KDP vs Ingram Spark

Amazon’s KDP and Ingram’s Ingram Spark are currently the two biggest companies for self-publishing books. I use both. Here’s my take on the advantages/disadvantages of each:

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KDP – Advantages

  • bar graph daily record of how many books are shipped 

  •  easy set up 

  • free (!) set up 

  • gives the option to pay to advertise your book on amazon

  • You make more money per book

KDP - Disadvantages

  •  can’t sell your books to bookstores, because bookstores hate Amazon

 

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Ingram Spark – Advantages

  • can sell to bookstores

Ingram Spark – Disadvantages

  • costs $50

  •  set up is more demanding

  • Ingram and the bookstores take a cut, so you make less money

If you don’t care about selling to bookstores, I’d suggest selling on Amazon because you make more money and it’s easier to reach an audience on Amazon than it is to connect with bookstores. If you do want to sell in bookstores, I recommend publishing through both companies.