Amazon is one shop. Bookstores, libraries and other eBook stores reach readers Amazon doesn't. We set up KDP, IngramSpark, ISBNs and metadata correctly — in accounts that belong to you — so your royalties are paid straight to your bank.
See a before-and-after case studyMost authors should use both: KDP for Amazon, IngramSpark for bookstores, libraries and other retailers. They clash only when Expanded Distribution and IngramSpark are both switched on for the same ISBN. We set it up so they don't.
It works on Amazon only, and lists Amazon as the publisher. Buying your own ISBN (or getting one free in Canada) lets you use the same number everywhere and list your own imprint.
Select makes your eBook Amazon-exclusive for 90 days in return for Kindle Unlimited income. Going wide sells everywhere. Romance and fast-release genre fiction often do well in Select; many others earn more wide. It's a numbers decision we'll help you make.
Because the tax interview hasn't claimed your treaty rate. UK and Canadian authors can usually reduce US withholding to 0%, and Australians to a reduced rate, with a correctly completed W-8BEN.
The right ISBN for each format from your country's agency, plus a correct copyright page and edition details.
eBook and paperback (and hardcover) listings with categories, keywords, description and pricing across Amazon marketplaces.
Print availability to bookstores and libraries, plus Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play and Barnes & Noble for eBooks.
Help completing tax interviews (W-9 for US authors, W-8BEN for others) and payment details so royalties arrive in full.
One author’s journey: where her book stood before, what we set up, and what changed afterwards.
Nature memoir · Helen M. · Cumbria, UK
Published herself on Amazon a year earlier. Good reviews, but readers kept saying they couldn’t find it in shops.
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Nielsen ISBNs for each format under her own imprint name.
Print wide to bookshops and libraries without clashing with Amazon.
Rewritten description, keywords and three precise categories.
W-8BEN treaty claim, prices set per currency and wholesale discount agreed.
Printed proofs checked, listings verified on every store.
Available everywhere readers and librarians look — and earning more from every sale.
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Seeing it on the shelf in my local bookshop was the moment it felt real.
Most books go live within a week of final files.
Formats, KDP Select vs wide, territories and pricing — decided with you, based on your genre and goals.
Accounts opened or checked in your name, ISBNs assigned, tax interviews completed with guidance.
Files uploaded, metadata written, and print proofs ordered so you can check a physical copy.
Your book publishes. We check listings on each store and fix any metadata issues.
Setup is a one-off fee — we never take a share of your royalties. ISBN costs depend on your country and are paid to the official agency.
Authors are right to be careful — the industry has plenty of companies that over-promise. Here's exactly how we work.
Your KDP, IngramSpark and ACX accounts are created in your name, so royalties are paid straight to you.
You pay in stages tied to work you have seen and approved, never the whole fee up front for large projects.
Copyright, files and ISBNs (when you buy your own) belong to you. You receive editable source files.
Anyone who guarantees bestseller status or sales is guessing. We give you honest forecasts and the reasoning behind them.
A plain-English agreement lists deliverables, revision rounds and dates, so nothing is left to memory.
We are an independent author-services team. We never claim to be Amazon, KDP or any retailer.
“I'd been on KDP alone for two years and had no idea my book wasn't available to bookstores. Once IngramSpark was set up properly, my local indie shop could finally order it.”
“I write romance and was worried going wide would hurt my Kindle Unlimited income. We worked through the actual numbers for my genre, so I made an informed call instead of guessing.”
“I'm in the UK and had 30% of my US royalties withheld for months. They walked me through the W-8BEN and it's been zero since.”
Most authors benefit from both. KDP reaches Amazon customers directly. IngramSpark makes your print book orderable by bookstores and libraries worldwide and distributes eBooks to other stores.
IngramSpark makes it orderable; each store decides whether to stock it. A professional cover, a standard wholesale discount and returns make it more likely. We'll never promise shelf placement.
One per format (paperback, hardcover, eBook, audiobook). US authors buy from Bowker, UK from Nielsen, Australians from Thorpe-Bowker, and Canadians get them free from Library and Archives Canada.
You do. Accounts are in your name and royalties go straight to your bank. We never take a percentage of your royalties.
eBooks are usually live within 72 hours of upload; paperbacks take a few days longer, and IngramSpark listings can take one to two weeks to reach all retailers.
You can do it yourself in your accounts, or ask us. New editions with major changes need a new ISBN; small corrections do not.
Tell us where you want your book to reach and we'll set it up properly — in your name.
Answer a few questions about your formats and goals. A distribution consultant will send a clear plan and a one-off setup quote.
Prefer to talk it through?
Pick the question closest to your situation. You'll get a straight answer here — and you can take it further with your own AI assistant if you'd like a second opinion.
Still unsure? Ask a real consultant — it's free and there's no obligation.
It depends on genre and how often you release. Fast-release romance and series fiction often earn well from Kindle Unlimited. Non-fiction and literary titles often earn more by going wide.
Libraries order mainly through wholesalers such as Ingram, not Amazon. List through IngramSpark with good metadata, then contact library acquisition teams — and register for lending payments where your country offers them.
No, but an imprint name looks more professional on retailer listings. In most countries you can use a name without registering a company — check your country's rules for trading names.
On Amazon, a paperback earns 60% of list price minus printing (50% under $9.99), and Kindle eBooks earn 70% between $2.99 and $9.99. Use the calculator for your numbers.
No. KDP is free to use. Anyone claiming to be Amazon and asking for a publishing fee is not Amazon. Independent services (like us) charge for work, never for access to KDP.
