LaVergne, TN - A program making best-selling Thomas Nelson, Inc. titles available 100% of the time to the U.K. Christian bookselling industry was introduced today by Lightning Source Inc., the leading provider of demand-based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to the book industry, and Thomas Nelson, Inc., the leading publisher, producer and distributor of products emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes.

All Thomas Nelson front list and best-selling backlist trade titles, as well as future titles, will be digitized by Lightning Source and will be available immediately to the U.K. book trade through Lightning Source U.K. trading partners. Bibles, reference books, and four-color works such as children's books and gift books will not be included initially.

"We are absolutely delighted to partner with such a strong force in the Christian publishing community, and assist them with getting books to their readers", said J. Kirby Best, president and CEO, Lightning Source Inc. "Front-list or back-list, it does not matter. A quality book, delivered with speed, each and every time a book is ordered, is the goal for the entire book trade. This program does just that."

In addition to books shipped from the Nelson warehouse to distributors, such as STL, books may be printed "on demand" locally at Lightning Source UK in Milton Keynes. This eliminates costly airfreight charges or long lead times from the supply chain equation. Books are shipped to the specified delivery location in forty-eight (48) hours or less.

Initially, Thomas Nelson titles printed by Lightning Source will be available only in trade paperback. High-demand titles, such as Bishop of Rwanda, previously available only in hardcover, will be available immediately in paperback, due to the cutting edge print technology of Lightning Source.

"Our partnership with Lightning Source, and what it adds to our existing distribution network and the booksellers, promises to solve a number of significant problems common to US publishers serving the UK bookseller," said Dan Wright, Vice President - International, Thomas Nelson. "Now, Booksellers can stock bestselling titles, replenish shelves within days, and fill most any special order while making a fair margin. All without any change in how stores order their books now."

Lightning Source and Thomas Nelson representatives will be at the upcoming Christian Booksellers Conference in Telford, United Kingdom, in February 2007 to speak about this exciting program. While there, Lightning Source will present the Lightning Source Christian bookseller publisher of the year award.

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 40,000,000 books for over 4,500 publishers around the world. For more information, visit our website at www.lightningsource.com

ABOUT Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Thomas Nelson, Inc. is a leading publisher, producer and distributor of products emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes and believes it is the largest publisher of Bibles and inspirational products. For more information, visit our website www.thomasnelson.com.