Publishing with Ingram Spark
Two months of wrestling with book covers and PDF files before I finally added my books for a wider distribution than available from Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
After releasing BEST FRIENDS, I put off two things: moving my books to Ingram Spark (for wider distribution) and starting a podcast. We saw where the latter went.
Then, several friends asked if I could make my books available via bookstore.org. Moving my books onto Ingram became a higher priority.
The Canadian Archives provides ISBNs to local publishers for free. It took me perhaps two days. I was stumped moving the print book from KDP to Ingram. I was told I needed to send a request through Ingram. Ingram responded that I needed my book on Ingram first. THEN, once on Ingram, they say it's there, so they have nothing to do, etc.
The ISBN on Amazon should change to the one on Ingram, while my book retains the reviews it has accumulated since going into print.
Best Friends by D.M. De Alwis
Maya does not want to go to school. Her friend is not her BFF. The problem is that Maya does not know what a BFF is.
BEST FRIENDS is a story for young children exploring what friendship is. The story encourages children to navigate language and learn to express themselves.
WHICH FEELING By DM De Alwis
Theo does not know what it means when his feelings are hurt.
WHICH FEELING is a story for young children exploring their feelings and how they express their feelings to others. The story encourages children to navigate language and learn to express themselves.
Why Ingram Spark?
Ingram is the #1 distributor of books in most of my world. The book is now available to independent bookstores, libraries, and schools—my messaging shifts from marketing to individuals to getting my books out to the public.
WHICH FEELING (ISBN 978-1-0694018-0-9)
BEST FRIENDS (ISBN 978-1-0694018-1-6)
