When is it time to go wide?
Deciding between exclusivity and wide distribution can be a challenge. Like every other part of your author business, distribution should be handled strategically. You’ll want to look at the goals and needs of your business to determine the best plan—and it’s best not…
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
This year in the US our Thanksgiving holiday falls on Thursday, November 24. In observance of this national holiday, the Draft2Digital offices will close at 5pm Central on November 23 and reopen again at 8am CST on Monday, November 28. The digital stores we work with…
Define Your Ideal Reader
Every word you write is meant for someone. All writing has a target audience. And the more specific your idea of that someone, the more impact your writing can have. Identifying and defining your ideal reader, then, is an exercise in honing and improving your craft….
How to Build Your Author Platform
If you’ve been in self-publishing for more than a few minutes, it’s likely you’ve heard the term “author platform.” In simplest terms, an author platform is your ability to sell books because of who you are and who you are connected to. This week, we’re taking a look…
Use Pre-Orders to Build Buzz (and Test Marketing)
This week’s post about pre-orders includes heavy contributions from Steed Brown, Operations Manager! As authors, one of the trickiest things about marketing our work is determining whether it’s really having any impact. And sure, we can get buried in a sea of…
The Psychology of Book Titles
What’s in a name? It’s a more complicated question than you might think, because the name of your book can indicate everything from tone to genre to setting and more. Choosing the perfect book titles for your works is about more than finding something that sounds…
