by David Wogahn | Jan 19, 2020 | Distribution
There are 5 Amazon book distribution portals available to sell books on Amazon and which one to use depends on whether the books you are selling are used (including textbooks), new, self-published, Kindle eBooks, or audiobooks. There is also a wide range of...
by David Wogahn | Jan 29, 2018 | Distribution
In early January I had a chance to visit with Jim Kukral about his outlook for self-publishing in 2018, and his new venture helping authors get book reviews (read that here). For those that don’t know Jim, he is the founder of Author Marketing Club, a prolific author,...
by David Wogahn | Sep 15, 2017 | Distribution
I believe there are similarities between what we expect from a job, and what we expect when we publish a book. According to a 2015 CNN Money poll, making money is down the list at #4. Here are the top 5: Respectful treatment in the workplace. Trust between management...
by David Wogahn | Jul 21, 2017 | Distribution
IngramSpark, the sister POD service of Ingram’s Lightning Source subsidiary, has long been a favorite of serious self-publishers. There are a lot of great reasons professional self-publishers use it, hardcover printing and affordable color printing being just two. But...
by David Wogahn | Jul 7, 2017 | Book Production, Distribution
One of the big challenges facing self-publishers today is how to evaluate the many ways to publish their books outside of traditional publishing. New technologies have created new businesses which has led to new terminology making comparison shopping confusing and...
by David Wogahn | Jun 22, 2017 | Distribution
I was at a writer’s party recently when I ran into a client who is in pre-launch mode: sending out ARCs, building her mailing list, encouraging pre-orders, optimizing metadata, etc. I asked what her biggest surprise was so far. “The quality of IngramSpark books! I...