Centraal Boekhuis

CB (Centraal Boekhuis) is a Dutch company providing integrated logistics for media and healthcare. In media it operates as an intermediary between publishers, (online) booksellers and consumers; in healthcare it acts as a link between care providers, clients and producers. Its service portal includes CB Online, the media service portal, CB Vervoer, ISBN.nl and Analytics. The company reports on topics such as e-book and audiobook distribution, English-language books, short print runs, customer service and an ongoing IT renewal programme.

CB (Centraal Boekhuis) presents itself as an integrated logistics provider for media and healthcare. In media it describes its role as an intermediary between publishers, (online) booksellers and consumers; in healthcare it describes itself as a link between care providers, clients and producers. Its service portal lists CB Online, the media service portal, CB Vervoer, ISBN.nl and Analytics. CB states that IT systems underpin every order, stock movement and delivery, that part of these systems is long-standing, and that technology ageing and years of extensions have made systems increasingly intertwined, making the IT landscape complex and less flexible; it therefore says it is renewing its IT for a more reliable and secure CB that can respond faster to what publishers or booksellers need. CB also reports on more English-language books being within reach, on the state of e-book and audiobook distribution, on making Customer Service knowledge more widely available, and on more capacity for Short Print Runs after strong growth. CB lists contact numbers for the Netherlands and Belgium and states that it works with a range of customers, publishing customer stories and a blog.

Integrated logistics provider for media and healthcare, positioned as an intermediary between publishers, booksellers and consumers, and between care providers, clients and producers.

1. 1Integrale Logistiek voor Media en Healthcare - CBcb.nl
2. 2Centraal Boekhuiswikidata.org