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Interview: Adam Croft on IngramSpark and Amazon KDP Print Problems for Indie Authors

A perennial problem for indie authors is the interplay between Amazon and IngramSpark, where POD titles by Ingram are marked on Amazon as requiring days, weeks, or even months for fulfillment; or they are shown as "out of stock" entirely. Today, John Doppler ALLi's Watchdog and Adam Croft, discuss the issue of Amazon and IngramSpark delays.

Best Book Distribution Tips of 2020 for Indie Authors

As we near the end of the year, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team wanted to use December to look back at 2020 and the range of ultimate guides and posts we've created to help you write, publish and market your books. Today, we've collated all of the distribution posts, podcasts and books from the team to help you improve your publishing skills. Here are the best distribution tips of 2020.

December 28, 2020
AskALLi Team
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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An Easier Way to Upload Book Metadata to Distribution Platforms

Does uploading book metadata to book distribution platforms drive you nuts? Let Jo Van Every help you through it with her downloadable template for you to use free of charge when self-publishing your own books.

February 28, 2019
Jo Van Every
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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What’s the Best Way to Distribute Self-published Books – Direct or via an Aggregator?

Wondering how to choose the best distributors and distribution platforms for your self-published books? Can't decide where to go direct and where to use an aggregator? Nor even sure what an aggregator is? This short post will help you.

January 17, 2019
John Doppler
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Production & Distribution: A Visit to Gardners – UK & International Book Wholesaler

We talk a lot about each end of the distribution chain - POD production and sales in bookstores - so Clare Flynn's post profiling book wholesaler Gardners provides valuable insights into the bit in between!

November 22, 2018
Clare Flynn
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Why I’m Glad About Going Wide – and Going Direct with Kobo

Wondering the best way to distribute your self-published books - sticking with Amazon's exclusive deals or going wide? Rosalind Minett's case study explains why going wide - and going direct with Kobo - works best for her.

August 20, 2018
Rosalind Minett
Opinion, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Bricks-and-Mortar Bookstore Distribution: A New Model – Dartfrog Books

Interested in a new scheme that might help you get your self-published books into bricks-and-mortar stores? Read what Marina Aris has to say about what she describes as a win-win set-up for indie authors and booksellers with DartFrog Books