Esther Wallace

Most artists know that a printer is just as vital as a piece of art itself. I have certainly been caught a few times by printing something myself to make sure it prints right and then find that another printer somewhere else has destroyed that same exact picture. Most of the time, at Staples, I pass it off as the workers not knowing what they're doing, but for more official printers, that shouldn't be an issue... shouldn't. For authors, why does this matter? Well, it could mean quite a few things for your book if you're self-publishing. Here are some differences between the Amazon printing and the Ingram printing that might help. BINDING: Amazon tends to use a dark glue in their binding, (As seen on left). That same glue is just a bit wider than the line of glue Ingram uses, thereby creating a sharper, more square fold. COLOR: Ingram prints everything a slightly darker shade than what will show up on a computer screen. Amazon prints the same cover more gray a