While it sounds great on paper, many experienced indie authors purposely leave this box unchecked. You should avoid KDP Expanded Distribution if any of the following apply to your strategy: 1. You plan to use IngramSpark directly If you want…
The $0.99 Royalty Rule You Must Know Before setting your price, understand Amazon’s split-royalty structure: The 70% Royalty Tier: Only available for eBooks priced between $2.99 and $9.99. The 35% Royalty Tier: Mandatory for eBooks priced between $0.99 and $2.98 (and books over $9.99). The…
Amazon KDP's algorithm automatically indexes the title, subtitle, author name, and description. Repeating those on the backend is a complete waste of space. You are also wise to target adjacent concepts that relevant professionals (lawyers, ADs, journalists) or highly engaged…
Setting up an IngramSpark account is a bit more involved than a typical social media profile because you’re essentially creating a small business entity. Here is a comprehensive checklist to get you from "Create Account" to "Ready to Upload." Phase…
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…