Mandi Lynn - Stone Ridge Books | 5 Reasons to Avoid IngramSpark & Self-Publishing Alternatives @MandiLynnWrites | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
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: youtu.be/RDRryxTX30M
KDP Hardcover Review: youtu.be/X6yHIz7e_II
A Beginner's Guide to Self-Publishing Playlist: 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

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FIND ME ONLINE- - - - - - - - - -
Social Media: @mandilynnwrites
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Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and digital book marketing. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner, a planner designed to help authors publish and market their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.

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