IngramSpark
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Plans and prices
From IngramSpark's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Account signup and uploading a print book or ebook cost nothing · ebook conversion: $0.60/page |
The facts
Each one read from IngramSpark's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Apple ebook limitation
- Publishers must remove an existing Apple ebook before uploading that title to IngramSpark, and its reviews and ratings will not transfer when it returns to the iBook store.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Book-building tool
- The free online book-building tool provides cover and interior layouts and can create files for print books and ebooks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Design and mockups
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Distribution reach
- The service offers access to more than 45,000 bookstores, retailers, libraries, and online stores.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Ebook file limits
- An ebook interior must be EPUB 2 or 3 and no larger than 100 MB, and no single interior image can exceed 5.6 million pixels.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Ebook royalties
- IngramSpark says publishers earn 85% of the net revenue it receives for each ebook sale, regardless of retailer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Fulfillment coverage
- globalchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Global print network
- IngramSpark lists print locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Sharjah, and Global Connect printer partners in several other countries.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Kindle limitation
- IngramSpark says it cannot distribute a title to Kindle if the publisher provided that ebook to Amazon for Kindle in the prior 12 months.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Print formats
- Publishers can publish hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Print on demand
- Its print-on-demand service lets publishers print one book or thousands as needed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Retail and ebook channels
- Listed ebook channels include Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, OverDrive, Bibliotheca, and Scribd.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The publisher agreement says Ingram will use technical and organizational measures for appropriate personal-data security and notify the client of a verified security breach requiring notification.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storefront integrations
- Amazon,Barnes & Noble,Indigo,Foyles,Waterstones,Apple Books,Kobochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The help page directs users to FAQs, a help center, and a support request form.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- IngramSpark lets authors and publishers create, manage, and distribute print books and ebooks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- IngramSpark describes its audience as indie authors and publishers seeking to publish and distribute their books.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- La Vergne, Tennessee, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker and headquarters
- IngramSpark pages identify Lightning Source LLC as the copyright holder, and Ingram Content Group lists its headquarters at 1 Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, Tennessee.checked 12 Oct 2026
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