Congratulations on your decision to minister to your community by opening a Christian Bookstore! We want to thank you for expressing interest in STL Distribution. Our mission is to Advance the Christian Faith by offering great discounts, order accuracy, and customer satisfaction. STL Distribution is a Full-Line, Full-Service Christian Distributor.

By partnering with us, you will be able to supply your customers with books, Bibles, videos, books on audio, software, church supplies and even gifts. Please begin by filling out the credit application. You can fax or mail the completed application, along with a copy of your store's Resale Tax Certificate to the address or fax number on the application.

The process of setting up your store account takes from 3-10 business days depending on your bank and other reference response times. We will contact you with your account number, along with other important information as soon as your account is set up.

If you are opening a new store, our opening store inventory file provides key information to help you decide what titles you should order. The report offers you the top selling product stocked by STL Distribution, broken down by category and ranked by sales. Getting your store opened with all of the current, bestselling titles on your shelf is a major challenge, and we’re here to help!

We work closely with one of the premier retail design companies in the CBA industry to assist you with your retail design layout. Please call 800-289-2772 for more information.

Our normal discount structure for core product varies, based on vendor. Our typical discounts are as follows:

• *Books: 40%
• *Bibles: 40%
• Homeschool: 30%-40%
• Music: between 36%-39%
• Videos: between 30%-40%
• Gifts: between 40%-50%

*Higher discounts are available on Books and Bibles if you choose to sign up for our FirstPass program. And STL Distribution offers free freight at $150 in stock or 15 items attempted.

STL Distribution accepts orders from all major POS (Point of Sale) vendors to assure that whatever system you choose, you can effortlessly and accurately order from us.

We offer many additional services and ministry to further enhance your Christian bookstore. We want to help you get started in every way we can.

Please contact us at any time if you have questions or concerns.

We understand that opening a new store can be overwhelming. Therefore, we have designed a program that will make this process easier. Our program provides initial stock support for your opening sales and helps to generate your customer base.

There will be a Sales Representative available to take care of your account personally, helping you find other resources you may need, such as: Store Design Layout, Store Fixtures and Supplies, Point-Of-Sale Systems, Giftware, etc... You will have 120,000+ titles available at your finger tips. When placing your first order with STL Distribution, you will also enjoy the following benefits:

• Spend $40,000 or more with STL Distribution and we will send a Sales Representative to help you set up.
• Pre-pay and receive higher discounts.
• Free shipping on your first order
• Free JIT Tags on your first order (optional)
• Your order will be in boxes in categories so when boxes arrive, you will know where to place them in your store.
• NO restocking Fees on returns.

Please call if you have questions:

Karen Bilbrey, Director of New Accounts
866-363-8275
karen.bilbrey@stl-distribution.com