Publishers can mix and match these options depending on your needs.
Distribution Strategy | IPG Role | Comments | Best Print Strategy |
Listing Only
| - Sends metadata to up to 300 trading partners
- Lead time for NYP titles - one month
- Can post titles at any time during publication process
- Lead time for NYP titles is a minimum of one month
| - Best for titles with low sales expectations and where publishers want to pay printing costs out of sales
| Preferred:
Amazon Inventory Free
Ingram Print to Order
IPG Print on Demand
Possible:
Ingram Inventory Free (Contact your Client Services Representative for more information)
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Short Sales Cycle
| - Title included in SPU catalog (electronic catalog only)
- Title is sold and shipped as reps travel
- Lead time is 2-3 months in advance of publication date
| - Best for titles with some publishing history, where sales will likely be more than 100-200 units in first month
- Publisher can fund out of sales, but printing costs will be deducted before books are sold
| Preferred:
IPG Digital Short Run
Off-Set
Possible:
Ingram Inventory Free
Amazon Inventory Free
|
Full Sales Cycle
| - Title included in IPG Printed Catalog
- Title is sold six months in advance of publication
- Lead time is 9-12 months in advance of publication date
| - Publisher is expected to pay for inventory prior to sales. IPG will not deduct printing cost from sales
| Off-Set |
