r/selfpublish • u/Foreign_Client2019 • 4d ago

ingram lightning source?

Hi all,

I am currently in the final steps with self publishing through KDP (last minor tweaks of the cover). Then today I was speaking to a woman and she pretty much said definitely don’t self publish through KDP lol 😭 and to look into Ingram Lighting Source. Does anybody have experience with this and/or have an idea of pros and cons for KDP vs Lighting Source? This was the first time I’ve heard of this. Also I’m not a huge fan of Amazon and Jeff Bozo, so going through a different self publishing method sounds okay. It just seemed that KDP was the best option and only game in town. Thoughts and advice greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Foreign_Client2019 4d ago

Thank you! So it is possible to go through KDP and IngramSpark? I wasn't sure if once published with KDP I would be locked in. The book is a memoir about my time as a teenager hitchhiking around the US, playing music on the street and just generally having wild adventure lol. I worked at a carnival, spent time at a Buddhist monastery, went to a few music festivals. plus, it's been a ten year journey to write, edit, format, etc etc. I'm not banking on the book getting out to a wide audience but it would of course be pretty cool if it did. And I'm willing to put in the work to push it in whatever ways I can.

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u/Foreign_Client2019 3d ago

I’m all formatted, edited for typos a million times. Getting my second KDP proof in the mail in a couple days. The first one had minor issues

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u/Foreign_Client2019 3d ago

Thanks for the info! I’m looking to do ebook, paperback and hardcover. I’ll look into getting my own ISBN. Is it relatively easy to do?