University of Pennsylvania and University of Virginia Press join Ingram Digital's Lineup of University Press Clients

LA VERGNE, TN – Ingram Digital continues to build upon its successes serving academic publishers with the University of Pennsylvania Press and University of Virginia Press, the two latest university presses to choose Ingram Digital as their provider of digital services.

Ingram Digital, an Ingram Content Group company focused on solutions for digital content management, distribution and promotion, offers university presses a streamlined, economical way to prepare, host and distribute content otherwise unavailable in a digital format.

As the e-book market grows, so does demand for academic and scholarly titles in digital form. However, bringing digital titles to market is challenging – particularly for non-profit entities with limited resources. The investment required to build in-house digital warehouse capabilities is significant. The technical expertise needed to negotiate the numerous file formats accepted across different channels can also be daunting.

“We recognize that Ingram Digital is guiding the industry in developing digital strategies,” said Eric Halpern Director of University of Pennsylvania Press. “They provided secure, cutting-edge, and profitable answers to our questions about the changing opportunities in the marketplace.”

Ingram Digital empowers publishers to capitalize on new technology by providing the full range of services they need to compete in the digital marketplace: secure digital warehousing, distribution to all channels, format agnostic content repurposed for multiple devices and tools for marketing and promoting content. Ingram Digital can also provide print-ready digital files to sister-company Lightning Source for print-on-demand book content to help publishers meet their “print plus digital” needs.

“The market for digital content appears to be accelerating, and Ingram Digital, with its legacy in the book business and its unique position in the supply chain, stands out as the best way to navigate the challenges unique to launching a digital distribution program," said Mark Saunders, Assistant Director of University of Virginia Press.

The cornerstone of Ingram Digital’s offering to academic publishers is CoreSource®, the industry’s most robust digital warehouse. CoreSource ensures that digital content is properly archived, file integrity protected, and versions controlled. It functions as a hub from which the publisher controls the delivery of digital files, metadata, and associated promotional materials to all its partners.

University of Pennsylvania and University of Virginia join Wesleyan University Press, Yale University Press, Princeton University Press and The University of California Press as clients who have recognized Ingram Digital’s leadership in providing safe, secure access to digital content.

“Ingram Digital understands the challenges scholarly presses face as they seek to implement their digital strategies,” said Tyler Ruse, Vice President and General Manager of Ingram Digital Content Solutions. “Our primary goal is to help publishers turn their content into profit, and we’ve made the investments in infrastructure and expertise to achieve that goal. We’re very pleased that these outstanding university presses have chosen Ingram Digital to provide their digital solutions.”

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS

The University of Pennsylvania Press exists to publish the fruits of academic research and writing for the benefit of scholars, teachers, students, and the broader community of readers worldwide. Originally incorporated in 1890, the Press now publishes upwards of 120 new books and journal issues a year in a focused editorial program across the humanities and social sciences.

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS

The University of Virginia Press was founded in 1963 to advance the intellectual interests not only of the University of Virginia, but of institutions of higher learning throughout the state. A member of the Association of American University Presses, UVaP currently publishes fifty to sixty new titles annually. New titles are approved by the Board of Directors after a rigorous process of peer review. The UVaP editorial program focuses primarily on the humanities and social sciences with special concentrations in American history, African American studies, southern studies, literature, ecocriticism, and regional books. While it continuously pursues new titles, UVaP also maintains a backlist of over 1,000 titles in print.

ABOUT INGRAM

Ingram Content Group provides a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. Ingram is a leading wholesaler of trade books, spoken audio, magazines, and a leading provider of demand-driven printing and digital solutions for publishers. Ingram provides librarians and booksellers with immediate access to the largest selection of books and book-related products in the industry. Ingram’s operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Digital, Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. For more information, visit www.talktoingram.com.