Why Join Batch
Better Data. Better Payments. Better Business.
Batch helps publishers manage their bookseller accounts more efficiently and at a lower cost.
Core benefits
Benefits of Batch
Simplify invoice delivery and payment processing to keep accounts current and payments accurate.
Reduce time spent managing payments and reconciling accounts and eliminate banking fees and credit card processing costs. Batch helps publishers lower the cost of doing business with booksellers.
Receive accurate, on-time payments from booksellers through a consolidated payment process that simplifies collections and payment application.
Minimize payment errors, unmatched transactions, and account discrepancies with reliable invoice and payment data that makes reconciliation easier.
Spend less time on paperwork, manual processing, and administrative follow-up. Batch makes managing accounts across your bookseller network easier.
What is Batch
How Batch works for publishers
By connecting publishers and booksellers, Batch simplifies invoice delivery and payment processing, helping keep accounts current and payments accurate. With fewer discrepancies and exceptions to resolve, publishers spend less time on manual administration and more time focused on their business.
Our network
Trusted by the book trade.
About Batch
Owned by the trade, built for the trade.
Our purpose
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.
How we work
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.
See it in action
See How Batch Can Make a Difference
Discover how streamlined payments and account management can help your business reduce costs and work more efficiently.
Common questions
New Publishers
How much does a Batch account cost?
Bookshop accounts are free to open. Batch is funded by a small service charge applied to participating suppliers, so there is no per invoice fee for retailers.
When are payments taken?
Payments are collected on the published authorisation date each month. You will see the next date on your dashboard and in your statement email.
Can I use Batch alongside my existing till system?
Yes. Batch works with all major EPOS providers, and invoices can be exported to your accounting package in a standard format.
How do I raise a claim?
Claims are raised from the invoice line inside your account. The supplier is notified immediately and any credit is offset against your next authorisation.