Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is a worldwide
distributor
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for independent general, academic, and professional publishers, founded in 1971 to exclusively
market
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*Market economy
*Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market
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titles from independent client
publishers
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to the international book trade. As per other book wholesalers and distributors, IPG combines its client publishers’ books into a single list, comparable to the larger publishing houses. IPG’s distribution services to publishers include
warehousing
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, bill collecting, and sales to the book trade. IPG currently represents about 1,000 publishers. They are based in
Chicago, Illinois
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. IPG distributes publishers based in
Australia
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, the
United Kingdom
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,
Canada
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,
France
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,
Ireland
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,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
New Zealand
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,
Israel
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, and others.
Merger with Chicago Review Press
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In 1987, IPG was acquired by
Chicago Review Press
Chicago Review Press, or CRP, is a U.S. book publisher and an independent company founded in 1973. Chicago Review Press publishes approximately 60 new titles yearly under eight imprints: Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, Academy Chicago, ...
(CRP) an independent publisher founded at about the same time as IPG.
Acquisition of other book distributors
IPG acquired Paul & Company, an 11-year-old distributor of university presses, in 2001. IPG now sells directly to universities.
In 2006, IPG acquired Trafalgar Square Publishing, founded in 1973, which is the distributor of more than 100 publishers from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Germany, representing more than 20,000 titles. Its roster includes
HarperCollins
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,
Pan Macmillan
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Pan Books b ...
, and
Penguin Random House
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On April 2, 2020, Bertels ...
from the UK and
Allen and Unwin
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and Penguin Random House from Australia; these publishers’ titles are not always issued in US editions.
In 2018, IPG acquired International Specialized Book Services (ISBS), an academic book distributor.
In August 2018, IPG acquired the book distributor,
Midpoint Trade Books Midpoint Trade Books, Inc. is a Sales, Marketing, and Distribution Company founded by Eric M. Kampmann and Chris Bell in 1996. Midpoint represents over 250 independent publishers across the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and ...
. Speaking to Publishers Weekly, IPG's CEO, Joe Matthews said that the publishing industry "is consolidating because distribution rewards scale, requires expensive technology, and demands high-level access to customers."
Represented publishers
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John Blake Publishing Ltd
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'', founded in 1991
See also
*
List of book distributors
This is a list of book distributors, companies that act as distributors for book publishers, selling primarily to the book trade. The list includes defunct and merged/acquired companies, and distributors whose primary business is not books, such as ...
*
Chicago Review Press
Chicago Review Press, or CRP, is a U.S. book publisher and an independent company founded in 1973. Chicago Review Press publishes approximately 60 new titles yearly under eight imprints: Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, Academy Chicago, ...
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.ipgbook.com
Book publishing companies based in Illinois
Publishing companies established in 1971
Book distributors