The Smashwords End of Year Sale 2024!

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...
2024 Holiday Publishing Deadlines

Holidays are here! 2024 Holiday Publishing Deadlines

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...
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

D2D Thanksgiving 2024 Holiday Hours

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

We Will See You At Author Nation 2024!

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!

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

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

8 Levels of Author Success

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

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

How to Self-Publish a Book Without Overhead

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

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

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....
Announcing BookCovers.com

Authors and Cover Artists, Meet BookCovers.com!

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...
Authors and Cover Artists, Meet BookCovers.com!

Authors and Cover Artists, Meet BookCovers.com!

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...

Migration Missive #4

To keep up with these updates, please visit our main Migration Updates page. We have made our way through all pending active migrations and have started automatic migrations. If you would like to migrate before we automatically migrate you, please login to your...

Migration Missive #3

To keep up with these updates, please visit our main Migration Updates page. Migrations continued over the last week. There was a short pause while we worked on an issue related to library pricing on migrated books. The issue caused some titles to have their library...

Winter is Coming! Ask D2D Anything

Winter is Coming! Ask D2D Anything // EP205

Episode Summary Draft2Digital wouldn't be here without our authors, so we jump at the chance to get the team together and answer your questions in another Ask Us Anything. ...
Overcoming Obstacles as a Tenacious Author

Overcoming Obstacles as a Tenacious Author // EP204

Episode Summary Maria Frankland built her indie author career by taking on the obstacles in her way and choosing to be tenacious in the face of her challenges. ...
4 Pillars to Author Success

4 Pillars to Author Success // EP203

Episode Summary Best Selling Author and Book Coach, Emma Dhesi, educates and inspires first-timers to write their debut novel and find their author success. ...
The Importance of Editors

The Importance of Editors // EP202

Episode Summary The Kristens from the Editorial Freelancers Association return to have a chat about editors and the important role they play in bringing your books to the next level of professional publishing. [simplecast-embed...

Spooky Stories and Halloween Horror // EP201

Episode Summary Our own Master of Thrills, Mark Leslie Lefebvre, chats with Kevin J. Anderson about writing horror for a special King-Sized Halloween episode of Self Publishing Insiders. [simplecast-embed...

200 Episodes of Self Publishing Insiders! // EP200

Episode Summary The D2D team celebrates 200 episodes with a classic Ask Us Anything, taking questions from our viewers hoping to prepare for the holiday season. ...

The Bookfest Adventure // EP199

Episode Summary Desireé Duffy, the founder of Black Château, Books That Make You, and The BookFest® Adventure, has made a career of connecting authors with book lovers worldwide. ...
Become Part of Author Nation

Become Part of Author Nation // EP198

Episode Summary Fall is coming and authors are packing their bags for Vegas to attend the first Author Nation Conference hosted by Joe and Suze Solari! ...
D2D Print Update

D2D Print Update & Walk Thru // EP197

Episode Summary As D2D Print continues to grow and improve, Mark is here in a special pre-recorded SPI to show how easy it is to set up a print-on-demand version of your book with D2D Print. [simplecast-embed...
Author Conference Season with D2D

Author Conference Season with D2D // EP196

Episode Summary We've been jetting all over for author conference season recently, so now it's time to wind down, share experiences, and talk about the current trends of the publishing industry. [simplecast-embed...

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