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Ebook Conversion Service Available

Action Needed

If you want to ensure your title's availability, you need to read this!

Our number one goal is to help your books span the globe so that you can reach more markets and more readers. To make certain that happens for you in the most effective way possible we've updated our Global Print on Demand Agreement and Privacy Policy. Come August 31, if you haven't accepted the new agreement, we're sorry to say, but your account will be suspended. That means your titles could possibly show up as "unavailable" or "temporarily out of stock" in our wholesale and retail channels, and we both don't want that to happen. Avoiding this is simple:

  1. Log in to your IngramSpark account
  2. Follow the pop-up prompts to accept the agreement.
  3. If you've already accepted the agreement, your account is up-to-date, and you can disregard everything we just said.



Convert Your Print Titles to E-Books

Easily request a conversion of your print title to an e-book from your IngramSpark dashboard for just $.60/print page. You can purchase the ISBN for your e-book version from Bowker right from your dashboard. We do the quality checks for you and then will automatically place the title into our distribution network of online retailers. And just because we’re feeling generous, you can also upload a brand new e-book to your account for free using promo code FREEEBOOK.




New Updates from IngramSpark

  1. Enhancement that allows a publisher to email a link to a third party (such as a designer) to upload files for a title. The third party receiving the link can only access the file upload function for the requested title and can’t get to or see any other part of the account. The link allowing them this access expires after three days.
  2. Enhancement that displays the back cover image along with the front cover image
  3. Two new trim sizes:
  • 6.5 x 6.5” (165 x 165 mm): available in paperback format in both standard and premium color
  • 5.83 x 8.27” (210 x 148 mm): available in hardcover format in both standard and premium color

August Webinar

The Value and Impact of Book Reviews Featuring Howard Lovy
Meet Howard Lovy, Executive Editor at Foreword Reviews. Howard is on the front lines of Foreword's book reviews and will give his perspective on several aspects of the process, including:

  • the value of book reviews for authors
  • how books end up getting reviews
  • different review sources
  • Foreword's standards


Most Recent Webinars

Interior Book Design
ft. Joel Friedlander

 

Green-light Your Book
ft. Brooke Warner

 

Crowdfunding 101
ft. Judith Briles

 




Get Involved in Indie Author Day

IngramSpark is always looking for new ways to celebrate indie authors and the indie community, and that’s why we’re proud to be a part of this year’s Indie Author Day. Join us and other members of the writing community on October 8, 2016, as libraries across North America host local Indie Author Day events. On this date, indie authors will gather at their local libraries to participate in community-based activities like author panels, book readings and signings, writing workshops, presentations from local industry specialists and more. Then, at 2 p.m. Eastern everyone will join a global digital gathering featuring Q&A with writers, agents, and industry leaders that will bring together the larger indie community.

Besides being a unique opportunity for libraries and authors to connect locally and globally, Indie Author Day offers an exciting chance to network, discover new friendships, and form business partnerships. Find out if your library has signed up to host an Indie Author Day event.

If your library has not registered to host an event, be sure to let the Indie Author Day organizers know and they’ll help you get your local library involved.


It's important to attend conferences which is why we'll be at Author U Extravaganza and NINC 2016: Master Class. Read our blog to learn more about these exciting events and how you can connect with us at the shows!


ListenUp Audiobooks is an award-winning audiobook production company, headquartered in a state-of-the-art recording facility in Atlanta, Georgia. For 15 years, ListenUp has created audiobooks for major publishers, including Macmillan Audio, Hachette Book Group, Penguin/Random House, HarperCollins, and Audible.com. Independent publishers are also invited to create their audiobooks with ListenUp, which includes casting, recording, engineering, editing, quality control, and mastering. Authors who produce their audiobook with ListenUp are involved in the decision-making process, including choosing their narrator. 

IngramSpark publishers are entitled to a special discount of 29% off of the hourly rate of their audiobook production. The standard rate of production is $450 per finished hour, but IngramSpark publishers pay only $325 per finished hour.

ListenUp also offers distribution services through retail and library outlets.


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