Trade Sales

Our books are available to booksellers on a trade basis. You’ll find information below about key contacts and terms for trade orders.

Placing trade orders:

All trade orders should be placed with Orca Book Services Ltd (part of Marston Book Services).

To set up an account, email: credit.control@marston.co.uk

Marston Book Services,
Order Department,
160 Milton Park,
Abingdon, Oxon
OX14 4SB

Email address for orders: trade.orders@marston.co.uk

Trade terms:

Discount: the standard trade discount is 35%.

Trade returns: these must be within a 3-12 month window from invoice date and sent to the Oxbow sales team to authorise. Returns are made at the customer’s own expense and must be returned in a resalable condition.

Overseas deliveries: due to changes in EU regulations, any additional import duties and taxes for overseas deliveries are to be paid at port or to the local courier office.

Payments:

Marston Book Services Limited,
Credit Control Department,
160 Milton Park,
Abingdon, Oxon
OX14 4SD

Authorised Returns:

Marston Book Services Limited,
160 Milton Park,
Abingdon, Oxon
OX14 4SD

Sales team contacts:

Jean-Marc Evans
UK Trade Sales Manager
Email: jean-marcevans@pen-and-sword.co.uk

Sarah Guest
Export Sales Manager
Email: tradesales@pen-and-sword.co.uk

Elisa Rosolin
Data and Client Operations Manager
Contact for retailer or wholesaler queries about title data and stock management.
Email: elisarosolin@pen-and-sword.co.uk



Scotland & Northern England:
Anna Murphy, info@annamurphy.co.uk

Ireland:
Brian Blennerhassett, butlersimsltd@eircom.net



Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark & Iceland:
Angel Eurosales, gill@angelleurosales.com or stewart@angelleurosales.com 

France:
Jean-Marc Evans, Casemate UK, jean-marcevans@pen-and-sword.co.uk

Spain, Portugal & Gibraltar:

Peter Prout, Iberian Book Services, pprout@telefonica.net

Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria & Switzerland:
Dineke Kemper, dineke@kemperconseil.nl   

Italy & Greece:
Flavio Marcello, marcello@marcellosas.it

Eastern Europe:
Radek Janoušek, radek@radekjanousek.com



North America & Canada: 
Will Farnsworth, Casemate Academic, will.farnsworth@casematepublishers.com



Middle East:
Bill Kennedy, Avicenna Partnership Ltd., avicennabk@gmail.com
Tel: 07802 244457

South Africa:
Mark Hackney, Blue Weaver, mark@blueweaver.co.za  



Australia:
Michael Coffey, Peribo Pty Ltd., michael.coffey@peribo.com.au

New Zealand:
Andrew Tizzard, Nationwide Books, andrew@nationwidebooks.co.nz



China:
Benjamin Pan, benjamin.pan@cpmarketing.com.cn

India, Japan, Southeast & East Asia:
Andrew White, The White Partnership, andrew@thewhitepartnership.org.uk