Great article Winston. I went with IngramSpark because I wholly expect Amazon to censor me in the future lol. Amazon KDP is probably less clunky, but once I got the hang of it, I find Spark pretty easy to use. It does not offer a custom book cover generator and does not tell you where your book is listed once it's published. I had to search around to find them all but they did cast a wide net, with all the usual suspects carrying my book, including Amazon. Customer service has been helpful, but yes, the time difference does have you waiting until the next day.
That is a great royalty rate KDP gave you though! if anyone is curious, this is how IngramSpark's breakdown it's royalties:
The following is an example of how compensation earnings are calculated, in US pricing:
$25.99 Retail/List Price of the book
-55% Wholesale discount distribution partners receive
$11.70 Wholesale price the distribution partners pay Ingram
-$7.14 Print cost for a 6x9 (229x152mm) 400-page BW Interior paperback + 1% Global Distribution Fee
This is so helpful, Winston! Thank you! It actually sounds like fun and not as daunting as I imagined. I think it has motivated me to finish my book so I can finally publish it :-)
Great article Winston. I went with IngramSpark because I wholly expect Amazon to censor me in the future lol. Amazon KDP is probably less clunky, but once I got the hang of it, I find Spark pretty easy to use. It does not offer a custom book cover generator and does not tell you where your book is listed once it's published. I had to search around to find them all but they did cast a wide net, with all the usual suspects carrying my book, including Amazon. Customer service has been helpful, but yes, the time difference does have you waiting until the next day.
That is a great royalty rate KDP gave you though! if anyone is curious, this is how IngramSpark's breakdown it's royalties:
The following is an example of how compensation earnings are calculated, in US pricing:
$25.99 Retail/List Price of the book
-55% Wholesale discount distribution partners receive
$11.70 Wholesale price the distribution partners pay Ingram
-$7.14 Print cost for a 6x9 (229x152mm) 400-page BW Interior paperback + 1% Global Distribution Fee
$4.56 Compensation earnings
Hope that helps someone!
This is so helpful, Winston! Thank you! It actually sounds like fun and not as daunting as I imagined. I think it has motivated me to finish my book so I can finally publish it :-)
Totally appreciate you sharing the process! It’s really helpful. Thanks!
Super-helpful, Winston. Straight in my saved folder!