House of Stratus Selects Baker & Taylor for U.S. Distribution Through TextStream Print-On-Demand Unit #StratusPub

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor Inc., the world's largest distributor of physical and digital books and entertainment products, today announced it has signed an agreement for its TextStream Digital Print Service to print and distribute for U.K. publisher House of Stratus' catalog of more than 1,000 titles.

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"Our partnership with House of Stratus underscores the faith that the publishing community around the world places in Baker & Taylor's TextStream, which is poised to become a premier provider of print services to publishers," said Tom Morgan, CEO of Baker & Taylor. "We are excited to help another publisher do what we love to do – put books in readers' hands."

Its deal with House of Stratus is Baker & Taylor's latest step in expanding TextStream's reach in the publishing community. TextStream provides publishers with a full range of print-on-demand/print-to-order services with a wide variety of binding formats and trim sizes. The agreement will allow TextStream to deliver high quality international content to U.S. readers.

"There has been a considerable and increasing demand for our titles in the United States, and we have been searching for the best publishing solution. Baker & Taylor's TextStream presents a modern approach that will ensure consistency of supply," said David Lane, founder and CEO of House of Stratus. "TextStream offers the long-term solution that we have been seeking."

About Baker & Taylor

Baker & Taylor Inc. (www.baker-taylor.com) is a global information and entertainment services company that offers print and digital books and entertainment products along with value-added services to libraries, educational institutions and retailers. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the company has been in existence for more than 180 years, developing long-term relationships with major suppliers, including book publishers, movie studios and music labels. Baker & Taylor maintains one of the largest combined in-stock book, video and music inventories in the United States, and services the broadest customer base in the industry. Baker & Taylor's best-of-breed digital partners include RR Donnelley for print-on-demand services. Baker & Taylor is majority owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., an institutional private equity fund managed by Castle Harlan Inc., a leading private equity investment firm.

About House of Stratus (www.houseofstratus.com)

House of Stratus publishes quality editions of books by internationally known authors, many of whom have written best-sellers that are perennially in demand. It has more than 1,000 books currently in print and plans to significantly increase that number in the next few years. Recent authors added to the canon include Eric Ambler, John Creasey, Dorothy Dunnett, Michael Gilbert and many others. Sales are driven not only by the reputations of the authors and quality of writing, but also repeat showings of the hundreds of movies and TV shows based on many of the books, with occasional new ones also developed.

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