One of IPG’s missions is to help our client publishers reach new customers, wherever these potential customers may be in the world. Through IPG’s foreign sales and distribution relationships, our client publishers can elect to have their titles represented for sale throughout much of the book world.
Our international partners have extensive experience in the book trade in their respective markets. We rely on them to set the standards for success, including price points. Discounts offered to our partners are slightly larger due to the high cost of shipping, but the results demonstrate that we have strong partners who can sell countless books.
IPG sells directly to the Canadian market. Orders are generated by sales reps commissioned by IPG—the Canadian Manda Group—and orders are filled by the IPG distribution center. Billing to Canadian accounts is in Canadian dollars. Doing this business directly means that IPG-distributed titles are priced to the Canadian market and are therefore competitive.
IPG client publishers achieve efficiencies and cost savings by dealing with one North American distributor rather than splitting their stock between two warehouses and having to deal with two separate sales offices.
![]() | About IPG › First a thriving small press, then 50 years of steady growth as a book distributor. |
![]() | Marketing Services › IPG's dedicated marketing team offers many services aimed at advancing the visibility of their publisher clients' brands and titles. |
![]() | Sales Channels › IPG has more sales channels than any other distributor. |
![]() | Digital Services › Since 2001 IPG has provided e-book conversion, consolidation, storage, and distribution, and very favorable rates for POD printing. |
![]() | Specific Services for Publishers › Pre-pub consultation, sales meetings and shows, access to Bookscan, Publicity and PR, advertising opportunities, and much more. |
![]() | Operations › State-of-the-art software and Distribution Center facilities; 24-hour turn time on orders. |
![]() | Distribution Agreement › IPG takes a fee based on net billing but no fees (unlike most distributors) for the storage of active titles, in-out charges, sample copies, etc. |