Ingram Lightning Source is a huge distributor of content written by indie authors and publishing companies. The content is often distributed by Ingram to bookstores, both online and offline. The company is laying down the hammer on thousands of titles and has implemented a new policy, one that could have a huge effect on the publishing industry. The new Ingram policy right … [Read more...] about Ingram Lightning Source is going to remove thousands of books
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Ingram Content Group is Powering the Entire Microsoft Windows Bookstore
Microsoft launched their digital bookstore last month and many people in the publishing industry were uncertain how they managed to populate it with 50,000 titles so quickly. Good e-Reader has learned that the Ingram Content Group powers the entire Microsoft bookstore and 700 publishers are taking part. With the Windows 10 Creators Update we are excited to bring books to the … [Read more...] about Ingram Content Group is Powering the Entire Microsoft Windows Bookstore
Ingram wants authors and publishers to sell directly to readers
Ingram is betting on a future where authors and publishers are selling e-books directly to consumers via their websites and blogs. The intention is to bypass retailers altogether so everyone can get a larger piece of the pie. The Ingram Content Group has just purchased a company called Aer.io. This company began as a developer of “native commerce” programs that gave … [Read more...] about Ingram wants authors and publishers to sell directly to readers
Digital Textbooks Get Added Accessibility Support through Vital Source
Ingram Content Group's solutions division Vital Source Technologies, Inc., presented a new interface at the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind, held last week in Orlando, Florida, that unveiled the new accessibility features of its Vital Source Bookshelf platform. These features will even the playing field for students with greater or different needs from … [Read more...] about Digital Textbooks Get Added Accessibility Support through Vital Source
Perseus Book Group Sold to Hachette and Ingram
Perseus Book Group was founded in 1996 and has been acquiring small imprints to expand their business. Over the course of the last few years the entire publishing industry is consolidating and Perseus was a solid acquisition target. Hachette has announced they are purchasing Perseus and absorbing all of their imprints and then selling the distribution business to … [Read more...] about Perseus Book Group Sold to Hachette and Ingram
Ingram Adds New Publisher Content to MyiLibrary
A number of pertinent announcements were made this week, many of which concerned reader access to lending or subscription-based reading. Smashwords joined up with OverDrive to make indie authors' titles available in libraries around the world, and Simon&Schuster provided access to a massive backlist of ebooks to two of the top subscription-based reading platforms. Now, … [Read more...] about Ingram Adds New Publisher Content to MyiLibrary
Ingram Partnership Streamlines Pubishing Tools
One of the country's largest sources for printing books has teamed up with one of the largest book data companies to offer a tool set for publishers. Ingram Publisher Services is the most recent entity to work with Nielsen's PubEasy community, formerly owned by Bowker. PubEasy, sold last September, allows Nielsen Book to offer "comprehensive B2B solutions, allowing retailers … [Read more...] about Ingram Partnership Streamlines Pubishing Tools
Ingram Starts to Cornerstone the eTextbook Market with Acquisition of CourseSmart
The eTextbook industry is undergoing a consolidation period, as many companies are being absorbed. Intel purchased educational software company KNO late last year and today Ingram acquired all assets of CourseSmart. CourseSmart was founded in 2007 by Macmillan, Cengage Learning, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill Education and Pearson with a simple goal of providing instructors … [Read more...] about Ingram Starts to Cornerstone the eTextbook Market with Acquisition of CourseSmart
Le French Book Now Offers Translation in Print
The breadth of opportunities that digital publishing has provided across the globe has provided the added benefit of international audiences more readily finding each others' works. Companies like Le French Book and Spanish Publishers have made it possible for translations of contemporary bestsellers to be published in foreign languages and sold through major ebook … [Read more...] about Le French Book Now Offers Translation in Print
Book Distribution in Russia Enhanced via Ingram
Ingram has expanded their Global Connect Group into Russia with a new deal with EE Media. This will allow publishers to print new books on demand in less then 48 hours and then them through a domestic distribution network. EE Media is the largest print distribution company in Russia. They have 2,343,321 titles in their catalog and ship books to over 3,000 bookstores. This … [Read more...] about Book Distribution in Russia Enhanced via Ingram
Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Ingram Content Group today announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair they have entered into a partnership with EE Media, one of the largest publishing houses in Russia. Such an arrangement will lead to better distribution of content in Russia as well as the former Soviet countries. Russia is among the countries where ebooks have been gaining traction at an expansive rate, prompting … [Read more...] about Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Feature: Indie Authors Enjoy More Access to Sales Metrics Than Traditional Ones
Bookselling Data has been one of the biggest buzzwords over the course of the last few years. Some of the leading digital and traditional publishing companies have been speaking about some of the measures they employ at BEA, Digital Minds, CES, and Digital Book World. In essence, book data is the sales metrics, relaying who is buying your book, how many copies are being sold, … [Read more...] about Feature: Indie Authors Enjoy More Access to Sales Metrics Than Traditional Ones
Ingram Breaking New Ground with eBook Lending
While ebook lending issues still cast a long shadow over digital publishing, more and more companies are developing their own tools to help academic and public libraries meet customer demand for ebooks. Along with well-known lending giants like OverDrive and 3M Library Systems, Ingram is now working to provide much-needed lendable content to a growing number of outlets. The … [Read more...] about Ingram Breaking New Ground with eBook Lending
Ingram Content Group Adds Random House to MyiLibrary eBook Platform
Ingram will now offer Random House US titles to libraries via its MyiLibrary platform. More that 36,000 titles will be added beginning in February and will be from both the frontlist and the backlist. According to the press release, imprints will include Beacon Press, National Geographic Books, North Atlantic Books, Quirk Books, Smithsonian Books, Soho Press, Wizards of the … [Read more...] about Ingram Content Group Adds Random House to MyiLibrary eBook Platform