Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Co., Ltd.

Japanese: 日本出版販売[株] - にほんしゅっぱんはんばい

Its abbreviation is Nippan. It is a major publishing distributor on par with Tohan (Tokyo Publishing Sales). Founded in 1949. It does business with approximately 10,000 retail bookstores nationwide. It is developing its logistics bases and strengthening its multimedia business, particularly the wholesale of non-published items such as music CDs. It has also expanded into online sales through joint ventures with Rakuten and collaboration with bookstores, and in April 2004 began the Magazine Express service, which reduces administrative work at bookstores. Headquarters in Tokyo. Capital in 2011 was 3 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 602 billion yen.

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Japanese:

略称は日販。トーハン（東京出版販売）と並ぶ大手の出版物取次会社。1949年に創立。全国約１万の小売書店と取引。物流拠点の整備を進め，マルチメディア事業なかでも音楽CDなど非出版物の卸売を強化。楽天との合弁や書店連携によるネット販売も展開し，2004年４月から書店での事務処理を軽減できるマガジン・エクスプレスサービスを開始。本社東京。2011年資本金30億円，2011年３月期売上高6020億円。

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