Amazon.co.uk and Lightning Source Inc. Introduce More Books and Enhanced Delivery to the Marketplace; Lightning Source to Fulfill Books Direct to Amazon.Business/Internet/Book Writers LA VERGNE La Vergne is the name of several places:
Lightning Source Inc., the industry leader for providing digital content management solutions to the book industry and Amazon.co.uk, the premier online retailer in the United Kingdom have expanded upon an already robust digital services partnership, with the introduction of a direct print-on-demand and fulfillment arrangement. When Amazon.co.uk customers place an order for a book that is in the Lightning Source Digital Library, Lightning Source will print the titles "on demand" - whether the order is for one book or any number of books with Lightning Sources' true one-at-a-time print-on-demand technology. Once ordered, the books will be printed and sent by Lightning Source direct to the Amazon.co.uk Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (mĭl`tən kēnz`), town (1991 pop. 36,886) and borough, S central England. Milton Keynes was designated one of the new towns in 1967 to alleviate overpopulation in London. It is the seat of the Open Univ. Distribution Centre for shipment to customers. For example, paperback books will be printed and shipped by Lightning Source to Amazon within 48 hours. As a result of the new direct fulfillment arrangement, the selection of books Amazon.co.uk offers to its customers will increase. Lightning Source partners with some of the best known publishers in the world. Books from Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP) is a publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534, and one of the two privileged presses (the other being Oxford University Press). , Carcanet car·ca·net n. Archaic A jeweled necklace, collar, or headband. [From Old French carcan, collar, perhaps from Medieval Latin carcannum, perhaps of Germanic origin.] Publishing, Constable Robinson, Oxford University Press, Pluto Press Pluto Press is a progressive, independent publisher based in London. It was founded in 1969 by Richard Kuper and others as an arm of International Socialism, the forerunner of the Socialist Workers Party in the UK. , Salt Publishing Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics. and many others will now be orderable through Amazon.co.uk. "Lightning Source is delighted to launch direct fulfillment services with Amazon UK", said Ed Marino, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Lightning Source Inc. "In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Lightning Source and Amazon.com currently enjoy huge success with the direct fulfillment program that is being duplicated in the UK. The model is a proven model that works and provides rewards for the entire book value chain. Everyone from authors to publishers to customers will benefit from this calibre of direct delivery. Bottom line - delivery times of books are enhanced, raising the bar on customer service and enhancing book sales." Lightning Source currently enjoys partnerships with Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de and Amazon.co.jp providing cutting edge digital content and fulfillment solutions to the best-known on-line retailer in the world. ABOUT LIGHTNING SOURCE INC. Lightning Source Inc., a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Ingram Industries is a company based in the United States founded by the late Erskine Bronson Ingram and still owned and run by the Ingram family. Ingram Barge Company was founded by his father, Orrin Henry Ingram. Inc., provides a comprehensive suite of digital fulfillment services on a global platform. The company is revolutionizing the options available to the industry in the storage, management and distribution of digital content. Lightning Source stores books and other information electronically in the US and UK, and delivers them "on demand" in either traditional printed format or as e-books in response to orders from booksellers, librarians, and publishers. Lightning Source has printed more than 3,000,000 "on demand" books for more than 1,300 publishers around the world. For more information, visit our website at www.lightningsource.com. The Lightning Source name, corresponding logos, taglines and other service marks identifying Lightning Source and its services are the proprietary marks of Lightning Source Inc. and must be represented accordingly. Other products and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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