Much of the Books Council’s work is devoted to providing the publishing trade with basic services.
Children's Books Promotion
The Children's Books Department offers a range of activities including book competitions, a book club, awards and prizes as well as services to schools.
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Distribution
The Books Council of Wales's Distribution Centre provides a wholesale distribution service for the book trade in Wales. Its purpose-built Centre houses an extensive stock of Welsh-language books and Welsh books in English.
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Sales & Information
The Sales and Information Team is responsible for promoting books from Wales. The Council's Sales Representatives regularly visit bookshops, Schools and Libraries throughout Wales.
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Editing
The Editorial Department provides services to publishers in Wales and deals with approximately 175 manuscripts annually, in both English and Welsh.
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Design
The Design Department offers a design service to publishers in Wales. Every year some 100 different titles are dealt with by the Department.
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