{"id":205406,"date":"2022-02-08T09:22:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=205406"},"modified":"2022-07-15T13:31:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:31:38","slug":"draft2digital-has-acquired-smashwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/draft2digital-has-acquired-smashwords\/","title":{"rendered":"DRAFT2DIGITAL TO ACQUIRE SMASHWORDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re betting that\u2019s a headline you never expected to see, and we\u2019re already anticipating the chatter this will cause in the indie author community, particularly for Draft2Digital and Smashwords authors!<\/p>\n

We know this is going to feel a bit unexpected and out of the blue, but we\u2019re very excited to make this announcement, and even more excited about what this means for you and the rest of the author community.<\/p>\n

Since Draft2Digital was founded, in 2012, we have always believed that Smashwords was a vital and integral part of the self-publishing community. In many ways, Smashwords ultimately built<\/em> the very industry in which we all work and thrive. Their work laid the foundation, and we\u2019ve all been building on that foundation ever since.<\/p>\n

And though Draft2Digital and Smashwords have always been cast as rivals in this little drama, the truth is it was, at worst, a friendly<\/em> rivalry. In the end, we share the same goal: Empower self-published, indie authors and publishers to build and grow their publishing careers. <\/strong><\/p>\n

At the core of each company there has always been a love and appreciation of the author community. Many of us are authors ourselves, and each company was founded to provide the sort of services and support that we<\/em> need. We understood your<\/em> needs because we share them.<\/p>\n

So, what does this mean for our authors?<\/h2>\n

In terms of the service and resources you\u2019ve come to expect from both companies, nothing really changes. At least, not right away. We will continue to offer the best author support there is, to all our combined authors, worldwide. And over time, authors and publishers will gain all of the advantages from both platforms, with a unified author dashboard and user experience.<\/p>\n

The good news is that with our combined powers, all of us at Draft2Digital and Smashwords see myriad opportunities to build even more<\/em> and even better<\/em> tools and services, to help you build and grow your author career in ways you might never have imagined.<\/p>\n

Among other things, the acquisition means:<\/strong><\/p>\n