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Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)Publishing: Looking backward, looking forward, with Robin Cutler of IngramSparkTopics CoveredWhat is IngramSpark?Templates to make layout easier and books look more professionalThe importance of a unique cover designOn-demand books for retail and wholesale marketsHow has publishing changed in the past 10 years and what trends will continue? POD manufacture lets anyone be a publisherPower of AmazonEase of bringing books to marketIs distribution getting too consolidated?The rise of Bookshop.orgBenefits to working with established publishers as partnersLinksIngramSparkhttps://www.ingramspark.com/ParticipantsRobin Cutler has led the development of IngramSpark as an Ingram Content Group service f...2020-10-0130 minInside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)Success strategies of publishing with print on demand, with guest Robin Cutler of IngramSparkTopics include
What is IngramSpark and how can it help author-publishers publish their books and reach worldwide markets?
Quality of POD vs offset: just as good?
Use of POD for market testing, correcting, and enhancing content through multiple printruns
POD enables books to be printed for overseas markets for instant delivery and no shipping!
The pricing challenge: POD unit costs are higher, but these are offset by reduced inventory and lower fulfillment costs, as well as use of “short” discounts
Emergence of POD coincides with the author-publisher revolution
There is still benefit to authors if they can sign a de...2019-07-2529 min
Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)Publishing with IngramSpark, with guest Robin CutlerRobin Cutler, Director of IngramSpark, discusses ways that publishers can use print-on-demand technology to launch their business and achieve distribution quickly.
Topics include:
how IngramSpark can help the small publisher manufacture and sell
using IngramSpark and CreateSpace
printing internationally
indies vs the Big 5
full-service options for advanced indies
the state of the ebook market
is print dead?
short-run color printing
what's in Ingram's future?
To find out more about IngramSpark, go to http://www.ingramspark.com/
Participants
As the Director of IngramSpark at Ingram Content Group, Robin Cutler is committed to...2018-05-0325 min