Ingram Content Group Inc. is part of the long tradition of successful companies built by the Ingram family of Nashville, Tennessee. Dedicated to helping content reach its destination by providing a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry, Ingram has been a partner to publishers, booksellers, librarians and educators for more than four decades.
As a leader in distribution, print-on-demand and digital solutions, Ingram provides librarians and booksellers with immediate access to the largest selection of trade books, e-books, interactive textbooks, audio, magazines, and other book-related products in the industry. Publishers rely on Ingram as a key provider of demand-driven printing, digital, and marketing solutions. We provide secure, cutting-edge, and profitable answers to the questions our publisher partners have about the changing opportunities in the book industry. No other single source has the comparable experience, expertise, and connectivity in bringing supply chain management, archive, and print and digital solutions to the market.
Ingram’s operating units are Ingram Book Company, Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram Marketing Group Inc., Ingram Digital, Lightning Source Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services Ltd.
Ingram Book Company is the largest book wholesale distributor in the world, offering immediate access to more than two million titles. Through our speed, breadth of titles, and operational excellence, we are the preferred wholesale provider for more than 71,000 retail and library customers globally.
Ingram International Inc. Ingram International sets the standard for wholesale distribution to more than 100 countries around the world. We have more than two million titles immediately available to most of the world’s regions. Our title selection, speed of delivery, and service are unmatched in the industry.
Ingram Library Services Inc.
Ingram Library Services offers libraries the broadest range of print and digital products and complete library services. Through selection, speed, and total digital integration, we are uniquely positioned to support the libraries of today and of the future. With immediate access to more than two million titles and fully customizable library services, we bring unmatched service to our public, K-12, and academic librarians.
Ingram Publisher Services is an innovative, fee-based distribution solution, giving publishers and their titles the broadest possible access to customers worldwide. We currently provide superior sales and marketing services for more than 65 publishers in the U.S. and the U.K. Through individualized service and unparalleled connectivity, we are reinventing the future of distribution.
Ingram Periodicals Inc. Ingram Periodicals is a leading direct distributor of specialty retail and general interest periodicals and books. We also offer international import services, fee-based fulfillment services, and customized retail marketing and merchandising program development. Ingram Periodicals is an authorized distributor to major bookstore chains, Christian retailers, newsstands, specialty chains, and independent booksellers, totaling more than 10,000 stores. We serve retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Hastings, Hollister, Jo-Ann Stores, Lifeway, REI, and many others, throughout the United States and Canada.
Ingram Digital Ingram Digital is the leading independent e-content distributor and supplier of digital content management, hosting, and distribution solutions for publishers, retailers, libraries, higher education institutions, and resellers worldwide. Its comprehensive suite includes aggregated online and downloadable e-book delivery platforms (MyiLibrary® and VitalSource®), digital asset management and distribution services (CoreSource®), as well as retail e-book download and audio download delivery solutions.
Lightning Source Inc.
Lightning Source is the leader in providing a comprehensive suite of inventory-free on-demand print and distribution services for books to the publishing industry. Lightning Source gives the publishing community options to print books in any quantity, one to 10,000, and provides its customers access to the most comprehensive bookselling channel in the industry in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Spring Arbor has been partnering with Christian Retailers as their preferred wholesale distributor for more than 27 years. Our mission is to provide superior distribution services for products that enhance people’s relationship with God and spread Jesus Christ’s message to the world. Spring Arbor stocks more than 113,000 Christian titles, including children’s, Bibles, music, and video.
Tennessee Book Company LLCFounded in 1935, Tennessee Book Company’s primary capacity is to provide Tennessee schools with a central supply of text books at the lowest costs and with the fastest service possible. Within the arrangement we also afford publishers an economical means of both distributing their products and sustaining their business relationships with the state's schools.
Coutts Information Services (Coutts) is a full-service supplier of books and electronic content, primarily focused on academic libraries. We source books and e-content from publishers and distributors worldwide. We partner with publishers, small presses, institutions, and associations to find everything you need. OASIS™ (Online Acquisition and Selection Information Service) is the user interface to Coutts’ bibliographic database of five million records and the gateway to our suite of services for librarians, including customized approval plans, standing orders, new title notification plans, and sourcing out-of-print books.