Paperback and hardcover editions, set up properly the first time
Print adds trim sizes, paper types, spine widths and proof copies. We handle the technical setup so your printed book matches what you pictured.
What's included
- Trim size, paper and finish advice for your genre
- Print interior PDF with correct margins and bleed
- Cover wrap sized to your exact page count and paper
- Setup on Amazon KDP Print and IngramSpark for bookstore and library reach
- Help ordering proof copies and author copies at printing cost
- Fixes after the proof, if anything needs adjusting
Good to know
Amazon prints on demand, so there's no stock to buy upfront. Author copies are charged at the printing cost plus shipping.
Included in: Complete Publish (paperback) and Premium Publish (paperback and hardcover)
See packagesSample designs
These are sample designs with made-up titles and authors, created by our design team to show range. They are not client books. Client work is never shown without the author's written permission.
How it works
Specs
We agree trim size, paper and finish.
Files
Interior PDF and cover wrap built to those specs.
Setup
We set up print editions on your store accounts.
Proof
You order a proof copy and approve it before release.
Questions about Paperback & Hardcover
Why use IngramSpark as well as Amazon?
IngramSpark makes your print book orderable by bookstores and libraries. Amazon reaches Amazon customers. Using both covers the most readers.
Can I get hardcover with a dust jacket?
Yes, through IngramSpark. Amazon KDP offers case-laminate hardcovers without jackets.
Your consultant
One publishing consultant handles your project from quote to delivery and replies within 1 business day.
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Send your first chapter. Get honest notes in 3 business days.
Tell us about your book and we'll reply with what it needs, which package fits and what it will cost. Free, with no obligation.