Longleaf Services now distributes Aarhus University Press in North America and RIT Press. Longleaf will also start distributing Kent State University Press in early 2026.
Distribution
Distribution: IPG Adds Four Publishers
IPG will sell and distribute: Clever Publishing starting in January 2026 and Left Field Publishing, Future Books, and Gospel Publishing House starting in November 2025.
Distribution News
Simon & Schuster will handle worldwide sales and distribution for Shortwave Publishing beginning December 1. IPG will distribute: Harper India starting January 1, 2026; Invader Comics as of October 1, 2025; and Mo’media and Shackleton Book in the US and Canada starting January 1, 2026.
Distribution: Stable Distribution’s First Clients
The newly-formed Stable Distribution, which operates in partnership with Hachette Book Group, has announced their “first wave” of clients for whom they will take over distribution in January 2026. The line-up includes: Bushel & Peck, Empress Editions, Fayetteville Mafia Press, Galpón Press, Islandport Press, Notable Kids, PUG (Pan‑Universal Galactic Worldwide), Whitefox, and Worldwide Buddies in addition to the Stable Book Group’s imprints and partners.
Distribution: Hachette India and Giunti Editore
Independent Publishers Group will sell and distribute Hachette India starting September 1. It started selling and distributing Giunti Editore in the US and Canada on August 1.
Distribution: Gungnir Publishing
Gungnir Publishing, which publishes graphic novel and speculative fiction and is run by former Heavy Metal magazine ceo Matt Medney, will be sold and distributed by Macmillan. The company publishes under the imprints Storyteller Media, Asgard Books and Rogue Matter. Publishing entrepreneur and long ago publisher of Barnes & Noble’s publishing division Michael Friedman helped broker the relationship.