Batch Payments

Developed for the books industry, Batch Payments helps you manage invoices, credit and delivery notes online, saving you time, money and administrative burden

Our system is FREE for booksellers and is available 24 hours per day – 365 days per year.

You decide which invoices to authorise for payment and Batch distributes those funds to your suppliers each month. You can download copies whenever you need them.

Included in the system is the ability to link into stock control systems and account packages i.e. QuickBooks and Xero. This EDI integration is included in the package at no extra cost. As a result, Batch Payments will help you run your business and trade more efficiently.

Whether you manage a single bookshop, supply libraries or run a publishing company, Batch Payments delivers benefits for your business:

Booksellers

Pay all your suppliers with a single monthly payment per currency (GBP, Euros or US dollars) Save on bank fees as an Oversea bookseller.
See invoices on the Batch system before deliveries arrive and enjoy advanced notification of which books are on their way
Making claims and receiving credit notes online gives you faster access to credits and a permanent record of when claims were made, ensuring you receive the credit against the correct invoice
Integrate payments with QuickBooks or Xero and the BA’s BatchLine POS, the only stock control system in the industry to be run solely for the benefit of booksellers
Free EDI invoice, credit, returns and order files available to booksellers making regular payments through Batch.
Gain suppliers’ confidence by using an award-winning service backed by the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland.

Publishers

Payments are guaranteed to go straight into your bank account as cleared funds on the last working day of each month.
No bank charges are deducted from bookshop payments: you will be paid whatever the bookshop has authorised
See the payments each of your customers has agreed to make before the due date
Receive a detailed remittance in the format you require that exactly matches received payments, and lists each individual invoices making the allocation of funds straight forward.
Customers see your invoices on Batch and send queries via the web reducing Customer Service calls. You can deal with any queries at a time that suits you

To support you in using the Batch Payments system, click the links below for more information and FAQs.

Booksellers

Publishers