{"id":207039,"date":"2023-05-02T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=207039"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:10:56","slug":"digital-only-publishers-may-be-missing-out-on-86-of-the-potential-readership-for-their-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/digital-only-publishers-may-be-missing-out-on-86-of-the-potential-readership-for-their-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Publishing is an Opportunity for Author Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

True, print on demand isn\u2019t new. You have a lot of options for getting your books onto the printed page. What we discovered, as we researched how POD works and what authors go through, is that the whole process can be both expensive and complicated<\/em> for authors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Setup fees, change fees, expensive add-ons and other overhead can make it feel intimidating to even consider print as an option.<\/p>\n

Complex rules for layout and formatting, navigating expensive software or paying someone to do the work of turning your digital manuscript into a print-ready layout\u2014that can also feel like a barrier to entry.<\/p>\n

Draft2Digital made print books less expensive and a whole lot easier when we built D2D Print.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The key word is easy<\/em>. <\/strong>That one word from us means simple-to-use tools for layout and formatting, including an automated tool for converting your ebook<\/em> to print with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n

The overhead is light<\/em>.<\/strong> Practically non-existent. We have no setup fees, no upsells or add-ons. The only out of pocket expense for you will come down to whether you want to order a physical proof or purchase author copies.<\/p>\n

If you need to make a change to your print book, there may be a change fee\u2014but we even eliminate that<\/em> by giving you a free change token every 90 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basically, if you can wait until later to fix a minor issue (such as a typo), you can do it for free. If it\u2019s something major, you\u2019ll always have the option of buying a change token for $25.<\/p>\n

And of course, changes to ebooks are still free<\/em>.<\/strong> You can update your ebook as often as you like, and never spend a dime.<\/p>\n

SO, HERE\u2019S WHY PRINT IS YOUR KEY TO SUCCESS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Print books are seeing a significant rise<\/em> in popularity, with US sales alone increasing by nearly 68 million print books in 2021 (according to Forbes). A 2021 Pew poll revealed that on average, adults read five print books over the course of the year.<\/p>\n

While ebooks also saw growth (a 5% increase for 2021 over 2020), the rise in print means that authors who offer both<\/em> options to readers can capitalize even more<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here are a few more takeaways from the 2022 Pew Research report that examined the reading habits of Americans:<\/p>\n