Ingram fills distribution gap as supply issues persist
Ingram's chief content officer says the company expects no major supply chain disruptions it controls heading into the holiday season
Publishers are continuing to deal with supply issues, and libraries are managing the fallout from Baker & Taylor's closure, according to the outlet. In that environment, Ingram has stepped in to handle distribution and production work for bookstores and libraries.
In an interview with PL, Ingram chief content officer Phil Ollila said the company is well-positioned heading into a high sales period. "We don't expect that it's going to be a perfect holiday season, but we don't see any major supply chain disruptions from the things that we can control at Ingram," Ollila said.
Ingram stepping up while publishers wrestle with supply issues and libraries deal with Baker & Taylor's closure is the kind of news that sounds reassuring on the surface. Phil Ollila's own words are careful, though: no major disruptions "from the things that we can control at Ingram." That's a specific promise about Ingram's own house, not a guarantee about the whole chain. Read the holiday-season confidence for what it is, and keep watching your own shipment confirmations this week rather than assuming the gap is fully closed.
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