PMA & INGRAM ANNOUNCE NEW MICRO PUBLISHER PROGRAM FOR PMA MEMBERS
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If you have been having difficulty in obtaining Ingram as a wholesaler of record, PMA and Ingram have agreed to a new program for publishers of less than 10 titles.

We are pleased to announce a new program designed specifically for the micro publisher to be able to work with and be listed in the Ingram database as part of the PMA/Micro Publisher Acceptance Program.

Similar in concept to PMA's successful 15-year-old Trade Distribution program, the PMA/ Micro Publisher program will convene a committee of representatives from PMA, Ingram, and the bookstore trade, to look at titles submitted by individual PMA member publishers who do not have any type of relationship with a distributor and are seeking wholesale distribution. If chosen by this committee, the publisher will be presented with a contract from Ingram for a minimum of 2 years. National Accounts have agreed to support titles accepted through this program. 

We have been working with Ingram on developing a program that would benefit the micro start up publisher entering the trade, to have their titles made available through Ingram's distribution channels. We have finally agreed upon a program that will work for Ingram and benefit our publishers. The first meeting of this committee will occur in April 2006, with books being available on the Ingram database by July 2006. Recognizing the difficulty that many start-up publishers have in allowing the trade to be aware that these titles are available, PMA in working with Ingram, developed a program that may meet the needs and open the doors for possible success for the emerging micro publisher.

Information on how to apply and what to send for this program will follow shortly.

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