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Holiday Hours and Publishing Reminders

by Lexi Greene | November 25, 2025 | Announcements | 0 Comments

We are rapidly approaching the holiday season, so it's time to make sure everyone is aware of upcoming holiday hours and publishing deadlines to make sure your books are ready. In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US on Thursday, November 27, our offices...

Celebrating 1 Year of The Indie Advantage!

by Jim Azevedo | November 24, 2025 | The Indie Advantage | 0 Comments

November 2025 marks the 1-year anniversary of The Indie Advantage newsletter. We sincerely hope the tools and tips we’ve covered this past year have been helpful and that you’re taking advantage of all that D2D has to offer. If you’ve missed an issue, not to worry....

The Smashwords End of Year Sale 2025!

by Lexi Greene | November 20, 2025 | Announcements | 0 Comments

Enroll now in the 9th Annual Smashwords End of Year Sale 2025! Enrollment is open for the 9th annual Smashwords End of Year Sale, starting December 8 and running through the end of day January 1. The enrollment deadline is December 4, so enroll now so you don’t miss...

Bartz v. Anthropic

by Jim Azevedo | November 17, 2025 | The Indie Advantage | 0 Comments

As you may have heard or read in the news, Judge William Alsup ruled that Bartz v. Anthropic, a class action case against the AI company Anthropic can move forward. If you believe your copyrighted work has been unlawfully downloaded by Anthropic, you have the...

Clean Up Your D2D Account with Merge Tools

by Jim Azevedo | November 17, 2025 | Knowledge Base, The Indie Advantage | 0 Comments

Publishing can get messy. If you’ve been at it a while, perhaps you’ve experienced a little messiness yourself. Duplicate information on publishers, contributor profiles, series and books can create confusion and lead to wasted time in your publishing business....

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – December 19

by Lexi Greene | Dec 19, 2023 | Bestsellers

The Smashwords End of Year Sale might be here, but we still have one more week of Smashwords bestsellers to celebrate before we go into full-on End of Year mode! Congratulations to our top authors of the week! (The Top Titles on our Bestseller list include sales from...

Turbocharge Productivity with Future Fiction Academy // EP153

by Lexi Greene | Dec 14, 2023 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast

Episode Summary Elizabeth Ann West, the CEO of Future Fiction Academy, joins us to discuss how embracing new technologies like AI can help authors turbocharge their productivity. ...

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – December 12

by Lexi Greene | Dec 12, 2023 | Bestsellers

The Smashwords End of Year Sale arrives at the end of the week to shake things up, but we still want to take time to celebrate this past week's Smashwords bestsellers! Congratulations to our top authors of the week! Here is our top fiction bestsellers for the week!...

So You “Won” NaNoWriMo! Now What?

by Lexi Greene | Dec 8, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset

Last week, Mark had a message to share with authors who didn’t “win” this year’s NaNoWriMo. It is an important reminder that there is no way to “lose” the NaNoWriMo challenge because you can always take what you worked on and continue building toward the book you want...

Ask Us Anything – October 2023 // EP152

by Lexi Greene | Dec 7, 2023 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast

Episode Summary The D2D team is back for an Ask Us Anything episode where our authors are able to ask questions and call upon the insights of our Self Publishing Insiders. ...

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – December 6

by Lexi Greene | Dec 6, 2023 | Bestsellers

We're getting things ready for the Smashwords End of Year Sale, but we didn't forget about this week's Smashwords bestsellers! Congratulations to our top authors of the week! Here is our top fiction bestsellers for the week! Smashwords Top 25 Bestselling Indie Fiction...