l THIS BLOG IS AIMED TO ASSIST AUTHORS: Authors don't need help in writing books, they have already achieved this, A blog like this would have helped me so much as I was navigating my way through my early days as an author and all that you read are the end results of many hours of trial and error. Authors generally need help with the " what happens next! " part, the marketing, the sales, the management, etc. These are the areas I will try to assist you with, specially designed for new authors, who are growing at an amazing rate, the blog is also for experienced authors who may need a few refresher updates. As you look around the hyperlinks you will find currently two topics of help from me on two very different parts of Amazon, which is where all new authors probably need to start. The two important areas are. 1. The Amazon Mechanics for Authors - This will help you in understanding how Amazon works and will assist in allowing you to make an informed decision on the best
Who is IngramSpark? IngramSpark's are a global network that distributes books, usually for self-published authors. They are well-established and have been operating for around fifty years. They are the largest book distributor in the world, serving over 39,000 book retailers worldwide, both shopfront and online. So, in a sense, it is a very big deal for many authors and publishers to be locked into publishing This means that all self-published authors should have IngramSpark as a major consideration for their sales outlets. Ingram’s channel is to operate to sell books from publishing houses to retailers, ( they also own the world’s advanced print-on-demand company, Lightning Source ,) Since books uploaded through IngramSpark are entered into the same database as frontlist titles from established publishers, retailers can search for and order these books as they would any other distributed title. When such orders are placed, your book is printed-on-demand and ship