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!

July 19, 2018
Dale Burgess
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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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.

June 21, 2016
Admin
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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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…

October 1, 2015
David Penny
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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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…

September 3, 2015
Jen Lang
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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How to Use Createspace (KDPPrint) and Ingram Spark Together

In a useful follow-up to Jim Giammatteo's invaluable Watchdog piece recommending that indie authors use both CreateSpace and Lightning Source…

April 2, 2015
Karen Myers
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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Print on Demand (POD) Gets a New Player

ALLi Watchdog Giacomo Giammatteo announces exciting news of the latest big player to offer print on demand (POD) services to…

January 28, 2015
Giacomo Giammatteo
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Watchdog
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Watchdog: Review of Nook’s New Author Services

ALLi's Watchdog, Giacomo Giammatteo, assesses the value of Nook's author services. How Does Nook’s Author Services Stack Up? A lot…

November 21, 2014
Giacomo Giammatteo
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Watchdog
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Indie Authors: Eight Things To Think About Before Printing Your Book

CONSIDER: Are you sure you want to publish a print book at all? Or right now? Many authors these days…

April 11, 2013
Admin
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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