Best Print On Demand Sites For Books (Helping Artist Make Money In 2020 - KDP - Ingram Spark)

About this video

RJ Martinez compares print-on-demand sites for books, explaining print on demand as: you create the book, a customer buys it online, the platform prints and ships it, handles customer service and inventory, and you collect a royalty. He says he was initially intimidated because he is not a writer, but low-content books, coloring books, gratitude books and log books removed that barrier, and claims as a creator claim that within about five books he had a bestseller and a number one new release by reusing t-shirt illustrations as line drawings, later outsourcing and building a team to dominate niches. His number one pick is Kindle Direct Publishing: he claims, as a creator claim, KDP controls about 80% of the ebook marketplace, says it is user-friendly, provides a free ISBN/barcode, distributes to marketplaces including Japan, France, the UK and Canada, and notes his books appearing on Barnes & Noble. Cons he names are a higher fee/premium when selling outside Amazon and no hardcover — paperbacks and ebooks only. Second is IngramSpark, which offers hardcover books but charges a premium per-book price, which he says also deters spam/automation uploads. Third is Blurb, which he highlights for photo books, trade books, magazines, wall art and comic books.

Key takeaways

• Print on demand for books means no inventory or customer service: the platform prints and ships on each order and the creator collects a royalty
• You do not need to be a novelist: low-content, coloring, gratitude and log books are his entry route, starting by converting t-shirt illustrations to line drawings
• KDP is his top recommendation for its Amazon integration, free ISBN/barcode and multi-country distribution; his creator claim is that it controls about 80% of the ebook marketplace
• Know KDP’s limits from the video: no hardcover option (paperback/ebook only) and higher fees when the book sells outside Amazon
• Use IngramSpark for hardcovers despite its premium per-book charge, and Blurb for photo books, trade books, magazines, wall art and comic books

Episode details: published October 19, 2020 · 13:17 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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