Even such things as humidity can have an impact. But, in general, they would not want to tie up warehouse space for self-published books that may have spotty sales activity.įrom my experience with printing, I know there can be a variety of factors affecting how a printed piece ultimately turns out. It’s possible that Amazon/KDP may have a couple of copies on hand if they anticipate there may be more sales coming quickly. ![]() However, if you look at your print book’s product page, you might see that X number of copies are left. It’s printed when it’s ordered and there is no stack of your books waiting to be sold. They are not all printed in one place! Nor are they warehoused in one place if they are warehoused at all. If you use KDP’s POD program for your paperback books, the books will be printed in a facility that is closest to the buyer’s shipping address. ![]() Books Are Printed at Different Facilities One author said that she had heard about printing “defects” from people “around the world.” Let’s address that here, too. In all the years I’ve been self-publishing, I’ve never received even one such complaint. First off, how are the authors getting reports of these alleged damaged books? Customer reviews on Amazon? Are they ordering checking copies themselves at retail price? Personal contact from readers which may just be comments from picky, petty family and friends? And how many reports are being received? I’m curious about all that.
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