Course curriculum

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Title Set-Up Fees and Considerations

    • Using Codes For Free Title Set-Up and Revisions

    • ISBNs - What You Should Know

    • The Key Differences between IngramSpark and Amazon KDP

    • The Types of Books Permitted - Ingram Catalog Integrity Unit

    • Book Printing Options and Trim Sizes With IngramSpark

    • Getting Paid and Author Compensation

    • Using Your Personal Ingram Dashboard
  3. 3

    • Creating Your Book - The Correct Order and Why?

    • Using the Book Size Calculators and Custom Templates

    • Types of Interior (Trim Size) Print Options Available

    • Bleed or No Bleed?

    • Formatting Your Paperback Cover for Upload

    • Formatting Your Hardback/Hardcover For Upload

    • Formatting Your Interior/Manuscript for Upload

    • A Quick Look at Publishing eBooks with IngramSpark

    • Pricing Strategy | Book Price, Wholesale Discount and Returnable or Non-Returnable Options

    • Category Selection

    • Backend Keywords - Adding Metadata For Your Books to Help Discoverability

    • Developing Your Book Description

    • Getting Prepared Before the Uploading Stage

    • The IngramSpark Upload Process

    • The Internal Review and Approval Process

    • More Detail - Choosing Returnable or Non-Returnable
  4. 4

    • Getting Help From Ingram Customer Support and Troubleshooting

    • Join IngramSpark Community Groups

    • How to Order Books

    • How to Edit Title, Book Information and Pricing

    • Promotion of Your Book Once Published With Ingram

    • Additional Resources Available From Ingram
  5. 5

    • 7 Tips in 7 Minutes

    • Course Resource and Assignmement Outline

    • Farewell and Goodbye

Course Creator

Author, Teacher and Business Owner

Romney Nelson

Romney is the founder of Global Self-Publishing, an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, Best Selling Course Creator and author of over 350 books and resources including several that have become Best Sellers in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia. Romney has represented Australia in sport, is an executive business coach, speaker, qualified teacher and business owner. Romney hosts his own YouTube Channel (Global Self-Publish With Romney and provides free content to 1000's of viewers each week with a focus on Self-Publishing. Romney is the creator of several Best-Selling Self-Publishing courses including Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Cover Design, Email Marketing and How to Create and Publish a Stand-Out Children's Book. Romney has dedicated over 25 years to helping others achieve success and fulfillment through his coaching, courses, mentoring, resources, and books. His clients speak of his passion and dedication to self-improvement and bringing that knowledge and experience to help others achieve success in their lives.

What You’ll Learn

Publishing with IngramSpark can open a world of opportunities for your Self-Publishing. This is what you will learn from this course.

  • Easy to Follow Steps to Create, Format and Upload Your Books Using the Global Distribution Giant of IngramSpark

  • My IngramSpark Journey and how I have sold over $150,000 worth of books on the platform in just 3.5 years (Updated 2024)

  • The Distribution Channels Available by Self-Publishing with IngramSpark

  • How to Earn Passive Income by using one of the Largest Self-Publishing Platforms in the World Regardless of Your Location

  • The Types of Books Permitted to be Uploaded to Ingram

  • How to Correctly Format Your Paperback, Hardback, eBook and Manuscript for Uploading to Ingram

  • The Importance of Metadata and How to Collect Keywords and Select Appropriate Categories

  • How to get Support for Your Ingram Publishing Journey

  • Plus, much, much more!