Supplier Selection
You supply the profiles. We supply the stock.
MARC Records
Comprehensive. Tailored. Accurate.
Full EDI Services
Quotes. Orders. Fulfilments. Invoices.
Books Asia has supplied foreign-language books to Public Libraries worldwide since 1985. We are the UK's largest supplier, with extensive knowledge of the library sector.
We offer a wide range of languages, to support our diverse communities:
10 South East Asian languages - including Bengali, Gujarati and Urdu.
2 Middle Eastern languages - Arabic and Farsi.
5 Far Eastern languages - including Cantonese, Japanese and Vietnamese.
10 Eastern European languages - including Polish, Romanian and Ukrainian.
7 Mainstream European languages - including French, Spanish and Turkish.
Click here to view our full language portfolio.
We supply libraries, prisons, schools, colleges and universities.
Books Asia has achieved BIC's e4libraries and TEiLA accreditations - illustrating our investment in library technology. We work closely with Nielsen, BDS and all the LMS vendors.
An Effective Procurement Strategy
Foreign-language titles procured the same way as Mainstream stock.
We source the Best Books
Most of our libraries opt for Supplier Select. Our Language Experts understand your demographics. We work with the top Publishers across the globe, to source the best books for your readers.
Book-in-hand Cataloguing
All our libraries take advantage of our MARC Records: UKMarc, Marc21 or MarcXML. Our records are comprehensive (35+ Tags), and can be tailored for your specific or legacy needs.
EDI for ALL languages
EDI is fast becoming a mandatory requirement, and a great way to save costs. We support all the EDI Messages, and the key LMS systems including Axiell, Talis, Spydus, Sirsi, Infor and Evergreen.
We Take Care of Everything
We manage your requirements 'end-to-end'. And Keep You In The Loop.
Transliterated Booklists
All our Booklists are available to download online. It all starts here. A carefully compiled range of titles for each language.
Profile Management
We'll use your profile. And we'll supply the best books. A simple and effective approach.
Budget Management
Keep an eye on Budget Vs Spend, with our online MI Reports.
Delivery Management
We'll agree a Delivery Schedule for the year. Keep an eye on it online, with our Order Pipeline Report.
Shelf-Ready Servicing
The big time-saver. Labeling, Jacketing, RFID Tagging and Activating.
Reader Request Service
We can find new books, out-of-print books, or even used books. If your reader wants it, we'll get it.
Events Support
Local Author visits, Book Clubs, Eid, Diwali, Healthy Cooking and all other events. We'll get you the books for the big day.
Reviewing 'Issues Stats'
Do you use CollectionHQ? We love to review these reports, to see how our books are doing.