May 9, 2016
Independent Publishers Group (IPG), the oldest and second largest book distributor in the US, introduces its new Amphora distribution program. Tailored to the needs of large content holders, Amphora offers tools including client portals, reporting dashboards, digital manufacturing, content and metadata storage and delivery processing and fulfillment services. Initial clients include INscribe Digital, Bookbaby, and French-Canadian distributor Prologue.
IPG has piloted the Amphora program over the past year with Bookbaby, founded in 2009 as a division of the AVL Digital Group. AVL has been serving the independent music industry since 1946 through their brands Discmakers and CDBaby. Jim Foley, Bookbaby Director of Operations, states, “Bookbaby’s mission is to help authors around the globe create, distribute and sell their books, so it made sense for us to partner with IPG, a leader in the independent book distribution space. Bookbaby is proud to name Amphora/IPG as one of our distribution partners.”
INscribe Digital, a division of Isolation Network, has partnered with Amphora to offer its clients INdemand: a new service for global print distribution. Ann Kubek EVP and General Manager of INscribe Digital states "Our client base has been asking us to help them with their print distribution needs because they have been frustrated with the limited options available inthe market place. Our partnership with difficult if not impossible to open themselves."
Located in Quebec, Prologue has partnered with Amphora in order to gain access to IPG’s extensive eBook distribution network.
IPG CEO Joe Matthews notes that “Our core business is delivering expert distribution services to high quality publishers, and that will never change. Amphora adds scale and volume, and allows IPG to continue to invest in complex technology to lead industry innovation and stay ahead of the curve.”
Read the full press release here.