How to Record Your Own Audiobooks in 5 Steps
Between 2023 and 2028, the global audiobook market is expected to grow by nearly 25%. As digital continues to dominate, audiobooks occupy an increasing market share because they’re easy to take anywhere. Whether you want to get your work into audio without hiring a…
Smashwords Tools for D2D Authors to Look Forward To
By now, we hope you’ve heard the news that Smashwords and Draft2Digital have come together under one roof to form the most powerful distribution option for wide indie authors, anywhere. At the end of 2022, we enabled D2D authors to opt into the Smashwords store and…
D2D Print Masterclass #4: Vendor of Record
It’s that time again—the latest installment of our D2D Print Masterclass. In today’s article, we’re talking about Vendor of Record and copyright considerations when self-publishing. What is Vendor of Record (VoR)? Vendor of Record is a new concept for many…
2022 Year in Review: The Year of Joining Forces
NOTE: You may also be interested in reading the Smashwords 2022 Year in Review and 2023 Preview , from Mark Coker via the Smashwords blog! CLICK HERE It’s that time of year again… the beginning. A time for renewal, for planning, for preparing to face a year of hope…
We Thought About Calling it D2D2Smashwords Store…
Back in March 2022, when we announced that D2D would be acquiring Smashwords, we promised it would mean “even more and even better tools and services, to help you build and grow your author career in ways you might never have imagined.” That’s a big chunk of promise,…
10 Ways D2D Authors Market Print Books
Print books and eBooks are unique products we get to offer to readers, but many authors approach selling both with the same marketing methods. This makes sense; Indie and self-published authors have been advertising their eBooks for years while publishing print books…
