Batch was created by the book industry to solve a shared problem: the cost and complexity of settling accounts between thousands of bookshops and hundreds of suppliers. Every service we build starts from that same principle.
We are not a general payments business. Every process, report and screen is designed around how books are actually bought, returned and reconciled.
Our team combines bookselling experience with supply chain technology, so support comes from people who understand a Saturday in a busy shop as well as an EDI specification.
Development is led by the needs of members. Booksellers and publishers sit on our working groups, and service changes are shaped and tested with them before release.
Complete a short application with your trading and bank details.
We confirm your details with the Booksellers Association and set you live.
Choose the publishers and wholesalers you buy from and we make the introductions.
Supplier invoices arrive in your account, matched and ready to review.
Approve what you want to settle before the monthly authorisation date.
Statements and reports flow into your accounts package each month.
Join more than 1,400 bookshops already settling their supplier accounts through Batch.
Next authorization date September 27th, 2026
