Looking back at âThe Family Businessâ By Jim Milliot, with Judith Rosen | May 14, 2021
To mark the first 50 years of Ingram Content Group and the company’s first $2 billion year, in 2020 John Ingram, chairman of the board of ICG and Ingram Industries Inc., will talk with
PW senior v-p, editorial director Jim Milliot and reporter and former Ingram spokesperson Keel Hunt, author of
The Family Business: How Ingram Transformed the World of Books, published in April by West Margin Press, an Ingram subsidiary.
In the book, Hunt traces the roots of ICG, the country’s largest book wholesaler, print-on-demand company, and independent book distributor, from its early days, when John Ingram’s father, Bronson Ingram, purchased the Tennessee Book Co., a textbook business, for $245,000 in 1964. Six years later, the Ingram Book Co., the forerunner of ICG, was launched. Following Bronson’s death in 1995, John took over the company.
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A self-published book series with Falmouth ties is poised to make a global splash.
Falmouth Heights author Ted (T.M.) Murphy and Framingham artist Mark Penta recently signed a publishing deal with West Margin Press, a division of Ingram Books Distribution, with the intent of attracting a worldwide audience to their self-published childrenâs series, âWicked Weird Story Starters.â The three-book deal will reintroduce the two installments with a new look and name, replacing the regional term âwickedâ with one that is more universal. The changes are an effort to resonate with more readers, not just around the country, but around the globe.
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When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters from former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestseller Vashti Harrison.
Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it’s beautiful. When mommy does Zuri’s hair, she feels like a superhero. But when mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to step in! And even though daddy has a lot to learn, he LOVES his Zuri. And he’ll do anything to make her and her hair happy.
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