American Publisher
KDP vs. IngramSpark: which distributor is right for your book?
A straightforward comparison of the two dominant self-publishing platforms — royalty rates, reach, print quality, and what the numbers don't tell you.
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American Publisher
The five things readers judge in the first three seconds of seeing your cover
Thumbnail recognition, genre fit, typography legibility — our cover designers break down the invisible decisions that separate books that sell from books that don't.
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American Publisher
What a ghostwriter actually does — and what they don’t
There is a lot of mythology around ghostwriting. Our lead writer clears up the most common misconceptions, from ownership of rights to how the collaboration really works.
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Children’s book word counts: the numbers that matter by age group
Board books, picture books, early readers, middle-grade — every category has a target range. Here are the numbers, and why breaking them rarely works in your favour.
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