Ask Ally (Author Allison Spooner)

I’ve been writing my entire life and self-publishing since 2018. I’ve learned some things along the way. Use this thread to ask your most pressing self-publishing questions. I’ll either give ya an answer based off my experience or I’ll tell you where to find the answer!

If you’re an author that knows the answer, feel free to chime in and let’s have a conversation.

Throw your questions below!

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Have you made a determination as to whether the extra hoops of IngramSpark are worth it?

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I think it is, yes. I have both my books on Ingram and from what I know it’s still the easiest/best way to make it available to bookstores. Draft2Digital is also an option but I believe they use Ingram as their printer so…you’re still using it, haha. The biggest challenges I’ve had with IngramSpark are print times, but I use KDP when I need to get around that. Between the two, I I have some good options.

This is fantastic, Allison! Thank you for inviting me to join. It’s such a great way to connect with the author community.

Of course! Thanks for being here!

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