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I enjoy self-publishing & sending publishers rejection letters. They're like, 'Who is this guy?' And I'm like, 'the end of your industry.

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What to Prepare Before Uploading to Retailers/Distributors

  If your book is already on Amazon you might also want your distributor to upload it to Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and to book wholesalers or libraries.  The emphasis is on “uploading”.  Distributors and wholesalers are primarily passive suppliers, they are not actively promoting and selling books.  Only very rarely do they have sales staff (reps) who will visit the bookstores.  But…

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POD Services & Distributions Compared

POD Services & Distributions Compared

Now as Amazon Create for print books is coming into the picture – and hopefully soon out of the Beta version – Authors get even more choices to get their print books on to the Amazon market – but maybe not much else. Bookstores are not eager to deal with or to carry books, produced an Amazon company, such as CreateSpace or AmazonCreate.

Did you choose Extended Distribution for your print book…

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CreateSpace, Quality, LightningSource and Print Quality

CreateSpace, Quality, LightningSource and Print Quality

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Print book guru Aaron Shepard wrote in a recent article The Limits to Quality: “Lately, I’ve seen a lot of author-publishers ask questions like, “Which POD company should I go with to give me the highest quality—CreateSpace or Lightning Source ?”

. His answer to these questions: “That’s the wrong question. In most cases, it makes no sense to choose your POD company on the basis of quality. You…

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Lightning Source or IngramSpark?

Lightning Source or IngramSpark?

Selecting a print on demand vendor can be challenging for any self-publisher or small press.

Which is better for you?  Lightning Source or IngramSpark?

Lightning Source is more designed for medium to large publishing companies whereas IngramSpark is more suitable for self-publishers and independent publishing companies.  Both vendors have a very similar online layout and submission requirements.

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