FiledBy finds traction in Cambridge

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on September 9, 2009 at 2:23 pm

FiledBy, the publishing promotion portal launched this past spring by a veteran of Ingram Book, has hooked up with England’s Cambridge University to set up sites for more than 100 authors from its publishing arm.

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Ingram promotes execs

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on June 18, 2009 at 8:16 am

The new Ingram Content Group has lined up its leadership team, pulling execs from across the Ingram publishing network. Under President and CEO Skip Prichard will work a team of managers that includes Chief Content Officer Phil Ollila and Chief Commercial Shawn Everson.

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Ingram veteran behind author aggregator site

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on March 25, 2009 at 3:06 pm

Former Ingram executive Peter Clifton has teamed with publishing strategist Mike Schatzkin on filedbyauthor, a site that aims to become the default destination for promoting authors and their works. The site has pages ‘ready to be claimed and enhanced’ by the authors – here’s the page for Richard Florida, lover of Nashville and author of “Who’s Your City?” – and will make its money by charging for add-on marketing services.

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Ingram laying off at La Vergne warehouse

By Kleinheider Posted on March 19, 2009 at 9:59 am

Via NewsChannel5.com:

LAVERGNE, Tenn. - Dozens of workers are losing their jobs in Rutherford County. Ingram Book Company is cutting 64 jobs, 34 of those are at its headquarters warehouse in LaVergne.

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