J. Kirby Best

LA VERGNE, TN—Lightning Source Inc., the leading provider of one-off demand-based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to the book industry, today announced a new photo book manufacturing solution. Lightning’s new service will provide software and retail leaders in the photo book industry with a scalable, cost-effective resource for high volume, one-off photo book manufacturing. Aiming to capture a share of the photo book market, expected to grow to over $1 billion by 2010, Lightning Source will manufacture photo books in a variety of book formats and sizes, including perfect bound paperback and sewn case bound books. “Today’s launch marks a significant

LAVERGNE, TN—01/29/07—Lightning Source Inc., the leading provider of demand-based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to the book industry, announced today it will establish a third book manufacturing facility in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The new manufacturing center will be Lightning’s second U.S. facility, and third worldwide. The headquarters facility is in LaVergne, Tennessee, near Nashville. The second facility was established in the United Kingdom in 2001 at Milton Keynes, near London. “This is an important step for us and our valued customers who need high quality and speed to properly serve their customers in the book industry,” said J. Kirby Best, President and