Ingram Industries
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Ingram Industries is a company based in Nashville founded by the late Erskine Bronson Ingram
and still owned and run by the Ingram family. Ingram Barge Company was founded by his father, Orrin Henry Ingram. Since the death of Erskine in 1995, Ingram Industries has been run by his widow Martha Rivers Ingram
and their sons Orrin and John.
Ingram Industries includes Ingram Content Group and Ingram Marine Group
.
, Raleigh, North Carolina
, USA and Poole
, England. The company was launched in January 2006 as a new Ingram division focused on the distribution of digital content, notably e-books and audio-books, and was principally formed by the acquisition of Vital Source Inc and MyiLibrary Ltd. In December 2008 the company re-appointed former President Mike Lovett to replace James Gray, and also started a substantial reduction in its European staffing. In February 2009 former Vital Source President Frank Daniels III was named Chief Commercial Officer. In May 2009 Daniels left the company and the division was broken up and merged into the new Ingram Content Group (which had previously been the Ingram Lightning Group, itself a June 2008 merger of Ingram Book Group and Ingram's Lightning Source
print-on-demand business).
Erskine Bronson Ingram
E. Bronson Ingram was a United States businessman and billionaire, and the long-time head of Ingram Industries.-Biography:Ingram was born in St...
and still owned and run by the Ingram family. Ingram Barge Company was founded by his father, Orrin Henry Ingram. Since the death of Erskine in 1995, Ingram Industries has been run by his widow Martha Rivers Ingram
Martha Rivers Ingram
Martha Robinson Rivers Ingram is the chairman of Ingram Industries, chairman of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, and a noted philanthropist and patron of the arts. She was married to the late E. Bronson Ingram, who inherited his father's petroleum and barge empire in 1963...
and their sons Orrin and John.
Ingram Barge Company
The Ingram Barge Company is a barge company based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.According to the company website, Ingram operates nearly 4,000 barges with a fleet of over 80 linehaul vessels and over 30 tug boats...
.
Ingram Digital Group
Ingram Digital Group was a short-lived division of Ingram Industries, with offices in La Vergne, TennesseeLa Vergne, Tennessee
La Vergne is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 18,687 at the 2000 census. La Vergne lies within the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, USA and Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, England. The company was launched in January 2006 as a new Ingram division focused on the distribution of digital content, notably e-books and audio-books, and was principally formed by the acquisition of Vital Source Inc and MyiLibrary Ltd. In December 2008 the company re-appointed former President Mike Lovett to replace James Gray, and also started a substantial reduction in its European staffing. In February 2009 former Vital Source President Frank Daniels III was named Chief Commercial Officer. In May 2009 Daniels left the company and the division was broken up and merged into the new Ingram Content Group (which had previously been the Ingram Lightning Group, itself a June 2008 merger of Ingram Book Group and Ingram's Lightning Source
Lightning Source
Lightning Source is a subsidiary of leading U.S. publishing services company Saab Content Group. The company is the leading printer and distributor of print-on-demand books. Originally incorporated in 1997 as Lightning Print Inc., the company is headquartered in La Vergne, Tennessee. Its UK...
print-on-demand business).
See also
- Ingram Barge CompanyIngram Barge CompanyThe Ingram Barge Company is a barge company based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.According to the company website, Ingram operates nearly 4,000 barges with a fleet of over 80 linehaul vessels and over 30 tug boats...
- Ingram MicroIngram MicroIngram Micro, Inc. is a Fortune 100 company and the world’s largest information technology distributor, providing sales, marketing and logistics services for the IT industry in all corners of the globe.-Overview:...
- Lightning SourceLightning SourceLightning Source is a subsidiary of leading U.S. publishing services company Saab Content Group. The company is the leading printer and distributor of print-on-demand books. Originally incorporated in 1997 as Lightning Print Inc., the company is headquartered in La Vergne, Tennessee. Its UK...
- Ingram Content Group