Ingram Content Group Inc., a US-based provider of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced the launch of a comprehensive, on-demand print and fulfillment journals programme. The initiative is expected to reshape the traditional supply chain in journal publishing.
Ingram Content Group's solution provides publishers with the tools to effectively manage their print journals, from file set-up to print-on-demand to delivery. From an easy-to-use website, publishers can upload and manage content and subscription lists, designate fulfillment requirements, place print orders for direct delivery to their subscribers, as well as order one-off issues for claims fulfillment.
Using the Ingram journal programme, publishers can move fixed costs to variable costs, eliminating overprinting and warehousing, reducing overhead and realising improved inventory control.
Ingram will begin printing on-demand journals in March for publishers worldwide from its Tennessee location and has plans to expand journal manufacturing to its other locations soon.
