Press release
Peter Lang expands eBook offerings through agreement with NBNi
Bern, October 4, 2017 — For Immediate Release
Academic publisher Peter Lang has signed an agreement with Book Network Int’l Lim- ited (NBNi), a UK-based physical and digital book distributor. NBNi, part of Ingram Pub- lisher Services LLC, will now distribute all of Peter Lang’s ebooks and metadata to ma- jor international eBook retailers and discovery websites. By tapping into NBNi’s glob- al presence, Peter Lang will significantly accelerate and improve the availability of its growing ebook-collection (9,000+ titles) to end users worldwide.
Kelly Shergill, Peter Lang Group CEO, said: «Peter Lang Publishing is focusing on world- wide availability in any format, wherever and whenever customers require academic content and working with NBNi expands our digital shelf presence and our ebook dis- tribution opportunities for thousands of current and future Peter Lang authors at best value. NBNi’s complete end-to-end ebook services further increase the exposure of our content and open new avenues for eBook discovery and acquisition.»
David Taylor, Managing Director at NBNi and Senior VP of Content Acquisition Interna- tional at Ingram Content Group said: «As we continue to rapidly expand our academic publishing program in Europe, it’s marvellous to add an iconic name such as Peter Lang to our ebook distribution clients. With the recent addition of NBNi to Ingram Publisher Services, we’re continuing to simplify access to the digital market which allows clients to focus on publishing great content.»
Key Media Contact: Susanne Schettler Peter Lang AG [email protected] Tel: +41 (0)31 306 17 07
About NBNi: NBNi is a UK-based book distribution and publishing services company. Part of Ingram Publisher Services LLC, NBNi works predominantly with specialist and independent publishers across a range of academic, professional and technical subject areas. Contact: Elizabeth Fielding, [email protected]
About Ingram | www.ingramcontent.com Information about Peter Lang AG The world is reading and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with con- Peter Lang has made academic re- tent in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries search in the Humanities and Social and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technol- Sciences available worldwide for ogy, innovation and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facili- over four decades. A leading acade- ties, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print on demand, mic publisher with headquarters in Switzerland and publishing offices and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and in- located in Berne, Brussels, Dublin, cludes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Frankfurt am Main, Istanbul, Ox- VitalSource Technologies LLC, Verba Software, Inc., Ingram Library Services LLC, and ford, New York, Vienna and Warsaw, Tennessee Book Company LLC. the company positions itself as a link between theory, research and teaching.
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