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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.

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The Ultimate Guide to Print Publishing Options for Indie Authors

Digital ebooks and audiobooks make up the bulk of income for most indie authors as they are more straightforward to produce and sell. But print books remain popular with readers and the Alliance of Independent Authors recommends that indie authors produce print books too. In this post, the AskALLi team looks at print publishing options for indie authors and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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Self-publishing News: What Amazon Knows

A BBC documentary looks at what Amazon knows about the way you use your Kindle. New research will look at whether other media poses a threat to reading.

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How to Print a Personalized Copy of a Self-published Book

August 30, 2018
Debbie Young
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice
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A new benefit of using print-on-demand to add to your list: this fab, fun and affordable service from IngramSpark to add a one-off personalized front page to your books, at just $1 a time. How will you use it to promote your books? We share some ideas.

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12 Reasons Why Book Production for Indie Authors Means Thinking Digital

July 26, 2018
Admin
Beginning Self-Publishing, Book Production & Distribution Advice
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This extract from ALLi's Guidebook on Choosing the Best Self-publishing Services is a powerful reminder of the many benefits the modern form of self-publishing offers indie authors in the digital age

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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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Book Production: Bookbinding Options for Print-on-Demand Self-published Books

Like to know more about the different binding options for print-on-demand books? Dale Burgess of ALLi Partner Print2Demand explains the processes and the technology to help you choose the best for your self-published paperbacks.

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Positive Solutions for Dealing with Damaged Print on Demand Books

May 19, 2017
Roz Morris
Book Production & Distribution Advice, Book Promotion & Marketing Advice
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Indie authors, unlike trade published authors, have to deal with misprinted books themselves - Roz Morris offers top tips

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13 Action-Oriented posts to help you reach your self-publishing goals

Need help with determining the best self-publishing path for your book? We've put together this roundup of 13 posts from 2016 to help you with the distribution decisions you need to make to achieve your 2017 indie author goals.

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Publishing Your Book: The Role of Short Print Runs

We've frequently recommended here that the best way to self-publish print books is to use a combination of CreateSpace (to ensure…

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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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