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itemprop="name"> Red Globe Press (RGP) and Bloomsbury </h1> <div class="article-meta"> <div class="article-meta__col article-meta__col--main"> <div class="entry-info"> <div class="entry-info__content"> <div class="meta">Modified on: Wed, 18 Dec, 2024 at 3:41 AM</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="article__body markdown" itemprop="articleBody"> <p dir="ltr">As of July 1<sup>st</sup>, 2021, the distribution of Bloomsbury in Europe and Rest of World, <em>excluding Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada</em>, transferred from Springer Nature to Macmillan Distribution (MDL).<br><br>If you are located within Australia or New Zealand, distribution transferred from Springer Nature to Macmillan Distribution (MDL) on September 30<sup>th</sup>, 2021.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><h2 dir="ltr">Europe/Rest of World-Returns of Bloomsbury titles</h2><p dir="ltr">Product shipped until June 30<sup>th</sup>, 2021 was authorized on the basis that physical stock is returned to a Springer Nature returns location.<br><br></p><div class="callout callout--danger"><p class="callout__title" dir="ltr"><strong>The deadline for returning pre-authorized physical books to Springer Nature was September 30th, 2021.</strong></p><p>Returns received after that date will not be credited. Your pre-authorized returns had to be sent to Springer Nature in order to be received before the cut-off date.</p></div><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p>For Bloomsbury orders on or after July 1<sup>st</sup>, 2021, returns had to be directed to Macmillan Distribution (MDL), and returns authorizations should only be sought from MDL and will be subject to MDL’s returns policy.</p><p dir="ltr"><br>If you are in the United States, Canada or Latin American sales territories distribution was transferred from Springer Nature to MPS Virginia on September 30<sup>th</sup>, 2021. Effective the <strong>1</strong><strong><sup>st</sup> of October 2021</strong>,<strong> Bloomsbury </strong>took over all aspects of the publication, supply, fulfillment and instructor sample copies.<br><br></p><table style="width: 100%;"><thead><tr><th dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">CONTACT BLOOMSBURY</th><th dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">NEW ORDERS AFTER 1st October 2021:</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.</td><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">MPS—Virginia</td></tr><tr><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">1385 Broadway, Fifth Floor</td><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">16365 James Madison Highway</td></tr><tr><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">New York, NY 10018 USA</td><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">Gordonsville, VA 22942-8501</td></tr><tr><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">Tel:+ 1 (212) 419 5300</td><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">Tel: +1 (888) 330-8477</td></tr><tr><td dir="ltr">Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecad9f87ad8f8d888981858fb9bfadac8e808383819f8e999e95c28f8381"><strong><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8acbf9e1cbe9ebeeefe7e3e9dfd9cbcae8e6e5e5e7f9e8fff8f3a4e9e5e7">[email protected]</span></strong></a></td><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">Fax: +1 (800) 672-2054</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50.0000%;"><br></td><td dir="ltr">E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ff0edfbfaedecdff2efece9f6edf8f6f1f6feb1fcf0f2"><strong><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07687563627574476a7774716e75606e696e662964686a">[email protected]</span></strong></a></td></tr><tr><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;"><br></td><td dir="ltr" style="width: 50.0000%;">PUBNET at 631-5011 EDI at ID# T246 Advantis</td></tr></tbody></table><h2 dir="ltr">US/Canada/Latin America-Returns of Bloomsbury titles</h2><p dir="ltr">Until December 31, 2021 the return rules: Authorized returns from Springer Nature invoices in North America should be sent to the returns address noted on your Springer Nature Invoice. Springer Nature returns policy applies. <em>Effective January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2022 please forward authorized returns back to Bloomsbury.</em></p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Bloomsbury worked with both Springer Nature and Macmillan Distribution (MDL) on a transfer plan which ensured minimal disruption to services or supply. Availability of some products were limited during the weeks while stock had been transferred. Orders were fulfilled by Springer Nature up to and including June 30<sup>th</sup>, 2021 (subject to availability). All unfulfilled backorders and tele-orders recorded at Springer Nature were reported to MDL and were canceled on Springer Nature’s system at the point of handover. MDL (or your Bloomsbury Sales Representative) will contact customers separately for instructions on the reinstatement of these backorders.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements have been made for Nielsen and PubEasy to re-route orders automatically. If you are using any direct forms of EDI, for either Springer Nature or MDL, you will need to ask your IT colleagues to make any necessary arrangements to order routing. The impacted titles were live in Springer Nature’s ONIX feed until Wednesday June 30<sup>th</sup>. The titles were withdrawn from sale, and MDL began accepting orders from July 1<sup>st</sup>. </p><p> </p><p>Please ensure you submit payments to the originating distributor for any fulfilled orders; for clarity the distributor is named on the invoice you received.</p><p><br></p><p dir="ltr">Please refer to our <a href="/en/support/solutions/articles/6000229666-book-return-policy"><strong>Book Returns Policy</strong></a> for our various returns address locations.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr">Enquiries from<strong> end customers and trade customers</strong> concerning a RGP title (MEUK): <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c8cac8cdccc4c0cae9cbc5c6c6c4dacbdcdbd087cac6c4"><strong><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3756545653525a5e5477555b58585a445542454e1954585a">[email protected]</span></strong></a>.</p><p dir="ltr">Enquiries from <strong>end customers</strong> for and Macmillan Learning title (MHUS): <strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3d0c6c0c7dcded6c1c1d6dfd2c7dadcddc0f3ded2d0dedadfdfd2ddd6d7c6d0d2c7dadcdd9dd0dcde"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e98a9c9a9d86848c9b9b8c85889d8086879aa984888a8480858588878c8d9c8a889d808687c78a8684">[email protected]</span></a></strong><strong>.</strong></p><p dir="ltr"> </p><p>Details pertaining to <strong><a dir="ltr" href="/en/support/solutions/articles/6000249671-red-globe-press-rgb-and-macmillan-learning-ml-">Red Globe Press (RGP) and Macmillan Learning (ML)</a></strong>are also available.</p> </div> </article> <footer class="article-footer clearfix"> <p class="article-vote" id="voting-container" data-user-id="" data-article-id="6000250323" data-language="en"> Did you find it helpful?<span data-href="/en/support/solutions/articles/6000250323/thumbs_up" class="vote-up a-link" id="article_thumbs_up" data-remote="true" data-method="put" data-update="#voting-container" data-user-id="" data-article-id="6000250323" data-language="en" data-update-with-message="Glad we could be helpful. 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