Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA) -
IGI Global Scientific Publishing, dedicated to "Publishing Tomorrow's Research Today" since 1988, announced the termination of its distribution agreement with Baker & Taylor and its Print-On-Demand subsidiary, Bookmasters, effective September 3, 2025. The decision was made in response to Baker & Taylor’s ongoing inconsistency and financial instability.
As of August 18, 2025, all IGI Global Scientific Publishing orders submitted through Baker & Taylor were placed on hold. At that time, Baker & Taylor was instructed to classify all incoming requests as “back orders” and suspend production and distribution until their financial situation was resolved. As a result, any libraries that placed orders with Baker & Taylor during this period are strongly advised to cancel them, as they will not be fulfilled following the termination of the agreement.
Moving forward, IGI Global Scientific Publishing encourages libraries to acquire its titles through trusted industry suppliers, including:
Libraries utilizing the IGI Global Scientific Publishing Online Bookstore can create a dedicated
Library Account, which provides special discounts and invoicing options, eliminating the need for credit card processing for each transaction.
"While we regret the disruption this may cause for some of our valued library partners, we remain committed to ensuring reliable and timely access to our high-quality research publications,” said Nick Newcomer, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at IGI Global Scientific Publishing. “Our trusted distribution partners stand ready to support libraries during this transition.”
IGI Global Scientific Publishing expressed hope that Baker & Taylor will overcome its current challenges, leaving the possibility open to revisit the distribution relationship in the future. In the meantime, the publisher affirms its dedication to providing academic institutions worldwide with the critical research resources they need.
About IGI Global Scientific Publishing– Publishing Tomorrow’s Research Today
IGI Global Scientific Publishing was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, and now has offices in New York City, London, and Beijing (IGI Science and Technology, Ltd.). The independent international academic publisher has dedicated over three decades to the production of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly research books and journals in the major subject areas of
Business & Management,
Science, Technology, & Medicine (STM), and
Education & Social Sciences. They have become an innovator in the publishing world that challenges industry norms in support of academics, researchers and librarians globally.
The publisher is committed to promptly advancing the discovery of pioneering scientific research through swift and agile processes that protect and maintain the crucial peer-review process. IGI Global Scientific Publishing has collaborated on research publications with more than 200,000 experts from leading institutions around the world. Their collection of books has steadily grown, producing 1,250 new books annually, growing their full e-Book Collection to 10,000+ books available to libraries with affordable annual licensing. The IGI Global Scientific Publishing Open Access Journal Program is approaching 200 fully open access journals, making the publisher one of the largest 100% open access journal publishers in the world. Through traditional book publishing and open access options, IGI Global Scientific Publishing brings some of the highest-quality cutting-edge, trending, and niche research at the pace of innovation, ensuring that
tomorrow’s research is published today.
Learn more about IGI Global Scientific Publishing
here.