LaVergne, TN - Lightning Source Inc., a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc. and the leading provider of demand-based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to the book industry, today announced the appointment of Ron Powers to the position of Vice President of Sales and Client Services, effective September 1, 2006.

"We are delighted to welcome Ron to the Lightning Source sales team," J. Kirby Best, President and CEO of Lightning Source Inc., said. "He will report to David Taylor, Senior Vice President of Global Sales."

Mr. Powers has over 20 years experience as an executive in both book publishing and distribution. Prior to joining Lightning Source, Mr. Powers held key executive positions at Ingram Book Group. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Product Management and Merchandise, where he managed publishers in the trade, professional, and educational segments of the industry. Earlier in his career, Mr. Powers held the positions of Vice President of Publishing Group at CRC Press and Editorial Director of the Professional Book Group at McGraw Hill.

"Ron has a proven record in planning and executing inventory management strategies, as well as successfully developing key business relationships with publishers and suppliers," David Taylor said. "Ron will be a tremendous asset to our company, and I have no doubt he will make a major contribution to Lightning's growth and future development."

"I am excited to be joining the Lightning Source sales team at this very important time in the company's history," Mr. Powers said. "Lightning Source is a vibrant and growing organization, and its rapid growth including the recent additions of color and offset manufacturing options validate Lightning Source as a leader in demand driven book manufacturing. I look forward to being able to continue to contribute to the company's success."

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 either traditional printed format or as e-Books in response to orders from booksellers, librarians, and publishers. Lightning Source has printed over 30,000,000 books for over 4,300 publishers around the world. For more information, visit our website at www.lightningsource.com.