Customers such as Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Target, BJ’s Wholesale, Costco, airport stores, Meijer, and grocery store chains are sold through ID wholesale suppliers such as Readerlink Distribution Services, Anderson Merchandisers, BTMS, American West, and TNG. IPG account managers supply the ID channel with a focused list of titles, which in turn is vetted by ID channel product managers and presented directly to store buyers.
IPG has an in-house team to pursue opportunities in this channel. The IPG team also develops, in cooperation with IPG’s client publishers, special products for mass merchant retailers such as bindups (a number of related titles bound up together and offered at a promotional price), boxed sets, and books sold along with attached non-book products.
Distribution Programs › IPG operates six different distribution programs to meet the particular needs of publishers and market segments. |
Sales Channels › IPG has more sales channels than any other distributor. |
Marketing Services › IPG's dedicated marketing team offers many services aimed at advancing the visibility of their publisher clients' brands and titles. |
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. |