What Is IngramSpark? (Distribution List + eCommerce Feature Explained)

IngramSpark is a powerful self-publishing platform that gets your book into over 40,000 global retailers, libraries, and schools—including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and indie bookstores. This guide breaks down IngramSpark’s distribution reach, global print partners, and a new eCommerce feature you can use to sell directly. Below is a 4 min detailed walk-thru on IngramSpark, distribution, and how to find the major book store links, as your book goes live on IngramSpark:

By having us set up your book inside of IngramSpark, your book will be available with not just Amazon, but 40,000+ online retailers, libraries, schools and universities.

Some major sites that will pick up the paperback book overtime:

Also, with IngramSpark's The Global Connect program - this will allow your books to be printed by their printer partners in Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Italy, Poland, Russia, China, Spain, Brazil, Japan, South Africa, Australia, and South Korea. The printers will print the books that are sold by bookstores located in those countries. Details with all the markets: https://www.ingramspark.com/how-it-works/distributeAnd new - your book will be available in Israel as well via a new partnership that just launched recently.

For your website, if it were me, I'd say something like "Available with your favorite online retailer"... and I'd have a logo / link for Amazon, B&N, and a "Buy Local" --> I explain the “Buy Local” in the video above.

Target is an option, but they charge fees extra! And so I don't recommend you opt-in to Target's system. (FAQ here)