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D2D is the leading distributor of self-published ebooks online, worldwide. Free manuscript conversion, wide distribution, and support the whole way!

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 20h

Authors, ebook preorders are now available at the Smashwords store! Now you can add one more retailer to your book launch strategy and add Smashwords Presale for exclusive early access for your closest fans. draft2digital.com/blog/press-r...

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Press Release:Draft2Digital Announces Ebook Preorder Sales Now Available at the Smashwords Store - Draft2Digital | Blog

Readers can reserve preorders at Smashwords; Authors can pair preorders with Smashwords Presales to give fans early access to upcoming books

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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

About to go live on the Self Publishing Insiders Podcast where I'll be chatting with the Draft2Digital folks about #FirstDraftFall!! Check it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeF5...

First Draft Fall: Your New Writing Challenge

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

At the top of the hour, Dianna Gunn joins us to discuss her author group, the Weeknight Writers, and what they offer authors, the benefits of author communities. and what authors can expect from the First Draft Fall writing challenge #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeF5...

First Draft Fall: Your New Writing Challenge

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Kris Austin, D2D CEO, guests on the Novel Marketing podcast to discuss Kindle Unlimited vs. going wide, why print makes sense for indies, and options for audiobook distribution options. #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPyv...

Should You Leave Kindle Unlimited in 2026? The Math May Surprise You

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the current attention economy, it's important to be on your readers' radars. Keeping in touch and offering content between releases can turn readers into devoted fans. Our own Nick Thacker joins us to walk authors through setting up their newsletter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTG...

Setting Up an Author Newsletter

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

bookshop.org/lists/time-t... Our friends at Bookshop.org are showcasing Elle Kennedy's collection of bestselling romances! And for a limited time, you can get 15% off paperbacks in the collection with the code D2D, so don't miss out! #booksky

Time to Fall for Elle Kennedy's Bestselling Romance Collection!

If you haven't discovered the signature heat and humor of Elle Kennedy's bestselling contemporary romance books yet, time to fall in love below!

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At the top of the hour, Claire Taylor joins us to discuss: What readers want out of character relationships \ How the Enneagram framework can help you create memorable characters \ How to use the personalities of your characters to create convincing relationships www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8hy...

Developing Iconic Character Dynamics

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Matty Dalrymple @mattydalrymple.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

From The Indy Author Podcast Episode 349 - What Draft2Digital's New Fees Mean for Indie Authors with Kris Austin #amwriting #indieauthor #indiepublishing Interview video at tinyurl.com/TIA349YT Show notes at tinyurl.com/TIA349Su... (subscribers get exclusive content)

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Matty Dalrymple @mattydalrymple.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

From The Indy Author Podcast Episode 349 - What Draft2Digital's New Fees Mean for Indie Authors with Kris Austin #amwriting #indieauthor #indiepublishing Interview video at tinyurl.com/TIA349YT Show notes at tinyurl.com/TIA349Su... (subscribers get exclusive content)

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ashli O’Connell joins us at the top of the hour to share insights into her author debut and lessons learned from her successful book launch— all without having her book in Kindle Unlimited! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHUX...

Earning Five Figures as a Debut Author— Without KU!

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Part of releasing a serialized story is learning to handle reader critique and feedback, as Matty Dalrymple learned first hand. #authorsky #spi #selfpublishinginsiders

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

With more slop content being pumped out in the age of AI, readers crave authenticity. To stand out, it's important for authors to stand out by humanizing their author brand. #authorsky #spi

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

At the top of the hour, Dale Roberts from Self Publishing with Dale joins us to discuss: · What authors can get out of YouTube · How to start building your platform on YouTube · What video content you should be making to help your author brand www.youtube.com/watch?v=T71o...

YouTube for Authors

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Tara from Author Support joins the D2D Team at the top of the hour to answer author questions and bust common myths about publishing with Draft2Digital. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ema...

Ask Us Anything: Mythbusting Author Questions with D2D

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Interesting piece on how AI is impacting publishing's supply change. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...

How A.I. Books Sneak Their Way Into Stores (Gift Article)

Big booksellers are taking different approaches to dealing with the deluge of titles generated by artificial intelligence.

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Paul Austin Ardoin joins us at the top of the hour with tips to help pantsers looking for practical tools to strengthen their stories without losing what makes them discovery writers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUJ...

Outlining for Novelists Who Don't Outline

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Author Nation is more than a four-day Vegas Convention; it's a community meant to help authors build sustainable, prosperous creative careers in the golden age of content creation. Join us at the top of the hour as we chat with founders Joe and Suze Solari! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRg4...

The Author Nation Community

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Are you curious about what benefits Substack can offer you as an indie author? Join us at the top of the hour as we talk to Sinem Günel of Write • Build • Scale about her Substack playbook. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xijr...

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tikiri Herath is the award-winning author who went from working in federal intelligence to writing her own worlds of suspenseful thrillers. At the top of the hour, we discuss how to find success in your author business after a career pivot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHM8...

Pivoting Your Career: Finding What Works for You

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We're going live now with Amy Award, talking about building relationships with readers and connecting with your fans. Join us and say hi in chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aq4...

Connecting with Fans: Building the Author - Reader Relationship

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Join us live at the top of the hour for a chat with NYT Bestselling Author and co-founder of Inkers Con Alessandra Torre! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

3 Areas Where Authors Should Focus

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

For some authors, it's important to have the right space to create. Whether it's a private desk in your home, a cozy cafe couch, or dictating into your phone on your morning walk, what is your writing space of choice?

Writing Space | A woman with glasses writing in a journal next to a coffee

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Join us this Thursday at Noon Central when we talk to co-founder of Inkers Con and NYT Bestselling Author Alessandra Torre about the ways authors should be spending their time and energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

3 Areas Where Authors Should Focus

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We all know everyone loves a good villain. What motivates the villain of your story? What makes them the perfect counterpart to your protagonist? Do they operate in the gray of moral ambiguity or are they unabashedly wicked? Tell us about your antagonist! #authorsky

A villain sitting on a throne | Everyone Loves a Villain

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

NYT Bestselling Author and co-founder of Inkers Con Alessandra Torre joins us to discuss opportunities authors should be considering in 2026 when deciding what's worth focusing on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

3 Areas Where Authors Should Focus

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

NYT Bestselling Author and co-founder of Inkers Con Alessandra Torre joins us to discuss opportunities authors should be considering in 2026 when deciding what's worth focusing on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

3 Areas Where Authors Should Focus

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Join us at the top of the hour when we discuss the balance between craft, commerce, and maintaining joy as an author with Russell Nohelty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v6m...

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Building your publishing career shouldn't come without joy, and loving what you do shouldn't mean you aren't making money. Russell Nohelty from Hapitalist joins us live tomorrow to talk about writing, making money, and optimizing for joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v6m...

Optimizing for Joy and Making Money Doing It

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We're live at the top of the hour to discuss the Value of Short Stories, Sci-Fi, and Community with Emily Goodwin of Author Services, Inc and Galaxy Press. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_E...

Writers of the Future: The Value of Short Stories, Sci-Fi, and Community

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Sci-Fi, Short Stories, and building an author community to foster the Writers of the Future. Join us this Thursday at 12CST when we go live with Emily Goodwin of Author Services, Inc for this week's episode of Self Publishing Insiders. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_E...

Writers of the Future: The Value of Short Stories, Sci-Fi, and Community

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/04/2026

Independent Bookstore Day is TWO days away, but we’re starting the celebration a little early with a collection of free ebooks by indie authors! Check out the list: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...

Indie Authors for Indie Bookstores: FREE Ebooks

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Indie Bookstore Day is April 25th. At the top of the hour, we sit down with Ami Greko of Bookshop.org to understand how you can help celebrate the day by encouraging readers to visit their favorite indie bookstores, either in person or online. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mup...

Indie Bookstore Day!

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Join us for the 16th annual Nonfiction Writers Conference, an ONLINE event happening May 6-8, 2026 All educational sessions are delivered LIVE and include Q&A with the speakers. Reach your publishing goals with NFWC! nonfictionwritersconference.com

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day! If you're an indie author looking to show love to indie bookstores, now's your chance to remind your readers that buying your ebooks and Print-on-Demand books through Bookshop.org supports their local bookstores.

Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with Bookshop.org

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This Thursday, Becca Puglisi will be joining us to talk about lessons from The Fear Thesaurus. Learn how understanding your character's fears can improve your character and your story. Be sure to click the "Notify Me" reminder for this week's D2D Live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFkd...

Writing Fear: How Inner Conflict Crafts Compelling Characters

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo is getting ready to go live at 11am CST! Be sure to visit their landing page to Save Your Seat so you connect with the D2D Team and dozens of other companies in the publishing industry. #authorsky www.authornation.live/virtual-indu...

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Don’t Miss Author Nation Live 2025

Strategy, connection, and 100+ sessions designed to grow your author business.

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Authors, are you interested in meeting major publishing vendors and asking industry questions? Be sure to attend Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo this Sunday, April 12th at 11am CST! Attendees will be entered to win a variety of publishing prizes! authornation.live/virtual-indu...

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Don’t Miss Author Nation Live 2025

Strategy, connection, and 100+ sessions designed to grow your author business.

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

At the top of the hour, Jo Wildsmith joins us to discuss how authors can turn their manuscripts into something polished, professional, and ready to make an impact using print on demand to its fullest potential. #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvt6...

The Importance of Print On-Demand

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We're going live tomorrow at Noon Central with Jo Wildsmith to discuss the importance of print-on-demand and what indie authors could be doing to get more out of print. Be sure to set a reminder for when we go live and join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvt6...

The Importance of Print On-Demand

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Authors, are you interested in meeting major publishing vendors and asking industry questions? Be sure to attend Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo this Sunday, April 12th at 11am CST! Attendees will be entered to win a variety of publishing prizes! www.authornation.live/virtual-indu...

Author Nation Virtual Industry Expo | April 12, 2026, 11am-2pm Central

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Most indie authors aren't getting the most out of print-on-demand. Jo Wildsmith helps authors turn manuscripts into something polished and ready to use print to its fullest potential. Join us live for a chat with Jo on Thursday at Noon Central! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvt6...

The Importance of Print On-Demand

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Skye B. MacKinnon has lived in various countries before settling in Scotland and has a unique international perspective on publishing. Skye joins us at the top of the hour to share best practices for how to translate indie books into different languages. #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1sV...

How Translation Helps Indies Expand into New Markets

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Authors! Now is the time to start your final promotional push if you books are available in the Read an Ebook Week sale! Historically, Smashwords Sales are busiest at the beginning and end of the sale, so now is one of the best times to get more eyes on your books!

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

At the top of the hour, we discuss how to structure a series before you start writing with Kristina Stanley, author and CEO of the Fictionary School for Writers and Editors. If you want to write series but aren’t sure how to begin, this is for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cho...

Structuring Your Series Before You Start Writing

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

It's Day 1 of our Read an Ebook Week Sale! Authors, if you haven't had the chance to opt your books into this week's super sale, there's still time! If you log into your Draft2Digital account, you can still opt into the sale that's live right now! Don't miss this opportunity! #authorsky

Read an Ebook Week

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

D2D's CEO Kris Austin shares his experience starting the company, and the things he wish he knew before he became a founder! medium.com/authority-ma...

Kris Austin Of Draft2Digital: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A Founder

An Interview With Dina Aletras

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Michael Alan Peck @michaelalanpeck.com · 22/02/2026

Hey, indie authors! I'm late to the game, but if you haven't heard, Amazon changed its rules, and you can distribute to Overdrive's @libbyapp.com, @hoopladigital.bsky.social, and other library platforms—even if you're in Kindle Unlimited. Here's how to do it on @draft2digital.bsky.social. /1

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How to Distribute to Libraries - Draft2Digital | Blog

Did you know you can distribute to libraries while in KU? Let's talk about how to distribute to libraries with Draft2Digital!

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Read an Ebook Week is right around the corner! If you're a D2D author and want to take part in this year's Smashwords Sale from March 1-7, log in now to sign up! Check out our blog post for more information. #authorsky www.draft2digital.com/blog/time-to...

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Time to Enroll in the 2026 Read An Ebook Week Sale at Smashwords! - Draft2Digital | Blog

The 16th Annual Smashwords Read an Ebook Week Sale begins Sunday, March 2 and runs through Saturday, March 8.

Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Former Publicist Isabelle Knight. the founder of Build Your Author Brand, joins us live at the top of the hour to share how you can build your author brand, grow your readership, raise your profile and give your books the best chance of success. #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Lr...

Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World!

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Draft2Digital @draft2digital.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Former publicist Isabelle Knight, founder of Build Your Author Brand, joins us join us live tomorrow at Noon Central to share how you can build your brand, grow your readership, raise your profile and give your books the best chance of success. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Lr...

Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World!

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