The Best Print on Demand Company in 2025 for Paperback Books - Comparing Self-Publishing Companies

The Best Print on Demand Company in 2025 for Paperback Books - Comparing Self-Publishing with Amazon KDP, IngramSpark & more // Two years ago I released a video comparing the most popular print on demand companies available to indie authors. Since then, a few things have changed in the self-publishing industry, so it was time for an updated video. Today we will be comparing these five self-publishing companies: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble Press, Lulu Publishing and Draft2Digital. For this comparison, we will only be talking about paperback books (not hardcover or ebooks). We will be judging these print on demand companies by the following criteria: cost to print, cost to publish and make updates, the uploading process, book royalties, print quality, print options, user-friendliness, customer service and of course, distribution. So let's decide, what's the best print on demand company out there right now? LINKS MENTIONED: A Beginner's Guide to Self-Publishing a Book Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpcZ9u8pb_pKpY16m-y82w696YVy93D-&si=bJ5BOHYBdS3qesHo KDP Tutorial: https://youtu.be/_Z4UCeblBpg?si=EnnL9HGitmwLNbjD IngramSpark Tutorial: https://youtu.be/rME9wnkv6rU?si=vV6tMans6oF7e39X Barnes & Noble Press Tutorial: https://youtu.be/OxFzlYmoc-o?si=nGmsha9jfdZgoc4q Lulu Unboxing: https://youtu.be/m3UKRBhIuAI?si=k3iz_zZsfULH__Ds Draft2Digital Tutorial: https://youtu.be/fduRjHtHhEU?si=iiuHliiDF6xM7yuP IngramSpark Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpcZ9u8pb_rPwJrHVc3yMiusRwwCZmZH How to format a book in Microsoft word: https://youtu.be/204228daXU4 Should you use a free or paid ISBN: https://youtu.be/GImEALz264k How to use Draft2Dgitial to format your book: https://youtu.be/FJUmg2S67AI IN THIS VIDEO: 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Cost to print 4:41 - Cost to publish 7:17 - The uploading process 18:24 - Royalties 21:00 - Print quality 25:42 - Print options 28:49 - User-friendliness 30:45 - Customer service 36:47 - Distribution 39:41 - Who's the best print on demand company in 2025? →Book Cover Design Courses: https://bit.ly/coverdesignbundle →Book Formatting Course (print & ebook formatting): https://bit.ly/formattingcourse →Writing Stickers: https://stoneridgestickers.com →Newsletter: http://bit.ly/2ozIoRx →Hiking YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3gX1PvN PLANNERS - - - - - - - - - - →My Writing Planner: https://amzn.to/3EIi0tS →My Novel Outline Planner: https://amzn.to/3DQMtVJ →My Book Launch Planner: https://amzn.to/3HMrbuj →2025 Writing Planner (paperback): https://amzn.to/4fCCPXd →2025 Writing Planner (printable): https://stoneridgebooks.com/products/printable-2025-planner NON-FICTION BOOKS - - - - - - - - - - →How Your Book Sells Itself: https://amzn.to/2NRwufz →Grow Your Author Platform: https://amzn.to/38vELxB →Book Sales That Multiply: https://amzn.to/2sNdqb1 →Secrets to Selling Books on Social Media: https://amzn.to/38GMYBs →Plan a Profitable Book Launch: https://amzn.to/3jFaHYO FICTION BOOKS - - - - - - - - - - →Meet Me at the Summit: https://amzn.to/3zJfdLJ →Let the Rubble Fall: https://amzn.to/3UgMxDx →The Trail to You & Me: https://amzn.to/3X8vEiX →Essence: https://amzn.to/2Rmv6CS →I am Mercy: https://amzn.to/36bg73J →She's Not Here: https://amzn.to/30RDy0W →Mr. Moon's Big Move: https://amzn.to/3n8JZtE FIND ME ONLINE- - - - - - - - - - Content for writers: @mandilynnwrites Content for readers: @authormandilynnbell MY FAVORITE TOOLS- - - - - - - - - - →Find KDP keywords and categories, PublisherRocket: https://mandilynnwrites--rocket.thrivecart.com/publisher-rocket/ →eBook Formatting, Kotobee Author: https://bit.ly/3ZzR4GR →Social media graphics, Canva: http://partner.canva.com/XxNvK5 →Music in videos, Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/fpblic/ →Email software, Kit: https://partners.kit.com/8nvsos0bd95z Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and digital book marketing. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner, a planner designed to help authors publish and market their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods. #bookpublishing #selfpublishing #kindledirectpublishing https://youtu.be/kr10Zgy-S6s DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links. By purchasing a linked product or service, Mandi Lynn will receive a small commission at no additional fee to you.