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
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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
Open Road Partners with Ingram in a Digital Distribution Service
A new ebook distribution service is being formed by Jane Friedman's digital publishing platform Open Road Integrated Media and Ingram Content Group. Open Road Distribution will offer authors, agents, and independent publishers the ability to digitize their entire catalog of published books and then distribute their work in a cost-effective manner. Their partner, Ingram, has … [Read more...] about Open Road Partners with Ingram in a Digital Distribution Service
Ingram Forms New Publisher Partnerships to Expand Digital Textbook Distribution
Ingram is innovating more and more in the digital textbook arena. While there are many conflicting studies on whether students actually like digital textbooks or not, the ball is rolling and I expect that they will have no choice in years to come. Ingram has added sixty new publishers and 35,000 new digital textbooks and online course tools to its VitalSource Bookshelf … [Read more...] about Ingram Forms New Publisher Partnerships to Expand Digital Textbook Distribution
Transforming the Digital Textbook
Any parent who has witnessed his child struggle under the weight of an oversized school bag has probably wondered when those digital textbooks we keep hearing about are finally going to get here. Moreover, plenty of parents have bought their children the technology needed to run the ebooks--the tablets, the iPads, even the dedicated e-readers--so, where are the books? When will … [Read more...] about Transforming the Digital Textbook
Amazon Starts Marketing eBooks via Ingram to Other eBook Stores
Amazon's New York Publishing Division has just inked a deal with Ingram to distribute eBooks to other companies that sell them. This means Barnes and Noble, Sony, Kobo, and Apple will begin selling Kindle Books in their bookstore. When Amazon got into the publishing game and started its very own imprint, other ebook stores revolted. Barnes and Noble famously boycotted the … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts Marketing eBooks via Ingram to Other eBook Stores
Ingram Vital Source adds EPUB 3 support to eTextbooks
Ingram’s Vital Source digital textbook platform has just announced that they have implemented EPUB 3 compatibility with their flagship Bookshelf platform. They are now officially the first company specializing in eTextbooks that has support for the new form of digital books. The company now boasts a user base of 2.2 million users in 6,000 campuses in 180 countries. The new … [Read more...] about Ingram Vital Source adds EPUB 3 support to eTextbooks
Blackwell Teams Up with Ingram for Digital Textbook Foray
Blackwell is currently the United Kingdom's top academic bookseller and has an extensive network of campus and online bookshops where it sells its textbooks. Today the company has announced a deal with Ingram’s VitalSource to provide a new digital textbook solution. Digital Textbooks in the UK are starting to see a wider adoption and recently CourseSmart has entered into the … [Read more...] about Blackwell Teams Up with Ingram for Digital Textbook Foray