“IngramSpark removed book setup fees in 2023 as part of a 10-year-anniversary change, then introduced a market access fee as a percentage of list price on every book sold through its distribution network.”

1% is the fee IngramSpark announced in May 2023, and Source 1 confirms free title setup was launched as part of its 10-Year Anniversary initiatives, so the setup-fee half of the claim holds. But IngramSpark never calls it a 'market access fee' and never states it is a percentage of list price — it is described only as a fee on books sold through the wholesale global distribution network. Source 2 (ALLi), the better authority on current rates because it is updated to April 2026 while the IngramSpark post is frozen at May 2023, states the 'global distribution fee has risen from 1.5% to 1.875%' in February 2026, so the 1% figure is also outdated.