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IDW Publishing Signs Distribution Deal With Penguin Random House
IDW Publishing Signs Distribution Deal With Penguin Random House.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n IDW Publishing Signs Distribution Deal With Penguin Random House\n \n \nIDW Publishing Signs Distribution Deal With Penguin Random House\n\nIDW Publishing, a Subsidiary of IDW Media Holdings, and Penguin Random House Publisher Services Enter April 2017 Sales and Distribution Agreement\n\n \n SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 13, 2016) - IDW Publishing, a subsidiary of IDW Media Holdings (OTC PINK: IDWM), today announced a multi-year book sales and distribution partnership with Penguin Random House Publisher Services (PRHPS) exclusively for the trade bookstore market. The agreement takes effect April 2017.\n Celebrated for its diverse catalog of licensed and creator-driven titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful titles in the industry, including: Hasbro's TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, MY LITTLE PONY, and JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS; Paramount/CBS's STAR TREK; Nickelodeon's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; Twentieth Century Fox's THE X-FILES; Sony's GHOSTBUSTERS, DISNEY CLASSICS, Temple Street Productions' ORPHAN BLACK, and many more. In addition, from IDW's Top Shelf Productions imprint, the March trilogy is both a critical darling and commercial smash hit, currently holding the top three positions on the New York Times Bestseller List for five consecutive weeks. The award-winning trilogy of books is Congressman John Lewis' autobiographical account of the civil rights movement with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell.\n \"We are thrilled to be partnering with IDW,\" said Jeff Abraham, President, Penguin Random House Publisher Services. \"IDW has a fantastic reputation in the comics business, and we look forward to working with them to grow the sales of their impressive graphic-novel publishing program.\"\n \"Entering this new relationship with Penguin Random House is an exciting opportunity for us,\" said Ted Adams, CEO and Publisher, IDW Publishing. \"Our mission as a publisher has always been to create quality content and get it out to as many readers as possible. With Penguin Random House working alongside us to achieve that goal, we think IDW is primed to increase sales and take our market share to the next level.\"\n Diamond Comics Distributors will continue to sell and distribute graphic novels and comics exclusively to the comic book specialty market. Diamond will also continue to handle distribution of graph...