KDP or IngramSpark: which should you use, or both?
Two platforms, two strengths. How to choose between them, and why many authors use both.
Independent assisted book launch, in your own name
The practical side of publishing, explained and handled with you. We take your book from finished files to launch through your own Amazon KDP and IngramSpark accounts, which are in your name, so retailers pay your royalties directly to you.
Send the whole manuscript, or at least the first three chapters. The review is free, with no obligation. Prefer to talk first? Call or WhatsApp (opens in a new tab).
What's included in an assisted book launch
The practical side of publishing, explained and handled with you.
- ISBN and imprintYou can publish with an ISBN registered to your own imprint, or with ours. If we use ours, we're listed as the publisher in the book's metadata, but that gives us no rights in your book. We'll explain the options before anything is set up.
- MetadataTitle, subtitle, description, categories and keywords, written so that readers searching for books like yours can find yours.
- Publication and distribution set-upWe help set up your book's listings in your own distribution accounts and check the eBook, paperback and hardback editions before they go live. Those accounts can make your book available to potentially more than 50 retailers, wholesalers and bookshops, including Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Gardners, Waterstones and Blackwell's.
- Legal deposit and launch checksHelp with legal deposit copies for UK print editions, proof copy checks and release-date planning.
Guides from our blog
ISBNs in the UK: do you need one, and who should own it?
What an ISBN does, when you need one, why it matters who owns it, and a legal deposit duty that is easy to overlook.
Your book's metadata: categories, keywords and descriptions explained
Metadata is the information that helps readers find your book. What it covers, and how to get it right.
Self-publishing or independent publishing: what's the difference?
Two routes to market, and how to choose the right one for your book.
Questions about independent assisted book launch
Will the free review tell me which services I need?
It tells you where your book stands and what it needs next. If we're a good fit, we follow it with a recommended roadmap that names the services and explains why. For a detailed read with comments through the manuscript, an Alpha Reader Review is available as a separate service.
Our other publishing services
Book writing
Your story, written in your voice.
More about book writingBook editing
Editing that keeps your voice and sharpens everything else.
More about book editingBook cover design
A cover that does its job before anyone reads a word.
More about book cover designBook design and illustration
Pictures that belong to your story.
More about book design and illustrationInterior layout design
Pages that are a pleasure to read.
More about interior layout designBook formatting
Files that work on the platforms you publish to.
More about book formattingBook marketing and promotion
A plan for the months around your release.
More about book marketing and promotionReady for an honest read of your book?
Submit your manuscript for a free book review. Send the whole book, or at least the first three chapters. There's no obligation, and you'll hear what we think before you're asked to commit to anything.