NASHVILLE, TN – Ingram Content Group Inc. today announced agreements with Karnac Books, a leading publisher of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy titles, and Scripture Union, a leading publisher of Christian communications materials. Karnac Books and Scripture Union have selected Ingram’s digital asset management platform CoreSource® to archive and distribute content to partners worldwide.  

“As digital content adoption climbs, publishers need a full suite of integrated print and digital distribution solutions to support both customers and business growth,” said Marcus Woodburn, Vice President of Digital Products, Ingram Content Group.  “At Ingram, we look forward to working with both Karnac Books and Scripture Union, giving them access to the most relevant digital distribution models to help the content of both publishers reach more readers in more formats.”

Karnac Books, founded in 1958, is dedicated to the behavioral sciences with a focus on psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, organizations, and family, child, and adolescent studies. Karnac Books, one of the few remaining independent mental health publishers in the UK, publishes over 80 books per year in addition to its popular journal line and comprehensive monograph series. 

Building on Karnac’s successful experience with Ingram’s MyiLibrary® platform, the leading e-content aggregation platform for public, academic and professional libraries, Karnac Books will utilize CoreSource® to enhance the revenue potential for the titles they publish through popular e-book reading formats.

“We’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with Ingram for our academic specific e-content needs and our experience has been very positive – because of this, it was logical to explore digital book solutions with them on a larger scale,” said Oliver Rathbone, Managing Director, Karnac Books.  “We are delighted to expand our relationship with Ingram - leaving the complexities of digital distribution to the experts, while we continue to focus on producing the finest content for our readers.”  

Scripture Union, a leader in Christian communications, produces a wide range of Bible Guides, books for children and adults, resources for church and children's group leaders, music and other multimedia items.  Scripture Union, having published over 10 million works since the organization was established in 1868, will add e-content management through CoreSource® in the Spring of 2011.  Scripture Union will continue to work with Ingram’s Lightning Source for its print-on-demand needs.

“Our mission at Scripture Union is to inspire and deliver the most relevant biblical and spiritual resources to the world,” said Clive Cornelius, Production Manager, Scripture Union. “We are pleased to expand on our work with Ingram, adding an important digital distribution component for our readers.” 

Mr. Cornelius continued, “The combination of Ingram’s leading print and digital products paired with their connectively in the market gives us the tools for success.”  

Ingram’s CoreSource® is an easy to use, online solution for the storage, management, and distribution of digital content. CoreSource® delivers a secure, searchable content repository and a high-capacity data distribution network, allowing publishers to move digital content easily and swiftly from their organization to any channel partner globally.  Lightning Source, the print-on-demand unit of Ingram Content Group, is the leading provider of comprehensive print-on-demand and distribution services to publishers worldwide.

ABOUT KARNAC BOOKS
Karnac Books is an independent publisher specializing in Mental Health with a particular focus on psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, clinical psychology, organizational consulting and child and adolescent studies.  For more information on Karnac Books visit  http://www.karnacbooks.com/
 
ABOUT SCRIPTURE UNION  
Scripture Union is an international mission movement that was founded over 140 years ago. We work in over 120 countries making God's good news known to children, young people and families and encouraging people of all ages to meet God daily through the Bible and prayer. Our goal: that all may come to a personal faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, grow in Christian maturity and become both committed church members and servants of a world in need.  For more information on Scripture Union visit http://www.scriptureunion.org.uk/8.id INGRAM 
Ingram Content Group Inc. provides a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. Ingram’s operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Digital, Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, Coutts Information Services, and Ingram Marketing Group Inc. For more information, visit www.ingramcontent.com:  Keel Hunt 615.321.3110

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