebookseller.com, 28 January 2008. (Archived here. ) and now also has offices in Haydock, Merseyside and a warehouse and customer services centre in Bangor, North Wales. Since its formation, the Book People has acquired numerous other brands in the book sales industry, such as Red House and Index Books, as well as managing book offers for national newspapers and providing third-party fulfilment for other branded websites.==History==Book People was founded in 1988 by Chairman Ted Smart. The company was established as a direct bookseller, relying on self-employed distributors to visit potential customers in their workplaces and meeting places. The Book People has since grown to become an award-winning bookseller, bringing discount books to people across the U.K. and Republic of Ireland through a network of distributors, mail order catalogues and an online ecommerce website.Having initially operated solely from a base in Godalming, which since 1997 has been at Catteshall Manor, the company expanded, opening offices in Haydock in 1996 and later a customer service centre and warehouse in Bangor in 2002 and purchasing competitor Index Books Kettering in 2007. As on 31 December 2009, the company employed 612 staff. As part of their growth, Book People acquired numerous brands, including Red House and Index Books. They used to host the online bookshops for Channel 4’s TV Book Club and CITV’s Bookaboo and currently host the Big Book Babble programme in conjunction with Scholastic.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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