Very cool! Doubly so that it didn’t cost you anything.
For print distribution: all roads lead to Ingram.
You can get there 3 ways: directly (best), via Draft2Digital (almost as good), or via “Expanded distribution” in KDP (a very distant 3rd).
The direct route gives you the most control, including over the all-important retailer discount rates and return settings. Using D2D removes these options (along with any hardcovers), and you have to pay them their 10%.
However, you can use your KDP print cover, and you get D2D’s support (good and responsive) vs. Ingram’s (um… not) when issues arise. It’s a trade off, and each author needs to do the math for themselves.
Personally, I’ve used both, but I prefer going directly to Ingram. For now, at least. If D2D adds a couple important options to their print offering, it could change the math for me.
You may know all this already, but even if you do, print distribution is a Big Topic. I can talk a lot about it, and I hope someone knows more about it now than they did before. :)
Yeah my plan is to use IngramSpark for wide distribution, Amazon KDP for POD orders just for Amazon customers, and D2D just for ebook library distribution. Thanks for sharing your experience! 😊
I LOVE everything about this!!
Thank you so much, Lori! 🫶
This is very inspiring! Congrats on getting it back!
Thank you! 🫶
Thank you for this. It hits home for me.
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I absolutely LOVE this for you!!! Congrats, Diana. And I love that dedication so much <3
Thanks so much, Swati!! 🫶
Very cool! Doubly so that it didn’t cost you anything.
For print distribution: all roads lead to Ingram.
You can get there 3 ways: directly (best), via Draft2Digital (almost as good), or via “Expanded distribution” in KDP (a very distant 3rd).
The direct route gives you the most control, including over the all-important retailer discount rates and return settings. Using D2D removes these options (along with any hardcovers), and you have to pay them their 10%.
However, you can use your KDP print cover, and you get D2D’s support (good and responsive) vs. Ingram’s (um… not) when issues arise. It’s a trade off, and each author needs to do the math for themselves.
Personally, I’ve used both, but I prefer going directly to Ingram. For now, at least. If D2D adds a couple important options to their print offering, it could change the math for me.
You may know all this already, but even if you do, print distribution is a Big Topic. I can talk a lot about it, and I hope someone knows more about it now than they did before. :)
Yeah my plan is to use IngramSpark for wide distribution, Amazon KDP for POD orders just for Amazon customers, and D2D just for ebook library distribution. Thanks for sharing your experience! 😊