Print Distributor
Annegret Mclean
Our rack locations include major hotels and tourist attractions as well as select restaurants, libraries, banks, chambers of commerce, and large local businesses. We offer a quality image and an affordable means to get your printed brochure into the hands of your prospective customers.
If you believe you are a good candidate please send us your contact information indicating you are interested in learning more about the Distributor Program. The contact link can be found here: Contact Us. Our staff will reach out to you regarding the next steps. Please note that in some cases the application review committee may invite applicants to join as a private user for a trial period of time before opening a distributor account.
DTM Print, a member of the DTM Group, is a German OEM and solution provider, specialised in printing equipment and with over 32 years of experience in developing individual printing services. As a pioneer in specialty printing and with decades of experiences, we represented as Primera Europe GmbH the US brand in EMEA for many years. Beside own products, we work closely with well-known manufacturers to provide the best possible printing solution.
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Our Smart Communications enable you to provide customers and employees with personalized information through a variety of print and electronic formats so they can make timely and well-informed decisions.
Proforma, the largest family-owned and operated distributor in the promotional products and printing industry, is excited to announce its recognition as a 2023 Weatherhead 100 company. This prestigious accolade, awarded by Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, celebrates Proforma's impressive growth and its significant contributions to the Greater Cleveland business community. Notably, 35 years ago, Proforma secured its place on the inaugural Weatherhead 100 list, and today, three and a half decades later, the company stands tall among the honorees once again.
Proforma, the largest family-owned and operated distributor in the promotional products and printing industry, proudly participated in the 15th Anniversary Halloween in the Village event on Davis Islands, marking its 9th consecutive year as a sponsor. The event, which attracts hundreds of families, celebrates the Halloween spirit with a vibrant community gathering filled with fun, creativity, and excitement.
Proforma, the largest family-owned and operated distributor in the promotional products and printing industry, has achieved a significant milestone by securing the 126th position on the prestigious Franchise Times Top 400 list.
Proforma, the $600 million technology and business success leader, is ecstatic to welcome Charity Gibson to their executive leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer. An industry veteran with more than two decades of industry tenure, Gibson brings with her experience as a supplier, distributor, and service provider.
Proforma, the largest family-owned and operated distributor in the promotional products and printing industry, is excited to announce that Jay Vento, President and Owner of Proforma Spectrum Graphics has completed his acquisition of DataGuide, a $3+ million-dollar printing and promotional products distributor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Proforma, the largest family-owned and operated distributor in the promotional products and printing industry, spreads the magic of Disney+ new original series, Rennervations: Jeremy Renner through branded merchandise offered on ProStores, its proprietary eCommerce platform, for The Base, a recipient organization.
Proforma, the largest family-owned and operated distributor in the printing and promotional products industry, celebrated its 2022 record-breaking sales performance by hosting its coveted Million Dollar Club celebration at The Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Proforma is proud to announce it has been named the #2 Top Distributor by Print Solutions magazine with total sales exceeding $497 million in 2014. The printing and promotional products distributor has been in the top three for ten consecutive years.
Proforma is excited to announce it has been named the #2 Top Distributor in the print and promotional products industry by Promo Marketing magazine with total sales of $497 million in 2014. Proforma has been named in the top two distributors for the seventh consecutive year.
The same copy of your paperback sold by Barnes & Noble on their website can earn you twelve times more if you print and distribute with IngramSpark, when compared to KDP Print Expanded Distribution.
Starting August 31, 2023, you are no longer able to set up new books on IngramSpark with 30% wholesale discount for the US. We covered this change in a separate article. Additionally, IngramSpark increased their printing charges as well as waived their setup (and partially revision) fees, both of which are not yet reflected in the calculations in this article.
Neither the wholesale discount or printing charge changes affect the fact that IngramSpark is still much better option for distributing paperbacks and hardcovers outside Amazon than KDP's Expanded Distribution, but it significantly affects your profit from print book sales while using IngramSpark.
The larger royalties using IngramSpark as your print distributor come with a catch, though. Depending on what choices you make, there are direct and indirect upfront costs, ranging from $49 to $174 per book. To recoup these costs, you need to sell between 17 and 60 copies through IngramSpark. The actual number of sales you need to make to recoup those costs will be determined by the page count of your book and the list price that you set. More details are included in "Recouping IngramSpark-related costs" section.
By using KDP for your Amazon distribution, your paperback will always be "In Stock" on Amazon websites and for every copy sold you will receive 60% of your list price (which is determined by you) less printing fee (which depends on the page count). It is free to set up and update your paperback on KDP Print and if you do not want to buy your own ISBN from Bowker (or your country ISBN agency, e.g., Nielsen in UK) and don't mind "Publisher: Independently published" listed on your product page as a result of having a free ISBN assigned to your paperback by KDP, you can sell the book on Amazon without any upfront printing or distribution charges. Make sure you are fully aware of long-term impact of the free paperback ISBN before using this option, though.
To compare IngramSpark with Expanded Distribution, let's assume that your paperback has 274 pages, 6x9 trim size, black and white interior, is printed on white paper and you decided to set the list price at an affordable $9.99.
When KDP-forced wholesale 40% discount is used, the retailer pays the distributor $5.99 for each copy sold (60% of $9.99). From that amount, the printing cost is deducted. For our 274-page example, the printing cost charged by KDP is $4.13 and IngramSpark charges $4.49 for the same. You receive the rest, which is $1.86 from CreateSpace (but only for Amazon.com sales) and $1.50 from IngramSpark (for all non-Amazon retailers).
But what if you changed the wholesale discount to the lowest possible for US channels, which is 30% when using IngramSpark? In this case, the retailer pays the distributor (IngramSpark) $6.99 for each copy of your book (70% of $9.99). Because of this simple change, your royalty automatically goes up $1, because the printing cost is always the same, no matter what the list price is. That means that you get $2.50 for all non-Amazon sales through IngramSpark as opposed to the $0.14 you would theoretically lose from KDP Expanded Distribution sales of the same copy.
To compare the actual royalties paid by each distributor, as opposed to theoretical, let's say you set a $10.99 list price, so that you can actually use Expanded Distribution, if you decided it was right for you.
IngramSpark is different. Its parent company, Ingram Content Group, is one of the world's largest book distributors. Historically, they have mainly worked with publishers, not indie authors, and their pricing is structured differently.
In short, the least expensive option to acquire a single ISBN in the US is by buying it directly from Bowker during IngramSpark set up process for $85, instead of the usual $125. Unlike ISBN from resellers and $10 "Custom ISBN" offered by CreateSpace until mid-June 2016, this $85 ISBN is bought directly from Bowker, with Ingram discount applied, so you have full control of it and can use it with any distributor, including KDP and Ingram. If you plan to publish more books, you can buy a pack of 10 ISBNs from Bowker or your country's ISBN agency.
A good way to decide whether the benefits of using IngramSpark outweigh the costs associated with it is to calculate how many copies of your paperback you need to sell through IngramSpark, compared to KDP Expanded Distribution to recoup the related costs. (*) In other words, we are going to show you how many copies you need to sell in order for a difference in royalty between two two distributors to cover the upfront costs you paid for the ISBN and setting up your IngramSpark book.
So, to recover the IngramSpark $49 setup fee, you need to sell 17 copies through them to break even, because $49 divided by the $2.94 difference is almost 17. From this point onward, you make a profit of $2.94 per copy sold, compared to a KDP-printed Expanded Distribution sale of the same copy. It sounds great, but this is only true if you were going to buy your own ISBN for a KDP-distributed paperback anyway.
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