Idea Books

22/05/2026

We are slowly restocking our new warehouse!

At the moment, we are still waiting for the second delivery of shelving units, as well as the internet connection needed to install our server and resume regular shipping operations. We aim to be fully operational again within the next couple of weeks. We will keep you posted!

In the meantime, feel free to place your orders at any time. We receive deliveries of titles every day, so our stock may vary from day to day.

Thank you for your patience and support.

Wishing you a sunny Friday,

The Idea Books team

12/05/2026

This weekend, from 15-17 May 2026, you can find us at Offprint London!

Even though we are currently very busy restarting operations in our new warehouse, we felt it was important to reconnect with the book community at this special London appointment - one we would not want to miss.

This time we will bring only a small selection of books, but we would be very happy to catch up and have a chat.

See you soon in London!

More info below:

Location
180 Studios
180 Strand,
Temple,
London
WC2R 1EA

Dates and times
Friday 15 May: 15:00 - 21:00
Saturday 16 May: 12:00 - 20:00
Sunday 17 May: 11:00 - 18:00
Free entry

Du 15 au 17 mai 2026, Offprint accueillera à 180 Studios une sélection d'éditeurs indépendants, expérimentaux et socialement engagés dans les domaines des arts, de l’architecture, du design, des sciences humaines et de la culture visuelle.

04/05/2026

Dear Reader,

A small update from Idea Books.

We are pleased to inform you that we are making good progress with the rebuilding of our warehouse.

We have set up the first shelving and have started receiving stock.

At the moment, we are waiting for the fiber-optic internet connection so that we can install our server and resume picking and shipping operations. We expect this to be completed within the next two weeks and aim to be fully operational again by the end of May 2026.

In the meantime, our ordering system remains fully running, so please feel free to place your orders at any time.

We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding during this period and look forward to supplying you again very soon.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Thank you very much for your continued support!


The Idea Books team

14/04/2026

Hi everyone,

A quick update from Idea Books!

We’ve moved into our new warehouse and the layout is all set. We’re now ordering furniture and everything else we need, and the team is busy getting things up and running again.

We’re not able to receive or ship orders just yet, but we expect to be back to normal in the next few weeks.

Thanks so much for your patience and all the support - it really means a lot to us.

Please note our new address:

IDEA BOOKS
Danzigerbocht 27-C
1013 AM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
www.ideabooks.nl

07/04/2026

YES - we’ve got a new space! It’s big and bright 🙌

We’re super excited about this move, it all happened way sooner than we ever expected!

Right now, we’re focused on getting things up and running again as quickly as possible. We’re working hard to set up a fully functional workspace, but it’ll take a bit of time because we want to do it properly.

Thanks so much for your patience while we get everything sorted. We can’t wait to be back and serve you even better than before!

Thanks a lot for your continued support ❤️

Idea Books team

P.S.
Our email and systems are up and running. We are able to register (trade) orders, and you can place orders via the trade site; however, we are not yet able to ship orders or provide estimated delivery times. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out via email. We may be a bit slower in responding than usual, and we truly appreciate your understanding.

And please continue to:

READ BOOKS
BUY BOOKS
BUY LOCAL

01/04/2026

50 years ago today, on April Fools’ Day, John Simons founded Idea Books. We definitely imagined celebrating this anniversary a bit differently, but we still want to take a moment to thank John for his vision and for creating the amazing community that Idea Books is today. As he put it:

“A huge amount has been lost, but it doesn’t need me to tell you that Idea Books is much more than a warehouse, even one filled with beautiful books.
Firstly, it’s people (staff), and perhaps most important, a community - publishers, booksellers, customers… an IDEA (Phoenix) that remains unscathed and will rise from the ashes.”

Here’s to many more years of Idea Books! Thank you, John and thanks to all our staff, representatives, publishers, customers, and all other people we work with for the hard work and support over the years.

And now, back to rolling up our sleeves - we’ll be back distributing beautiful books around the world very soon!

Image of the old warehouse at Nieuwe Herengracht 11. Photograph by Anu Vahtra.

24/03/2026

Thank you all for your support - we are deeply moved!

We would like to reassure everyone that we are sorting things out and are actively looking for a new location so we can resume operations as soon as possible.

Our email and systems are up and running again, and we are able to register (trade) orders; however, we are currently unable to ship orders or provide estimated delivery times. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

You can reach us via email, but please note that responses may be delayed.

We’ll be back soon!

Love,
Idea Books

Photo courtesy of Hans Gremmen

21/03/2026

Dear all,

On Friday, March 20, 2026 a fire broke out at our neighbours’ premises in Amsterdam Houthavens, resulting in the complete loss of our warehouse and all its contents. Luckily we are all safe and nobody was hurt.

At this stage, we are unable to access our system, therefore all deliveries and shipments are currently suspended. Please expect delays in email responses.

We are working hard to restore our operations as quickly as possible, and we will keep you updated. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and support during this difficult time.

Idea Books team

10/03/2026

Last weekend, featured an article on Catherine Lemblé’s photographic project in Svalbard. The project is presented in her new book, 'Only Barely Still – Women and Wilderness', published by now available to order!

https://www.ideabooks.nl/9789493363250-catherine-lemble-only-barely-still-women-and-wilderness

02/03/2026

The .best.dutch.book.designs 2025 have been announced! From the selected books, we are proud to distribute the following titles:

Informative nonfiction

➖Sarojini Lewis – A Shift of Identity
Publisher:

➖Between Palestine and Us
Publisher: .boo

➖buro bordo, Judith Öfner, Jessica Voorwinde – Sudah_ / Soedah_
Publisher:

Art, photography and architecture

➖Cees de Boer et al. – all this here
Publisher:

➖Kuang-Yi Ku, Dr. Henry de Vries – Atlas of Q***r Anatomy
Publisher:

➖Arturo Soto – Border Documents
Publisher:

➖Fiona Tan, Douwe Draaisma, Mayken Jonkman – Fiona Tan. Monomania
Publisher: Rijksmuseum

➖Daan Paans – Floating Signifiers
Publisher:

➖Christel Vesters – Interwoven Histories
Publisher:

➖Kim Boske – Kamiyama
Publisher: .books

➖Ellen Smit et al. – Originele kopieën
Publisher:

➖Jannemarein Renout – Rain
Publisher:

➖Karin van Dam – Terrestrial Belts | Aardgordels
Publisher:

➖Henk Wildschut – Territorium
Publisher:

➖Sven Gerhardt – The Mountain’s Breath | De adem van de berg
Publisher:

➖Aaron Rothman – The Sierra
Publisher:

➖Rudy Guedj – Well, Water Does Not Appear
Publisher:

➖Yan Wang Preston – With Love. From an Invader. – Rhododendrons, Empire, China and Me
Publisher: i.s.m. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

More info:

Today the 33 Best Dutch Book Designs 2025 are being announced. An expert jury judged the books on their distinctiveness in terms of content, design,