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News Update: Should You Use Lightning Source or Ingram Spark?

by Joel Friedlander on November 15, 2013 106 Comments

News Update: Should You Use Lightning Source or Ingram Spark? clarifies policies of the biggest player in print on demand

Filed Under: Book Printing, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Ingram Book Company, Ingram Spark, Lightning Source, print on demand, Robin Cutler, self publishing

Print on Demand: CreateSpace or Lightning Source?

by Joel Friedlander on January 27, 2011 340 Comments

Print on Demand: CreateSpace or Lightning Source? Each company has its natural customers, and they both have the backing of huge companies

Filed Under: Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, Book Printing, book production, CreateSpace, digital printing, Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source, print on demand, publish a book, self publishing

Lightning Source Book Cover Templates for DIY Self-Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on January 6, 2011 45 Comments

Lightning Source, Inc., the print on demand supplier that’s a division of Ingram Book Company, is arguably the biggest supplier of digital books to the publishing trade. They are used by many traditional publishers, and by competitive self-publishers who want to make use of Ingram’s distribution channels. One of the really neat features of their […]

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book cover design, book cover template, cover template generator, Ingram Book Company, layout, Lightning Source, self-publish a book

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