Publishers Group West Explained

Publishers Group West
Foundation:1976
Location City:Berkeley, California
Location Country:United States
Services:Book distribution
Parent:Ingram Content Group

Publishers Group West (PGW) is a book distributor founded in 1976 in Berkeley, California that has been owned by Ingram Content Group since 2016.[1] They share their parent company's warehouse in Jackson, Tennessee and sales offices in New York, Toronto, and London.[2]

History

PGW was the largest distributor of independent presses in the United States during the 1990s.[3] [4]

In 2007, PGW was acquired by Perseus Books Group[5] [6] and some of PGW's publishers moved to Perseus's other divisions.[7] Periodic additions to their list of publishers include an additional 5 added in 2012.[8]

Within the book business, they were known for throwing a party at the annual BookExpo convention, with musical performers including Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk and Chaka Khan in 2012.[9]

Perseus' distribution business was acquired by Ingram Content Group in 2016.[10]

Partial list of publishers

Publishers formerly distributed by PGW

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search. google.com.
  2. Web site: Book Distribution - Publishers Group West - About . www.pgw.com . 12 May 2024.
  3. Web site: THE MEDIA BUSINESS; University Press Becomes Big Distributor for Small Publishers - New York Times . . 1989-11-27 . 2013-08-18.
  4. Web site: DOREEN CARVAJALPublished: December 01, 1997 . Independents' Day ; For Smaller Publishers, Sales Are Rising as Returns Dwindle - New York Times . . 1997-12-01 . 2013-08-18.
  5. Web site: Court date set to approve Perseus offer. thebookseller.com.
  6. Web site: Perseus Books Home . Perseusbooksgroup.com . 2013-08-18.
  7. Web site: McCarty . Dawn . Offer for AMS unit tops only other bid | The San Diego Union-Tribune . Utsandiego.com . 2007-02-09 . 2013-08-18.
  8. Web site: Distribution: Publishers Group West Adds Five New Clients . Publishersweekly.com . 2011-12-09 . 2013-08-18.
  9. Web site: Need We Say More? > News > Chaka Kahn Sits in with Dumpstaphunk . Jambands.com . 2012-06-12 . 2013-08-18.
  10. Natasha Onwuemezi, "Perseus sale to Hachette Book Group completed", The Bookseller, 1 April 2016
  11. Web site: Boca Raton News - Google News Archive Search. google.com.