5 Reasons to Avoid IngramSpark & Self-Publishing Alternatives // Recently I had a terrible experience self-publishing my book with IngramSpark, and for that reason, I’ve made the decision to no longer work with them. In this video, I wanted to go over some of the big reasons why you may not want to work with them either, and some self-publishing alternatives you can do to avoid having to work with IngramSpark. So, let’s save us all some headaches and talk about what other options we have as authors when self-publishing our books on Amazon and beyond!

Why I Will Never Work with IngramSpark Again: https://youtu.be/RDRryxTX30M

KDP Hardcover Review: https://youtu.be/X6yHIz7e_II

A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YMEzKboKy0&list=PLZpcZ9u8pb_pKpY16m-y82w696YVy93D

IN THIS VIDEO:

2:05 – Printing Costs

2:24 – Low Royal Rates

3:21 – Terrible customer service

4:33 – Bad customer interface

6:10 – Long ship times

6:32 – Alternatives to IngramSpark

6:47 – Quality of books

8:36 – Hardcover books

11:59 – Print book pre-orders

14:26 – Expanded distribution

19:48 – Tips if you choose to publish with IngramSpark