Support for Indie Authors discussion

has anybody published with them and how did you find their service? Almost done with my next novel and would like to try them.

Who?

It's hard to find any service if we're not given the name.

I agree, but it was tantilizing.

its called Ingram Spark and it was in the title of my question
thanks

The title of your thread is "publishing". Ingram Spark gets talked a lot about here. I don't have any experience with it, but you can search for other topics about it.

If you are going wide, Ingram is the best game in town. They have their fingers into all the big sellers and publishing houses. The cost of $49 to up load your books for ebook and printed versions. You have to make sure the manuscript is fully formatted for print. (this should be professionally formatted for the best results) They will provide you with templates for the covers for hardback books along with the barcode for free. You must provide the ISBNs for all the formats for your books. They will distribute to all venues. Check their website for all the specifics on distribution and what you need to do.

If you are only doing paperbacks, look at Draft2Digital who are now doing POD paperbacks again. They distribute to most of the biggest name on-line stores.

Yes, if you are going wide, you will need Ingram. That said, it has few marketing options available that I've seen. Their method of showing sales is confusing (I'm never sure about how many books I've sold with them each month; with Amazon it is a breeze). Plus, you will need to purchase your own ISBN numbers, which is expensive. Amazon will provide them for you for free.

Ingram is mostly a distribution company, with the benefits and limitations that involves.

One of the pluses with Ingram is that you get your files, be they e-pub, mobi, or print. They will distribute and they also do POD. The problem with Amazon, you can't use their product elsewhere, only on Amazon. They also aren't connected to book stores, Ingram is.

If you need ISBN, save up and buy the 100 pack for $525. It is worth it. If you see them on sale, better yet. That is enough for 20 books if you are putting them out in e-pub, mobi, paperback, hardcover, and audio.

If you aren't going to do hardcover, Draft2digital has more outlets, including Amazon. Again, you should be using your own ISBN so you book has the same number no matter where people go to get it. It's also the only way you can copyright it.

Angela wrote: "has anybody published with them and how did you find their service? Almost done with my next novel and would like to try them."

B.A. wrote: "One of the pluses with Ingram is that you get your files, be they e-pub, mobi, or print. They will distribute and they also do POD. The problem with Amazon, you can't use their product elsewhere, o..."



Thanks for all the advice on Ingraham. Now another question if you don't mind. I am writing a novel in a certain time period, is it okay to mention certain songs and singers of that time to set the era?

B.A. wrote: "One of the pluses with Ingram is that you get your files, be they e-pub, mobi, or print. They will distribute and they also do POD. The problem with Amazon, you can't use their product elsewhere, o..."

B.A. wrote: "One of the pluses with Ingram is that you get your files, be they e-pub, mobi, or print. They will distribute and they also do POD. The problem with Amazon, you can't use their product elsewhere, o..."

Check and see if the song and lyrics are in public domain. If it isn't, you can't use it. If it is over 90 years old, it's most likely out of copyright, but some aren't. Always check to be sure.

If you only mention the title with the singer, you should be okay....notice the should... since it should pass the fair use test of popular icon of the era. If it is from before the 1950's check for song status if you plan on any lyrics.

I was told the best thing was to make up your own songs. It takes some doing, but it does work. In a book coming out soon, I used hymns, a couple of public domain songs, and some lyrics I composed for the beginning of the chapter.


That was after I discovered I'd have to pay over $3,000 to use one popular song. I was restricted to the title and 4 lines of the song in only one chapter. I passed. Oh, the other thing in the contract was if the book sold over 10K copies, I'd have to pay royalty of every copy over that until (or if) the song became public domain. Not happening..lol.