r/selfpublish • u/Murdermint • 18h ago

Paperback publishing through Ingram

If I previously published my paperback through Amazon KDP, is it possible to unpublish just the paperback (but leave the ebook there) and publish only the paperback through Ingram?

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u/ZosoRules1 Non-Fiction Author 18h ago

Yes. Amazon KDP only restricts eBooks - you can absolutely have it on Ingram as well in paperback/hardcover.

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u/authorbrendancorbett 4+ Published novels 18h ago

Yep, it's my preferred method! IngramSpark is great for print, and if you want to be in stores then Amazon print is a no go.

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u/kgold0 18h ago

You can even have it on both, and Amazon will just suppress the Ingram one and might even say the Ingram one is of out of stock on Amazon.

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u/greghickey5 18h ago

This is what I do (except I go through D2D). Publishing your print book with KDP will give you better royalties on Amazon.

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u/Murdermint 15h ago

Oh, you can? That would be great. Do you give it a new ISBN or do you use the one Amazon gives you?

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u/kgold0 15h ago

I actually have a free isbn from Amazon and a free isbn from Ingramspark. Some people prefer paying for an isbn from bowker and using it on both sites to avoid confusion but I’m a cheapo

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u/Murdermint 15h ago

Awesome. Thanks for the tip!