Blurb Does Deal With Ingram to Help Indie Authors Get Into Bookstores
August 19, 2014
Self-publishing services provider Blurb has launched a series of initiatives designed to help indie authors get their print books into bookstores, one of the hurdles self-published authors face in terms of developing a large audience and one of the main advantages traditionally published authors enjoy.
Through a deal with Ingram, the world’s largest distributor of books and ebooks, Blurb authors can now distribute their print-on-demand or offset printed trade books to nearly 40,000 stores around the world, reflecting that about 52% of Blurb’s business comes from outside the U.S. The titles will be included in Ingram’s catalog and authors will be able to offer a range of discounts to retailers to entice a book being stocked.
“Self-published authors can now get their books
into local bookstores,” said Eileen Gittins, founder and CEO of Blurb.
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