Ingram Content Group Inc. today announced an agreement with Hachette UK, one of the largest and most diversified publishing groups in the United Kingdom, to archive and distribute the publisher’s e-content to partners worldwide through CoreSource®.
“Our ability to reach the global market with our content in the desired formats is critical,” said Chris Emerson, Chief Operating Officer of Hachette UK. “Digital publishing is at the centre of our business and working with a publishing services leader such as Ingram Content Group helps us to deliver our content wherever and however it is wanted.”
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 form their organization to any channel partner globally.
Hachette UK currently manages a growing list of 5,000 titles in the CoreSource platform from its companies and imprints, including Headline Publishing Group, Hodder & Stoughton, John Murray, Orion Publishing Group, Octopus Publishing Group, Little, Brown Book Group, Hodder Education Group, and Hachette Children’s Books.
“Digital has arrived, and the global publishing industry is looking for the right solution to support the changing nature of book distribution, and give publishers and retailers more options to engage more readers with content,” said David “Skip” Prichard, President and CEO, Ingram Content Group Inc. “The combination of Ingram’s worldwide reach, technology investments, and integrated end-to-end services allow innovative publishers like Hachette to fully execute a profitable digital strategy and grow their business.”
Mr. Prichard continued, “We are pleased to expand our relationship with Hachette, and we look forward to helping them get their content to more readers in more destinations around the world.”
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