LA VERGNE, TN – Lightning Source Inc., the leading provider of demand-
based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to the book industry, today
announced the appointment of Ashley Gordon to the position of Director of
Channel Development.
“I am delighted that Ashley will lead and develop our partner and channel
development strategies,” said J. Kirby Best, President and CEO of Lightning
Source. “Lightning’s Channel Development role is absolutely critical to the
ongoing growth of our company. In her new role, Ashley brings to Lightning a
wealth of knowledge and a competitiveness to succeed. She is perfectly suited
to plan, execute and manage our strategic channels.”
In her new role, Ashley will develop and implement partner strategies for
continued sales growth with Amazon.com, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble,
Borders Group, Google, Ingram Book Company, Ingram Publisher Services,
Microsoft and others.
Ms. Gordon joined Lightning Source in April 2005 and has held sales
executive roles since joining the company. Prior to Lightning Source, she was
the Editor of River City Publishing in Montgomery, Alabama. In addition, Ms.
Gordon was the Director of Publisher Sales and Marketing for Sprout, Inc., in
Atlanta, Georgia.
“Ashley has a solid successful track record in developing key business
relationships with publishers and suppliers,” said David Taylor, Senior Vice
President of Global Sales. “Ashley has been a tremendous asset to our
company, and I am absolutely certain she will make a major contribution to
Lightning’s future growth in her channel development role."
“Since print on demand became a viable alternative for publishers in the
mid ‘90s, I’ve been convinced it would revolutionize the book industry,” said
Ashley Gordon, Director of Channel Development, Lightning Source. “Lightning
Source offers the best application of this technology, and I’m thrilled to be a part
of expanding its reach into the marketplace.”
ABOUT LIGHTNING SOURCE
Lightning Source Inc., a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc., provides a
comprehensive suite of demand-driven publishing solutions for publishers. The
company is revolutionizing the options available to the industry in the storage,
management, and distribution of digital content. Lightning Source stores books
and other information electronically and delivers them “on demand” in printed
format in response to orders from booksellers, librarians, and publishers.
Lightning Source has printed over 40,000,000 books for over 4,500 publishers
around the world. For more information, visit our website at
www.lightningsource.com
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