IPG reveals the winners of the 2024 Independent Publishing Awards Published 2024-04-30 The IPG has proudly revealed the winners of the 2024 Independent Publishing Awards, with Bristol University Press winning the ProQuest Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year Award and Bloomsbury Publishing taking the trophy for Publiship International Award and Zebralution Audio Award. Congratulations! You can find the full list of winners here. ... read more
Bloomsbury to move UK distribution and logistics to Hachette UK Distribution Published 2024-04-23 Bloomsbury announced on April 16 it would be moving its UK distribution and logistics to Hachette UK Distribution. The move will take place in early April 2025. Simon Robson, Director of Global Operations at Bloomsbury commented, “The distribution landscape has changed considerably in recent years and Bloomsbury are delighted to be partnering with Hachette UK Distribution, who we believe to be best-positioned to support the company’s long-term strategic objectives and ambitions. The partnership will bring multiple benefits and efficiencies to Bloomsbury including streamlining our business model and aligning with our future sustainability objectives. We would ... read more
De Gruyter Brill begins here Published 2024-03-04 De Gruyter and Brill have joined forces to form De Gruyter Brill, a leading academic publisher in the humanities and beyond. To mark the occasion, a new corporate website has been launched today at degruyterbrill.com. With combined pro forma revenues of approximately €140 million and 750 employees, De Gruyter Brill is uniquely positioned to offer outstanding services and technological infrastructure tailored to the needs of academic authors, librarians, and institutions around the world. Together, De Gruyter Brill publishes well over 3,500 books and 800 journals per year, with a particularly strong focus on the humanities and social sciences, while extending to subject areas in ... read more
University of Toronto Press joins CAP Published 2024-02-14 From 1 April 2024 Combined Academic Publishers (CAP) will represent University of Toronto Press (UTP) with distribution through Wiley. Founded in 1901, UTP is Canada’s leading academic publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. Each year, UTP publishes approximately 180 new scholarly, course, and general interest books. UTP’s reputation for excellence stems from the publication of influential authors and outstanding research, as well as a continuing dedication to groundbreaking new scholarship. ... read more
Berghahn Books contracts with IPS UK for distribution Published 2023-11-29 Ingram Publisher Services® UK (IPS UK) will provide global print distribution services to Berghahn Books, starting in January 2024. Vivian Berghahn, Managing Director of Berghahn Books, says, “Berghahn Books is already distributed by Ingram Academic & Professional™ in North America, and we are a long-time global customer of Lightning Source® for print-on-demand and CoreSource® for our asset management. It makes good sense to integrate further and offer a more seamless global print distribution solution.” ... read more