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The Smashwords End of Year Sale 2024!

by Lexi Greene | December 2, 2024 | Announcements | 0 Comments

Enroll now in the 8th Annual Smashwords End of Year Sale 2024! It’s hard to believe, but it’s been two years since Draft2Digital began distributing ebooks into the Smashwords store. Since then, every Smashwords sale has gotten bigger and better. Let’s break records...

Holidays are here! 2024 Holiday Publishing Deadlines

by Lexi Greene | November 26, 2024 | Announcements | 0 Comments

Christmas and the New Year are creeping up on us and we wanted to give you an early warning that the 2024 holiday season will affect publishing times. Submit your requests no later than December 9 to make sure they will be live by Christmas. This includes new books...

D2D Thanksgiving 2024 Holiday Hours

by Lexi Greene | November 19, 2024 | Announcements | 0 Comments

In observance of this US holiday, the Draft2Digital offices will close at 5pm CST on Wednesday, November 27 and reopen at 8am CST on Monday, December 2. The digital stores we work with will operate on a very similar schedule, so you’ll want to plan releases...

We Will See You At Author Nation 2024!

by Mark Leslie Lefebvre | October 4, 2024 | Announcements | 0 Comments

If you're at Author Nation be sure to look for us. Several members of the Draft2Digital team will be at Author Nation 2024 in Vegas in November 2024. But, you might be asking: "What IS Author Nation?" Do you mean besides it being the largest indie author conference in...

A Celebration of Reading! This Week!

by Mark Leslie Lefebvre | September 25, 2024 | Announcements | 0 Comments

Join EveryLibrary Live! During Banned Books Week 2024 for a Celebration of Reading and Libraries Featuring 45+ Authors, First Amendment Experts, and Publishing Insiders September 22-27, 2024 | Online | Free to Attend EveryLibrary, the national political action...

2024 AI Training Survey Results

by Kris Austin | September 17, 2024 | Industry Insight | 0 Comments

D2D’s survey results and conclusions are contained within. Significant AI reforms are needed to earn publishing community trust.

How to Become a Successful Author: The Eight Levels of Author Success

by NickThacker | August 21, 2024 | Author How-To & Mindset | 0 Comments

Each writer’s journey is unique, a path punctuated with challenges, discoveries, and revelations. However, like any adventure, there are distinct milestones that most authors strive to achieve on their road to becoming successful authors. This framework isn't a...

How to Self-Publish a Book Without Overhead

by Courtney Damji | August 19, 2024 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset | 0 Comments

The rise of self-publishing platforms has made it easier than ever before for people to write a book. Writers can bypass traditional gatekeepers and bring their stories directly to readers. You might be thinking of the costs associated with publishing—editing, design,...

How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book?

by Courtney Damji | July 31, 2024 | Author How-To & Mindset | 0 Comments

Self-publishing should never break the bank. While it's possible to invest thousands of dollars to publish a book—or get scammed into spending thousands more by fraudulent vanity presses—it’s equally feasible to produce high-quality work on a shoestring budget....

Authors and Cover Artists, Meet BookCovers.com!

by Lexi Greene | June 25, 2024 | Announcements | 0 Comments

Draft2Digital to Rebrand and Relaunch SelfPubBookCovers.com as BookCovers.com, making it the Premier Marketplace for Premade Book Covers Draft2Digital announced today that it will relaunch and rebrand SelfPubBookCovers.com (SPBC) as BookCovers.com, aiming to establish...

Translation Rights Management to Expand Your Global Reach // EP183

by Lexi Greene | Jul 11, 2024 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast

Episode Summary Navigating foreign language rights and finding great translators is tricky business, which is where DropCap comes in! This global rights marketplace for indie authors is revolutionizing the way agents and editors discover exceptional books....

Smashwords Bestselling Indie Authors of the Week – July 6, 2024

by Mark Leslie Lefebvre | Jul 9, 2024 | Bestsellers

(The Top Titles on our Bestseller list include sales from combined data imports from all retail and library channels that are published through Draft2Digital and Smashwords. This list represents sales from June 30, 2024 through July 6 2024) Congratulations to our...

Asking the D2D Promotions Team Anything! // EP182

by Lexi Greene | Jul 4, 2024 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast

Episode Summary Megan from our D2D Promotions Team joins Jim to talk about the tools and resources our authors can use to find more visibility with their books with D2D. ...

Smashwords Bestselling Indie Authors of the Week – June 29, 2024

by Mark Leslie Lefebvre | Jul 2, 2024 | Bestsellers

(The Top Titles on our Bestseller list include sales from combined data imports from all retail and library channels that are published through Draft2Digital and Smashwords. This list represents sales from June 23, 2024 through June 29 2024) Congratulations to our...

Migration Missive #5

by Kris Austin | Jun 27, 2024 | Migration

To keep up with these updates, please visit our main Migration Updates page. This week we have continued automatic migrations. We also released more tools at D2D to help authors and publishers merge various parts of their accounts. These tools are important for us to...

Empowering Authorpreneurs with Indie Author Magazine // EP181

by Lexi Greene | Jun 27, 2024 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast

Episode Summary Chelle Honiker takes us on a journey exploring all that IAM has to offer to hopeful Authorpreneurs, from the magazine, to Indie Author Training, podcasts, the Author Nation Conference and more! [simplecast-embed...