Does Bookspan pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bookspan employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bookspan. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bookspan?

26% of Bookspan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bookspan 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Bookspan according to real employee reviews?

"decent benefits and convenient location" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bookspan according to real employee reviews?

"The core business is dying and management doesn't know how to adapt." ((in 4 reviews)); "5) employees seem displeased with the upper management and c" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bookspan redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bookspan redundancy and their outlook for job security at Bookspan in 2026.

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2.9

26% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Markus Willhelm

46% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Culture and values

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

Bookspan has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Bookspan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

23 reviews

5.0

Sep 20, 2023

Good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Was a great working environment

Cons

Pay was not up to standards

5.0

Nov 9, 2021

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Awesome company to work for. Was sad to leave.

Cons

Layoffs due to Reorganizations and letting people go.

5.0

Mar 2, 2019

There are book lovers all over the office

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

These folks know there stuff. They know the books, and they know their readers. There is a real wealth of knowledge. There are book lovers all over the office, in all departments. I've found that isn't always the case at other companies.

Cons

Bookspan has been around a long time, roughly 100 years. That's pretty incredible to think about. It made some big updates to it's business processes to ensure its continued success. That required a lot of hard work and learning on the fly. While that isn't for everyone, I enjoyed the opportunities it afforded me.

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