April 29 to 30, Nashville
Expert Hall
We are grateful for the support of these sponsors that make this event possible for our industry. Please learn about their expertise and plan to meet with them during the event!
Premium Sponsors
Firebrand Group is a global collection of companies—including Firebrand Technologies, NetGalley, and Supadu—that provides comprehensive technology solutions to nurture book publisher success. Firebrand Technologies offers a variety of publishing-centric solutions and services—Title Management tracks titles from pre-acquisition through production, marketing, and sales; Eloquence on Demand is the industry gold standard for metadata and asset distribution; Eloquence on Alert is a powerful online retail compliance auditing tool; Flywheel identifies hidden opportunities for driving backlist sales at the right times; FlightDeck is the most advanced EPUB validation and testing tool available. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals. Supadu is the global, leading provider of website and direct-to-consumer eCommerce solutions for trade and academic publishers, and university presses. The Firebrand Group is owned by Media Do International Inc., one of the world's largest ebook distribution companies.
Gloo provides AI-driven rights management solutions for publishers, helping them streamline content licensing, distribution, and protection. The Gloo platform empowers publishers to manage their intellectual property more efficiently by automating rights tracking, ensuring compliance, and optimizing the distribution of licensed content across multiple channels. With Gloo, publishers gain greater control over their assets, enhance revenue opportunities, and protect their content from misuse, all while leveraging AI to simplify complex rights management processes and ensure that their content reaches the right audiences effectively and securely. ai.gloo.us
GPS Group is a book manufacturer located in Central Europe. With more than 400 clients all over the world, we serve the publishing community with high quality colour cased hardbacks, paperbacks, flexi-bound books, and board books. With in-house facilities for sewn and PUR perfect binding, casing in, saddle-stitching, laminating, spot UV varnish, foil blocking, debossing/embossing, die cutting, paperbacks with flaps, shrink-wrapping, and packing, we control the process from start to finish. We deliver books to all major distribution centres in the US. gpsgroup.eu
The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation, and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, Tennessee Book Company LLC, Ingram Content Group UK Ltd. and Ingram Content Group Australia Pty Ltd. IngramContent.com
Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is the original independent distributor of anything with an ISBN number including books, ebooks, and audiobooks from publishers around the world, and a top 10 supplier of book content to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, independent bookstores, libraries, and specialty markets, in addition to thousands of retailers globally. With consistent growth each year, IPG’s success has come from supporting and encouraging the growth of its client publishers in the United States and worldwide. IPG has a wide reach in the market with its distribution of publishers with academic, Christian, Spanish-language, children’s, and general nonfiction and fiction titles. IPGbook.com
knk Software develops and markets knkMedia – the only Microsoft certified publishing software in the world. knk combines classical ERP functions (financial accounting, order to cash, inventory) of Microsoft Dynamics with publishing industry specific functions such as rights & royalties, editorial, production, and metadata management. We also offer a full suite of customer engagement tools that includes CRM, marketing automation, and event management. knk helps publishers and media companies use the latest, future-proof technology to grow and optimize their processes and successfully reach out to new target groups. knk has over 450 publishing customers globally and is proud to count many religious publishers among them. knk combines the strengths of a business consultancy and the solution expertise of a software house.
We’re “Much More Than Software.” knkpublishingsoftw
Lakeside Book Company has been the leading book printer in North America for over 160 years. As recently featured in the NY Times, our innovative solutions help publishers keep pace with industry trends. Curiosity is in our DNA, driving us to deliver the most comprehensive book manufacturing capabilities in the industry! We partner with publishers of every size for book printing, components, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution. Books are our passion. To us, every book matters. Every word. Every page. And every hand that helped create it. We're ready to help you create beautifully crafted quality books that elevate the reader’s experience of the messages within. Visit us at: LakesideBookCompany.com
With 50 years’ experience serving Christian and secular publishers, Nord Compo is one of the top providers of prepress, editorial, digital, audiobook and book design services worldwide. Through a combination of scale, proprietary technology and decades of experience, Nord Compo offers publishers of all sizes custom solutions designed to save money and increase efficiency while substantially reducing the prepress production cycle. Headquartered in France with over 500 employees worldwide, Nord Compo provides end-to-end composition, editorial, digital, design. audiobook creation and recovery of out-of-print book services to some of the biggest names in publishing, including Hachette, Elsevier, Pottermore, Sourcebooks, Springer, Ingram, Wolters-Kluwer, University of Hawaii Press, OverDrive and Practising Law Institute, as well as many smaller publishers. We work with many Christian publishers including InterVarsity Press, Gateway Publishing, Ligonier Ministries, New Reformation, Lifeway, William Carey Publishing, Church Publishing and many more. Our Nordsoft tech division specializes in automated SaaS platforms for high efficiency composition and digital work as well as offering B2C white-labeled platforms for publishers to interact directly with consumers. In summary, for most publishers, working with Nord Compo will reduce costs, increase overall quality and efficiency and reduce prepress production time. NordCompo.com
General Sponsors
Baker & Taylor Publisher Services (BTPS) is a leading provider of economical services and solutions to Christian and other book publishers, with a robust reach to CBA, trade, and other book markets. BTPS services include full-service sales and distribution, POD book manufacturing and inventory management, and third-party logistics. As a division of Baker & Taylor, BTPS serves Christian client publishers who also benefit from their position as a major supplier of public libraries as well as their relationship with suppliers of educational institutions. For more information, please contact Randy McKenzie ([email protected]) or visit btpubservices.com.
The Bethany Press name has been synonymous with quality and service for over 70 years as a trusted book manufacturer serving Christian publishers. Our commitment to the advancement of the Gospel through Christian books is evidenced by the fact that serving Christian publishers is our top priority. Plus, our partnership with Anchor Distributors offers publishers and ministries an efficient print and distribution solution that can lower their cost of doing business. BethanyPress.com
When you partner with Bradford & Bigelow, you gain a supply chain partner for your 8.5x11+/- perfect, saddle, coil, and case-bound products. We take care of everything—from printing to warehousing and distribution—so you can focus on your core mission. With our industry-leading lead times, your products move swiftly from proof approval to market, giving you a competitive edge. Our state-of-the-art presses, staffed 24x6/7, ensure that your materials are produced efficiently and with exceptional quality. As one of the few printers in North America with ISO 9001:2015 registration and G7 qualification, we guarantee top-notch quality along with consistent and reliable customer service. Additionally, our commitment to sustainability means you can be confident that your products are produced responsibly, aligning with your values and those of your audience. If you're looking for a trusted partner in print, look no further than B&B.
bradford-bigelow.com
Thomson Reuters Core Publishing Solutions provides end-to-end Book Printing, Warehouse and Fulfillment solutions for publishers of all sizes. Digital and offset print solutions (1C / 2C and 4C digital) with case bound, perfect bound and Smythe sewn binding options available. The books are produced using state-of-the-art equipment which provides publishers with high quality books at a cost-effective price. Located in Eagan, MN (a suburb of Minneapolis) Core Publishing Solutions has been producing books for over 150 years. CorePublishingSolutions.com
Award-winning FrontGate Media is the leading marketing agency and media group specializing in the faith and family audience. With a 20+ year track record of success, we serve publishers and authors as “Your Gateway to the Christian Audience.” FrontGate’s full-service agency and media group has been trusted with over 5,000 campaigns, providing Faith-based market Strategy Development, Public Relations, Social Media & Marketing, Media Buying, Emmy Award-winning Video Production, and other Creative Services. FrontGate’s own Digital Network also provides reach to 10 Million UMV, 20 Million Email Subscribers, and Millions more Social Followers each month. Founded in 2001, FrontGate has repeatedly been honored in the Internet Advertising Competition and the WebAwards. The company plays a key role in the success of for-profit and non-profit organizations seeking faith-based and family-friendly audiences. Contact Chief Engagement Officer Scott Shuford at 949-429-1000 or [email protected].
FrontGateMedia.com
Kingery Printing Company: Where Books Come to Life … Kingery is an innovative, family-owned and operated company dedicated to the impact and reliability of print. A trusted partner for over fifty-five years, Kingery is powered by a diversified platform of digital and traditional offset soft-cover capabilities. Kingery is honored to support faith-based publishing organizations like ECPA by sharing the printed word to their audiences. Our two central Illinois facilities combine the best employees with today’s latest technology. Kingery adapts to the changing times to bring you a partner you can rely on. Learn more at kingeryprinting.com
Royalties are stressful, risky and time consuming. With MetaComet®, publishers eliminate these issues. MetaComet helps automate all 4 phases of The Royalty Management Lifecycle™: managing contracts, aggregating sales from multiple sources and currencies, generating accruals and reports, and distributing statements and payments. Authors have access to their statements online and with our partners, even payments can be fully automated. Getting up and running is quick and easy with our MetaGoLive® process. MetaComet offers a special discount to ECPA members: Get your first two months of software licensing for free, plus 20% off the setup costs. Please contact us at https://metacomet.com/contact/, or visit www.metacomet.com to learn more.
RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 25,000 clients, including 92% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 29 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact. RRD Asia combines innovation, technology and extensive industry knowledge to deliver book, bible and packaging solutions for our Publishers. Our customer service and integrated supply chain solutions make RRD an industry leader in the Religious market. https://elibrary.rrd.com.cn/biblesandreligiousbooks/