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Bookwire GmbH was founded in Frankfurt in 2010 as a service provider for publisher distribution of ebooks and digital content. It has since become one of the leading international businesses in digital publishing technology. Bookwire currently employs 150 people in Germany, the UK, Spain, France, Brazil, Mexico and the USA, who take care of more than 3,000 publishers in the fields of ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts and Print-on-Demand. The pioneering software “Bookwire OS”, launched in 2019, has delivered, analysed and marketed around 1,500,000 ebooks and audiobooks in all relevant distribution channels. In addition to the latest customer analytics and pricing technology, publishing clients of Bookwire GmbH also have access to individual support from account & marketing managers who look after the clients from end to end. In 2019, the audiobook production solution “We Audiobook You” (WAY) bagged the business the first “Digital Publishing Award” in the field of B2B solutions. Bookwire GmbH is managed by its founders Jens Klingelhöfer and John Ruhrmann, and has branches in Barcelona, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, New York and Paris, in addition to the company headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and the "Digital Hub" in Dortmund. bookwire.com

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Firebrand Group is a global collection of companies—including Firebrand TechnologiesNetGalley, and Supadu—that provides comprehensive technology solutions to nurture book publisher success. Firebrand Technologies offers a variety of publishing-centric solutions and services—Title Management tracks titles from pre-acquisition through production, marketing, and sales; Eloquence on Demand is the industry gold standard for metadata and asset distribution; Eloquence on Alert is a powerful online retail compliance auditing tool; Flywheel identifies hidden opportunities for driving backlist sales at the right times; FlightDeck is the most advanced EPUB validation and testing tool available. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals, while Booktrovert (powered by NetGalley) drives discovery and sales by supporting publishers' consumer marketing efforts. Supadu is the global, leading provider of website and direct-to-consumer eCommerce solutions for trade and academic publishers, and university presses. The Firebrand Group is owned by Media Do International Inc., one of the world's largest ebook distribution companies.

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GPS Group is a book manufacturer located in Central Europe. With more than 400 clients all over the world, we serve the publishing community with high quality colour cased hardbacks, paperbacks, flexi-bound books, and board books. With in-house facilities for sewn and PUR perfect binding, casing in, saddle-stitching, laminating, spot UV varnish, foil blocking, debossing/embossing, die cutting, paperbacks with flaps, shrink-wrapping, and packing, we control the process from start to finish. We deliver books to all major distribution centres in the US. gpsgroup.eu

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The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation, and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, Tennessee Book Company LLC, Ingram Content Group UK Ltd. and Ingram Content Group Australia Pty Ltd. Streamline your book marketing and global reach with Ingram ID, the one-stop platform for publishers to advertise, track, and connect with target readers through Google, Facebook, Instagram, emails, and more. Use code ECPA25 at checkout for 10% off of all Ingram ID campaigns. IngramContent.com

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With 50 years’ experience serving Christian and secular publishers, Nord Compo is one of the top providers of prepress, editorial, digital, audiobook and book design services worldwide. Through a combination of scale, proprietary technology and decades of experience, Nord Compo offers publishers of all sizes custom solutions designed to save money and increase efficiency while substantially reducing the prepress production cycle. Headquartered in France with over 500 employees worldwide, Nord Compo provides end-to-end composition, editorial, digital, design. audiobook creation and recovery of out-of-print book services to some of the biggest names in publishing, including Hachette, Elsevier, Pottermore, Sourcebooks, Springer, Ingram, Wolters-Kluwer, University of Hawaii Press, OverDrive and Practising Law Institute, as well as many smaller publishers. We work with many Christian publishers including InterVarsity Press, The Voice of the Martyrs, Bible League International, New Growth Press, Iron Hills Press, Ligonier Ministries, New Reformation, Lifeway, William Carey Publishing, Church Publishing, and many more. Our Nordsoft tech division specializes in automated SaaS platforms for high efficiency composition and digital work as well as offering B2C white-labeled platforms for publishers to interact directly with consumers. In summary, for most publishers, working with Nord Compo will reduce costs, increase overall quality and efficiency and reduce prepress production time. NordCompo.com

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