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IngramSpark is an award-winning online service for indie authors that provides the same quality print and distribution services enjoyed by big-time publishers. Once you finish and format your book, IngramSpark makes it possible to share it with the world, including readers, over 39,000 booksellers, and librarians, and more than 70 online retailers. Focus on what you do best — creating innovative content — and let IngramSpark do the rest: print, ship, and distribute your book.
Midpoint Trade Books has agreed to provide distribution for approved APSS members to bookstores and other non-bookstore retailers across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.
Midpoint generally does not accept single-title publishers. However, in this program Midpoint will consider distribution of printed books and ebooks by APSS associated publishers, even if the member-publisher has only one title on their list. In addition Midpoint reserves the right to reject any book if production standards, formats and genre categories are not an effective fit. This arrangement excludes books with the ISBN of a print-on-demand company. To submit your book(s) for distribution, please send two samples with a copy of your promotion plan to Brian Jud, P. O. Box 715, Avon, CT 06001 who will forward them to Midpoint. Midpoint will pay you 24% of the net orders for your book quarterly, less returns.
Small Press United (SPU) has agreed to conduct distribution for approved APSS members to bookstores and other non-bookstore retailers across the United States and Canada.
SPU will distribute single-title publishers but reserves the right to reject any book if production standards, formats and genre categories are not an effective fit. This arrangement excludes books with the ISBN of a print-on-demand company. To submit your book(s) for distribution, go to for terms and the form to register. If you have questions about submitting your books contact
Small Press United is a subsidiary of Independent Publishers Group (IPG), the second largest independent-press distributor in the United States. It conducts a book distribution service created to meet the needs of small and start-up publishers. With dozens of sales representatives in the U.S. and Canada, SPU sells books to chain and independent bookstores, wholesalers, libraries, the gift and specialty markets, and online retailers.
Cardinal Publishers Group (CPG) will provide distribution for adult non-fiction books (no fiction, inspirational or children’s books) published by approved APSS members to bookstores and other non-bookstore retailers across the United States and Canada. CPG will consider distribution of printed books and ebooks by APSS-member authors and publishers, even if the member has only one title on their list. In addition CPG reserves the right to reject any book if production standards, formats and genre categories are not an effective fit. This arrangement excludes books with the ISBN of a print-on-demand company. For details on how to submit product for distribution visit For more information on CPG visit