The Best Print on Demand Company in 2025 for Paperback Books – Comparing Self-Publishing with Amazon KDP, IngramSpark & more // Two years ago I released a video comparing the most popular print on demand companies available to indie authors. Since then, a few things have changed in the self-publishing industry, so it was time for an updated video. Today we will be comparing these five self-publishing companies: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble Press, Lulu Publishing and Draft2Digital. For this comparison, we will only be talking about paperback books (not hardcover or ebooks). We will be judging these print on demand companies by the following criteria: cost to print, cost to publish and make updates, the uploading process, book royalties, print quality, print options, user-friendliness, customer service and of course, distribution. So let’s decide, what’s the best print on demand company out there right now?
LINKS MENTIONED:
A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing a Book Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpcZ9u8pb_pKpY16m-y82w696YVy93D-&si=bJ5BOHYBdS3qesHo
KDP Tutorial: https://youtu.be/_Z4UCeblBpg?si=EnnL9HGitmwLNbjD
IngramSpark Tutorial: https://youtu.be/rME9wnkv6rU?si=vV6tMans6oF7e39X
Barnes & Noble Press Tutorial: https://youtu.be/OxFzlYmoc-o?si=nGmsha9jfdZgoc4q
Lulu Unboxing: https://youtu.be/m3UKRBhIuAI?si=k3iz_zZsfULH__Ds
Draft2Digital Tutorial: https://youtu.be/fduRjHtHhEU?si=iiuHliiDF6xM7yuP
IngramSpark Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpcZ9u8pb_rPwJrHVc3yMiusRwwCZmZH
How to format a book in Microsoft word: https://youtu.be/204228daXU4
Should you use a free or paid ISBN: https://youtu.be/GImEALz264k
How to use Draft2Dgitial to format your book: https://youtu.be/FJUmg2S67AI
IN THIS VIDEO:
0:00 – Intro
4:00 – Cost to print
4:41 – Cost to publish
7:17 – The uploading process
18:24 – Royalties
21:00 – Print quality
25:42 – Print options
28:49 – User-friendliness
30:45 – Customer service
36:47 – Distribution
39:41 – Who’s the best print on demand company in 2025?