Publishing with CreateSpace vs. IngramSpark poses a dilemma. Both options are viable, each offering perks all its own, but which one is best for you. Naturally, that depends on your needs, what you need to accomplish. This information is specifically for print books. *Here is a breakdown of the advantages/disadvantages of each: *Thank you Dave Chesson, Kindlepeneur. Besides the incidental costs to use either, the major differences are the ability to create hardcover books and the cost of color books. That much is self-evident. Also, there is information out there that brick and mortar stores (e.g. Barnes and Noble) will… Read more »
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Creating Your Book Cover
Your book cover is one of your most important marketing strategies. Unless you have a marketable name up there with John Grisham, Stephen King, or Margaret Atwood, one that readers already know, their first exposure to your book will by its cover. You may not be able to “judge a book by its cover,” but you can certainly entice readers to pick up your book and look through it, read what you’ve written on the back to find out if they’d like to give it a read. Do not neglect the importance of your book cover. I hired an artist… Read more »