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message 1: by Richard (new)

Richard Parkin | 30 comments Quick question. Who are the outlets used by IngramSpark distribution in the UK? Is it only Amazon?


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Peter (pdinuk) | 77 comments They distribute to all bookshops, mostly through the wholesaler Bertram, but it's only going to happen if a customer orders the book in-store or if you're a well known or even a celebrity author.
Or perhaps if you have a relationship with the bookstore owner. Given the author/title/ISBN, any bookstore can order your Ingram-distributed books.
I have a small but steady distribution to bookshops from Ingram, even though most paperback sales are via Amazon. Presumably these are from customer orders - perhaps those who hear about the book but don't want to boost Amazon profits.
The hardback edition is different. I have one book at the moment set up with Ingram as a hardback. As Amazon do not set up their own hardbacks and this book is linked on Amazon to the paperback, Kindle and audiobook editions, hardback orders on Amazon are fulfilled by Ingram.
Good luck!


message 3: by Peter (new)

Peter (pdinuk) | 77 comments P.S.
Participating in one of the Ingram visitor days at their plant in Milton Keynes is well worth the trouble (when we've reached the end of the self-isolation tunnel). Fascinating.


message 4: by Richard (new)

Richard Parkin | 30 comments Thanks, Peter.

I should have made it clear that I meant on-line stores.

Anyway, I can report - in answer to my own question - the Ingram distributed editions turned up on Amazon first, followed by Amazon-owned Book Depository, then Wordery, and now Waterstones. (No cover image provided on the latter, which is frustrating.)


message 5: by Peter (new)

Peter (pdinuk) | 77 comments Fair enough.
Apart from Book Depository (and Amazon!), I think most online bookstores for physical books are extensions of major chains - Waterstone, WHS, Blackwell etc - so I suppose my comments apply as much to them as to the high street shops I had in mind when I commented.


message 6: by Richard (new)

Richard Parkin | 30 comments Sure. It took just over two weeks for the book to reach Waterstone's lists, but a matter of days to turn up on Amazon. Forgot to check Blackwells, but it's there too. :)


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