Penguin Random House Publisher Services, Disney Publishing Worldwide and Marvel Publishing have announced that effective April 1, 2023, PRHPS will exclusively sell and distribute Disney's newly published and backlist adult and children's physical books across all mass, trade and independent bookselling sales channels. This arrangement expands the PRHPS relationship with Marvel, begun in October 2021, also to distribute Marvel collected editions and graphic novels to trade bookstore retailers and wholesalers.
Tonya Agurto, Disney Publishing Worldwide's senior v-p, publisher, said, "As we continue to grow our imprints, expand our audiences, and build our slate of diverse, bestselling authors and artists, we are thrilled to work with PRH's best in class sales and operational team who can truly help our business reach new heights, and ensure our books and graphic novels find their way into readers' hands and hearts."
Jeff Abraham, president of PRHPS, said, "As great believers in the future of physical retail, we couldn't be more excited by this opportunity to grow the bookstore market for Disney Publishing and Marvel imprints, franchises, and brands, with booksellers nationwide and worldwide, for the stories readers want. We will enjoy supporting our creative partners--the authors and illustrators whose brilliant storytelling is developed with their outstanding publishers--in bringing their works to the widest readership with our standard-setting supply chain and passionate, experienced sales teams."