E-Commerce Site Now Available
Lineage Independent Publishing Selected for "Beta" Cadre Demonstrating New Capability
Lineage Independent Publishing has been fortunate to have been selected by Ingram Industries / IngramSpark to participate in the “beta” roll-out of their direct-from-distributor e-commerce capability. What this means is that our customers in the United States can order directly from Ingram without going through a retailer or the dreaded Amazon. Being chosen as part of the initial cadre of publishers is not insignificant: the number of entities chosen to participate was, by necessity, limited.
This new capability allows us to cut our retail prices on the e-commerce site by as much as $3.00 a copy while not affecting our royalty stream. Shipping costs (usually “Media Mail” through the US Postal Service) are assessed by the distributor, who also collects all applicable sales taxes. Amazon Prime members may still be better off using that service for their print copies, as most of the books are eligible for free shipping. In addition, nearly all of our books are available for purchase in digital format for all mainstream reading devices and apps (e.g., Kindle, Nook, Kobo).
But… I would be ethically remiss if I did not point out to our readers that the most economical way to read Lineage Independent Publishing’s offerings is to take advantage of digital library services like Libby or Hoopla. And, in case you were wondering, we are still paid royalties for each check-out! If you need help with searching for our titles in your digital libraries, please e-mail hurdmp@lineage-indypub.com
Regardless of where you make your purchase, we truly appreciate your business.
Now… to thank you for reading this post to the very end, I have a challenge for ALL readers regardless of location: the first person to e-mail a photo of an actual retail copy of one of our print versions will receive a Kindle digital copy of a second Lineage Independent Publishing title of their choice. Send your photo to hurdmp@lineage-indypub.com . A Kindle device is not required; you just have to have the app on your reading platform of choice (that could be a tablet, iPad, or mobile phone!).
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Michael Paul Hurd
Owner/Author/Publisher
Lineage Independent Publishing