Publish a Picture Book with IngramSpark
Create vividly coloured hardcovers and paperbacks that are identical in quality and availability to a traditionally-published book
Essential Self-Publishing uses IngramSpark to create a large-format vividly coloured picture book in both hardcover and paperback, and a digital interactive children’s book.
Your Book on IngramSpark
IngramSpark provides advanced options for formatting picture books. We can publish your book with a colour interior, in large format, and in hard cover. We will assign a unique ISBN to your picture book, and publish it with IngramSpark in both print and digital formats. This will make your print book available to all physical bookstores and libraries that use the Ingram wholesale network.
Book Typesetting and Upload
We do not cover illustrations for your book, but have a catalog of talented illustrators on call if you need help to find your own. Once you have the text and illustrations finalised, we will handle the typesetting of your picture book, so that the print book is to your satisfaction (maximum thirty-two page picture book).
We will publish your book on IngramSpark, ensuring that it is formatted correctly, and provide you with digital and print proofs.
Your eBook on Apple, Amazon and Library Services
We will create a digital version of your picture book and publish it though IngramSpark. IngramSpark is the platform of choice for image-intensive books like picture books.
IngramSpark will distribute your eBook to Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes and Noble, subscription services, and libraries.
For $100 extra, we will create a publisher’s account for you on Google Play, and upload your digital book for purchase on the Google Play store.
Your Print Book in Online and Physical Bookstores
We will fully typeset your print book into a font and format that is individual to you, with vivid colour illustrations on high quality paper. We can create your print book as both a paperback and a hardcover, with a glossy hardcover option available through the high-end print-on-demand service provided by IngramSpark.
We will arrange for you to receive printed proof copies. Once you have approved the printed proof of the book, we will hand the account back to you and you will be able to order printed copies of your book at cost price directly from IngramSpark.