Publishing News

Material and energy prices continue to rise in the UK and AU. In light of this Ingram Lightning Source are increasing their print prices for all products manufactured in the UK print facility by 5% and prices for all products manufactured in the AU print facility by 8%.

UK price changes on March 18, 2023

  • UK print prices will be increasing by 5% for both paperbacks and hardbacks
  • AU print prices will be increasing by 8% for both paperbacks and hardbacks

So what now?

  • Login to your account
  • Go to your bookshelf, select your title and review Pricing to see your new Print Cost and Royalty
  • If your Royalty has reduced, you may wish to increase your List Price
  • Please email contact@wordzworth.com directly with any changes and we will update this for you

UK price changes on October 12, 2022

  • UK print prices will be increasing by 4.9% for both paperbacks and hardbacks

Price changes on July 18, 2022

  • US print prices have generally increased by 8% for paperbacks and 6% for hardbacks
  • UK print prices have generally increased by 10% for paperbacks and hardbacks
  • AU print prices have generally increased by 9% for paperbacks and 3% for hardbacks
  • The increases for premium color books is generally lower at up to 3%
  • The minimum global wholesale discount for new titles is 30%. We no longer accept new titles with a wholesale discount below 40% but older titles that are below 30% will now be excluded from distribution.