In response to the news that National Book Network will close next year, IPG will host an open house on January 15, 2025 for NBN clients looking for a new distributor. Attendees will be able to “meet key personnel at IPG and hear about the turnkey sales, marketing, and distribution services provided to publishers.” “NBN has an exceptional list of publishers,” said Joe Matthews, ceo of IPG. “IPG has the capacity to add a dozen or so, especially those that value independence and a more personal relationship.” IPG says it will cover moving expenses for those who decide to transfer. Sign […]
Distribution
Distribution: Wordsworth Editions
Wordsworth Editions will be distributed by BookSource started February 1, 2025. It was previously distributed by Combined Book Services.
Distribution: Beetle Books
Lerner Publishing Group will distribute Beetle Books, an imprint of Hungry Tomato, in the US and Canada beginning January 2025. The rest of UK-based Hungry Tomato is already distributed by Lerner Publisher Services.
NBN Will Close; Clients Can Move To S&S
National Book Network, the book distributor founded in 1986 by Jed Lyons to handle distribution for his company Rowman & Littlefield as well as other publishers, is closing. Lyons sold Rowman & Littlefield’s academic publishing business to Bloomsbury earlier this year and then sold Sundance Newbridge to Lerner Publishing Group. Lyons still owns Globe Pequot, which will be distributed by Simon & Schuster in North America beginning in the second half of 2025. NBN has also made a deal for its publisher clients to move over to S&S, under the same financial terms in their existing contracts, though Lyons told […]
Distribution: State University of New York Press
SUNY Press will be distributed by Hopkins Fulfillment Services starting February 1.
Distribution: Acc Art Books
Simon & Schuster will sell and distribute Acc Art Books and its distributed partners in the US and Canada beginning May 1, 2025.