Publishing Services for Professionals

Planning your distribution while the book industry reinvents itself is no easy task. With Ingram Publisher Services as your distribution partner, you gain the infrastructure, knowledge, and innovative technology developed over years of helping publishers navigate this changing industry.

Ingram Publisher Services brings you the world’s largest and most reliable distribution network, combined with a sales team of passionate book lovers and access to the industry’s leading e-book and print-on-demand technologies.

Sales Representation

A dedicated sales team, plus 100 market reps, gives you access to wherever books are sold. Ingram has the technology and expertise to take your books further.

Print Distribution

State of the art warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, and returns processing.

E-Book Distribution

Industry-leading e-book distribution technology, with access to online retailers worldwide.

Print on Demand

Beautiful books printed when you need them helps lower costs, and gives you flexibility with your inventory options.

Full Service Book and Sales Distribution

Cultivating a catalog of top-selling content is hard enough as it is. With Ingram Publisher Services as your partner, you can focus on creating the books you love, and leave it to us to get them in the hands of readers worldwide.

Why Choose Ingram Publisher Services?
Full service means we manage the distribution of your content at every level, from warehousing to A/R management to sales representation—customized to meet your needs.
 
We give you a direct connection to the world's farthest-reaching distribution network, built upon a rock-solid logistics infrastructure, all backed by a sales team of passionate book lovers. Plus, with a dedicated account manager and full implementation team, we’re with you through every phase of the publishing process.


What Do You Get With Ingram Publisher Services?

It is a great time for e-books and digital content. With more devices in the hands of more people all over the globe, accessibility is at all time highs. Good news for readers. Great news for you.

Ingram ties together superior digital publishing technology with one of the world’s largest e-book distribution networks—all in one place—making it simple for you to reach a bigger global audience and sell more e-books, digital textbooks, e-magazines . . . you get it.

You don’t need to be a tech geek to jump headfirst into this booming market. See how the big brains at Ingram can get your e-books on more devices worldwide so you have more time to concentrate on building your business.

Warehouse and Order Fulfillment

  • State-of-the-art warehousing, pick-and-pack, shipping, and returns processing
  • All orders received by 11 a.m. distribution center time ship the same day
  • Top industry standards for on-time orders and shipment accuracy
  • Fully customizable with Ingram’s own industry-leading print-on-demand and digital distribution solutions, Lightning Source and CoreSource.

Billing and Collections

  • Full credit and collections management
  • Monthly statement; payment to publisher net 90 EOM from month of invoice

Support and Reporting

  • Dedicated integration team and account manager
  • Dedicated publisher support team (6 on staff, with 1 primary and 1 back-up assigned to Publisher)
  • Toll-free publisher support line unique to each publisher
  • Complete metadata management suite via CoreSource
  • MyIPS title activity reporting platform, updated at least once daily (some updated multiple times per day) with 24/7 access

Sales

  • Unparalleled market access, reaching accounts wherever print and e-books are sold
  • Fully dedicated in-house sales team, covering national and independent accounts, mass merchandisers, wholesalers, and more
  • Extended network of more than 100 special markets reps
  • Canadian sales representation in partnership with the Manda Group
  • Seasonal catalog and sales conference management; three seasons per year

Third Party Logistics

Ingram Publisher Service’s approach to third-party logistics combines existing physical inventory with short-run printing and one-off print on demand.  The combination of superior warehousing services, plus rapid, cost-effective printing, provides an unbeatable solution for publishers.

What You Get
 
We Have the Clout
You’re great at creating books. We’re great at getting them into the hands of readers. Together we can reach the world.

Indie-Publisher’s Champion

Just because you self-publish doesn’t mean your books are any less important. The same services and tools you’d get from big house publishers, at a cost you can afford—Make the most of your masterpiece with Ingram.

A Total Publisher Solution

Want to dedicate 100% of your time towards creating the best selection of books on the planet? Check out Ingram’s premier publisher service. Everything you need to optimize your publishing operations, from printing to global distribution.

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