26 February 2025
Ingram Library Services, a part of Ingram Content Group is expanding access for print and digital books to academic and public libraries through a ground-breaking agreement with GOBI Library Solutions (“GOBI”), a provider of e-books, print books and workflow services to academic libraries worldwide.
Scholars and library patrons rely on a variety of formats for book content, including print and digital, and Ingram is dedicated to meeting their needs however they read and research. Through Ingram’s extensive global distribution network, unique and market-leading print-on-demand services, and efficient automated supply chain solutions, GOBI now provides millions of books to their customers quickly and effectively. Additionally, publishers within Ingram’s network can now easily and swiftly get their books into academic libraries everywhere. Ingram and GOBI are also in the process of expanding this service in their UK wholesale, print and distribution operations.
“Our partnership with Ingram Library Services represents a pivotal step forward in our commitment to delivering exceptional service and value to our customers. By leveraging Ingram’s unparalleled fulfillment efficiencies and their expansive catalog of titles and imprints, we’re ensuring that academic libraries have faster, more reliable access to the books they need, when they need them. As the industry moves away from title-by-title services, we remain committed—expanding options and improving efficiency to better support the evolving needs of our libraries. This collaboration underscores our philosophy of providing libraries with more flexibility, deeper collections, and a truly customer-centric approach to book acquisition,” says Jon Elwell, Vice President of EBSCO Books.
“We are dedicated to making sure that library patrons and scholars are equipped to access our vast catalog of millions of titles in whatever format suits them best. Including Ingram’s bibliographic data feed in the agreement demonstrates GOBI’s commitment to ensuring comprehensive title discovery for its library customers,” says Carolyn Morris, Vice President of Library Services at Ingram.
Ingram’s advanced and extensive global network of distribution points serves libraries in every country. This expansive reach allows Ingram to continually grow its catalog of books from major publishers across all categories as well as unique works from innovative independent publishers. Ingram’s physical distribution network combined with the largest print-on-demand network in the world and digital distribution software enables publishers to deliver content on every platform to public, academic, and special libraries.
Ingram collaborates with major publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Springer Nature, Springer Health, and more through its logistics services division, Ingram Distribution Services. Through its Ingram Academic and Professional distribution brand, Ingram is dedicated to supplying print and digital content for major university presses, including Princeton University Press, The University of California Press, NYU Press, Stanford University Press and many other distinguished professional, academic, and scholarly publishers.
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Publishers and libraries interested in working with GOBI Library Solutions should email gobisalesquestions@ybp.com.