Book Industries Returns Initiative
Longtime Ventures securely and reliably handle returns from Book Publishers, Distributors and Retailers

Book returns are never ideal, but Longtime Ventures offers an easy and personal interface for controlling the returns process to ensure you get a better overall picture of how your returns impact on your business.
Longtime Ventures (LTV) offer a Book Returns System, that works either under the Industry Returns Initiative, (IRI), or under your own in-house software.
We can become the front face of your returns warehouse.
Working within Home Office approved locations, we offer secure and efficient working environments.
We have A 6 year history of serving major clients within the UK book distribution and publishing industry and are confident that we can show similar cost downs and efficiencies for you.
We currently process some 8 million books per year across our present client base.
LTV have designed a flexible process to suit your needs. We have developed scanning software, which will deliver the information that you require.
The benefits of using Longtime Ventures are clear:

- We can lower processing cost ; every book is scanned and attributed to a store.
- Non-conformance is reportable.
- We have an audited destruction process with Certificates of Destruction issued if required.
- We offer accurate and timely processing.
- Improved systems can free up your warehouse space and your staff time.
- Centrally based on Merseyside, we are well placed to serve the needs of the UK.