About Us

Art Stock Books, a respected distributor of fine art books from Europe, has changed the way US and Canadian booksellers buy books from small publishers from overseas!

For years, US and Canadian booksellers wishing to stock and sell high quality European books on fine art, architecture, photography, design and erotica have faced a daunting series of risks and obstacles. For many booksellers, doing business abroad is an enterprise fraught with difficulty and peril: there are shipping and insurance costs to be considered, many publishers demand payment up front, and titles that do not sell usually cannot be returned. These factors, to name just a few, have made North American booksellers reluctant to order and stock quality European publications, particularly those from smaller publishers.

However, that has not lessened the demand for and interest in these fine books, and many booksellers find themselves at a loss when a customer requests a title from a European publisher that cannot be obtained from a US wholesaler.

Thanks to Art Stock Books, booksellers no longer have to worry about obtaining hard-to-find titles for their customers. They can order many of Europe’s finest titles from small publishers, through Art Stock Books, with confidence and security.  

Through its relationship with IPG, Art Stock Books will continue to provide US and Canadian booksellers with a respected and reliable source of hard to find, high quality European art and art-related titles. Art Stock Books customers will benefit from IPG’s strength and expertise in the book trade and will have no need to worry about some of the common issues associated with purchasing international titles including:

  • Lost or damaged shipments
  • Long waits for delivery
  • Exchange rates
  • Language barriers
  • Non-returnability
  • Exorbitant shipping costs
Instead, booksellers can concentrate on what they do best: bringing their customers the newest and most interesting titles from the greatest variety of publishers, world-wide.

Art Stock Books acts as a conduit for several of Europe’s best small publishers, exporting their books to the US and arranging for their distribution. Art Stock Books offers a full range of services, including:
  • Two new catalogues a year
  • Participation at BEA and CIROBE
  • Representation to US booksellers by IPG's highly effective team of 30+ well informed sales representatives
  • Representation to Canadian Booksellers by Canadian Manda Group
  • Fast shipping of orders from IPG
  • Excellent customer service
Thanks to Art Stock Books, American and Canadian booksellers now have access to a whole range of exquisite, high quality art books from many of Europe’s finest, most dynamic publishers, but with none of the risks and difficulties inherent in purchasing directly from abroad.

If you’ve been longing to stock high quality European books, but had second thoughts, think again. Think Art Stock Books !

Art Stock Books Ltd & Co KG
c/o Independent Publishers Group

Main Office:
814 N Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312.337.0747
Fax: 312.337.5985
Customer Service: frontdesk@ipgbook.com
Orders: orders@ipgbook.com

European Office:
Agnesstr. 6, D-70597 Stuttgart, Germany 
Phone: +49-(0)711-327 5550
Fax: +49-(0)711-327 5551
Email: info@artstockbooks.com