by Jim Azevedo | Sep 29, 2026 | Announcements
Readers can now reserve preorders at Smashwords; Authors can pair preorders with Smashwords Presales to give fans early access to upcoming books OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, September 29, 2026 – Draft2Digital, the leading digital publishing and distribution platform for...
by Jim Azevedo | Jul 28, 2026 | The Indie Advantage
As you know, Draft2Digital develops tools to help you publish more efficiently, distribute wider, reach more readers and manage it all more effectively. Sometimes, however, we hear from authors who had no idea we offered this tool or that tool, even if they’ve...
by Jim Azevedo | Jul 14, 2026 | Features & Walk-Thrus
It’s been 4.5 years (4.5 years!?) since Draft2Digital acquired Smashwords. At the time, Draft2Digital and Smashwords were two of the largest self-publishing platforms, ultimately joining forces to become the global indie community’s self-publishing juggernaut. While...
by Jim Azevedo | Jun 18, 2026 | The Indie Advantage
If you’ve kept an ebook in Amazon’s KDP Select program, you know the trade: exclusivity in exchange for Kindle Unlimited (KU) page reads. For years, that exclusivity also meant your book was shut out of libraries. For several months now, that’s no longer...
by Jim Azevedo | Jun 15, 2026 | Announcements
It’s almost time for the world’s biggest and longest sales event celebrating indie authors and the readers who love them. That’s right, the 18th Annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale begins July 1 and runs the entire month of July! Why is it called the Summer/Winter...
