HarperCollins Publishers is making Ingram Publisher Services/Spring Arbor its exclusive distributor to the Christian market in order to expand its reach.

“We are honored to represent the impressive list of titles that HarperCollins has published,” said Mark Ouimet, vice president and general manager, Ingram Publisher Services, noting Spring Arbor’s “long-standing relationships” in the Christian market as well as Ingram’s “extensive distribution network.”

Ingram will distribute a diverse list of authors and titles from HarperCollins beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The list includes Desmond Tutu’s Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference and N.T. Wright’s Simply Jesus, as well as Bibles and works by Dallas Willard, Peter Gomes, Richard Foster, James Martin, Richard McBrien. Popular titles that will be distributed for Harper include the “Little House” series by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon.

“As we position our company for continued and future success, we are eager to grow our sales with Christian bookstores,” said Josh Marwell, president of sales at HarperCollins. “Working with Ingram Publisher Services and Spring Arbor, we will expand coverage for our titles to this important segment.” 

Titles from Zondervan—owned by HarperCollins—are not part of the deal.

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