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BIEC Extends Survey Deadline
The 2013 Book Industry Environmental Council (BIEC) has extended the deadline for industry members to fill out its latest survey that tracks the environmental progress of the book industry. The new deadline is July 12th.
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Distribution: Charlesbridge and Random House Agree
Charlesbridge Publishing and Random House Publisher Services have announced a multiyear sales and distribution partnership, effective January 1, 2014.
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Distribution: IPG Signs Blue Manatee
Independent Publishers Group will distribute Blue Manatee Press's full line of children's board books and middle grade paperbacks, effective immediately.
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Quarto Switches to Hachette for Distribution
Quarto, the U.K.-based illustrated book publisher and distributor, has signed a distribution agreement with Hachette, in the U.S. and the U.K.
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Distribution: Columbia University Press Signs Two
Beginning January 1, 2013, Columbia University Press began to distribute frontlist and backlist titles from Transcript and, in a separate deal, Jagiellonian University Press.
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Tegge Joins Legato
Jeff Tegge, former v-p of sales at IPG, has joined Legato Publishers Group, the recently established distribution unit of Perseus's PGW that Mark Suchomel is overseeing.
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Distribution: RH and National Geographic Society Renew
Random House and National Geographic Society have announced a multi-year extension of their sales and distribution partnership. They have partnered since 2005.
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Ingram Offers New POD Options Through IngramSpark
In an effort to streamline its print-on-demand offerings for small publishers, Ingram is launching IngramSpark, a program that will offer an inexpensive and easy-to-use platform for small publisher clients to distribute print and digital titles.
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Distribution: Bird Street Books Signs with Ingram
Bird Street Books has agreed with Ingram to manage the sales and distribution of their print, e-book, and audiobook titles.
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Ingram, Courier Corp. Team Up
Ingram and Courier Corp. have announced a partnership under which Courier will use Ingram’s print-on-demand and digital distribution services, and Ingram will use Courier’s printing capabilities to streamline workflow and speed delivery to retailers and readers worldwide.
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Ingram Expands Printing Offerings
Ingram is expanding the scope of the printing services it is offering to publishers through the launch of a program it is calling Life Print.
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Distribution: Midpoint and Changing Lives Press Agree
Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with Changing Lives Press, a New York-based publisher of self-help titles.
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Distribution: Ingram Adds Four
Ingram has announced partnerships with Smoke Alarm Media, Little Pickle Press, Mouse Prints Press, and Jumping Jack Press.
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INscribe Signs Eight New Publishers
E-book distributor INscribe Digital has added a number of new publishing partners, taking on publishers in the university press, Christian publishing, and Spanish-language areas.
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Author Solutions Gets Extension
Judge Denise Cote has granted a request by Author Solutions and Penguin to extend the deadline to respond to the class action lawsuit filed against the two to June 21.
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Distribution: Bookmasters Signs TGS International
Bookmasters has signed an agreement with TGS International to distribute their print books and e-books to major U.S. booksellers for the first time in the United States. TGS International, headquartered in Berlin, Ohio, has been publishing Christian books for almost 30 years.
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Distribution: Midpoint and Mr. Food Test Kitchen Agree
Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with Mr. Food Test Kitchen, a Florida-based cookbook publisher whose books offer recipes from the nationally syndicated Mr. Food cooking show.
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Distribution: Random House and Quirk Renew
Random House Publisher Services has announced a multi-year extension of its sales and distribution partnership with Quirk Books, which began in January 2011.
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Distribution: RH, Candlewick Renew
Random House announced a multi-year extension of its distribution partnership with Candlewick Press, which will continue to be distributed by Random House in the U.S. and Canada.
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Ganxy Adds Tools for Selling & Promoting Content Online
The New York-based start-up Ganxy, which was founded in 2009 to sell music, is rolling out more tools at the London Book Fair to help small and medium-sized publishers sell and promote DRM-free digital content online.