POD Archives

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.

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Book Production: Print on Demand vs Offset Litho

Do you know the difference between offset litho and print on demand, and the many extra features it offset can make available for your books? Read this post by ALLi Partner Print2Demand's Dale Burgess to find out!

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What’s the Best Print on Demand Service for Self-published Paperbacks?

The days of ending up with a garage full of paperbacks you can't sell are over (and have been for a while), but there's still Vanity Press and Assisted Publishing Services that don't care if you print more copies of your paperback than you really need, and have nowhere to park your car.

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How Ingram Spark Prints Your Print-on-Demand (POD) Book

British indie author David Penny shares his experience of a tour of the UK printing facility of Ingram Spark, the global…

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Book Production: More Tips on Using CreateSpace (KDPPrint) and Ingram Spark Together

Following on from Karen Myers’ article on How to Use CreateSpace and IngramSpark Together, British author J A Lang digs into…

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How to Use Createspace (KDPPrint) and Ingram Spark Together

April 2, 2015
Karen Myers
Beginning Self-Publishing, Book Production & Distribution Advice
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In a useful follow-up to Jim Giammatteo's invaluable Watchdog piece recommending that indie authors use both CreateSpace and Lightning Source simultaneously…

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