John Mutter Publishing Quotations

Barnes & Noble has been doing its own publishing with its own imprint for a few years now, reprinting classics for lower prices. When they were interested in buying Ingram, it wasn't just their warehouses they were looking at, but also their Lightning Print program, which is publishing on demand.

They're worried about publishing and retailing like everyone else in the business, and this may be a way for them to stay on top of this.