IPG Adds Four Publishers to its Sales & Distribution Programs

July 28, 2025

IPG Adds 4 Publishers to its Sales & Distribution Programs

CHICAGO – Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is pleased to announce the addition of four new publishers to its sales and distribution programs coming this fall.

First Flight Books redefines the content creation and book industry, offering a platform for creators to break into print, digital, and Hollywood markets. From publishing to cross-media storytelling, First Flight pushes boundaries for both first-time creators and established voices, with an aggressive focus on market penetration and cross-industry adaptation. First Flight creates content and manages distribution, and strategically expands authors into high-growth sectors that include fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, digital media, and corporate-sponsored content. They are based in Chicago and will be distributed worldwide by IPG starting September 1st, 2025.

Based in the Washington, DC area, Sunwater Institute is a nonpartisan nonprofit think tank. Their mission is to strengthen the foundations of liberal democracy through interdisciplinary science, technology, and open dialogue. Sunwater Institute focuses on long-term developments and solutions by paying less attention to short-term election cycles, temporary trends, and current headlines. They are exceedingly proud of their nonpartisanship, ensuring that their work transcends political divides for the betterment of humanity. IPG will begin sales and distribution for Sunwater Institute starting October, 1st 2025.

Ra & Olly is a magazine and book distributor specializing in independent publications. Trading since 1969, they initially managed the distribution of the iconic Time Out magazine. They now have a portfolio of over 250 titles covering a wide range of subjects from Art and Interiors to Music and Food. IPG will begin distribution in the US and Canada starting September 1st, 2025.

IPG will distribute Cynren Press starting October 1st, 2025. Cynren Press publishes books with a unique or insightful perspective on the human story. Cynren is Anglo-Saxon for “kindred,” and Cynren Press takes its name to heart. Cynren Press is an award-winning publisher of history, memoir, biography, poetry, and women’s studies. Cennan Books, Cynren's fiction imprint, publishes historical fiction and world fiction. Cynren Press is based outside of Philadelphia, PA.

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About Independent Publishers Group:

Founded in 1971, IPG was the first organization specifically created for the purpose of marketing titles from independent presses to the book trade. Today, IPG’s wide reach into the book market includes distribution of both print and e-books from a wide array of publishers, digital printing and traditional publishing. With consistent growth year over year, IPG’s success has come from supporting and encouraging the growth of its publishing partners in the United States and worldwide. IPG was acquired by Chicago Review Press in 1987, and this acquisition formed the parent company Chicago Review Press, Inc., which now owns Chicago-based indie publishers Chicago Review Press and Triumph Books.