The reason for this discrepancy is that IngramSpark is a wholesale distributor serving the entire global book market, while Amazon KDP is a retail-focused platform optimized for its own proprietary shopping algorithm. Two Systems, Different Goals The two platforms use…
The publishing industry is undergoing a seismic shift. For years, the traditional path to becoming an author relied on a gatekept system that often prioritized transactional success over genuine impact. But if you want to write a "make-a-difference" book—a true…
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The publishing industry rarely talks about a surprising fact: three of the best-selling books in the top 100 of all time are under 100 pages. That accounts for three percent of the entire list. Even more impressive is that readers…
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