When you upload your MS Word docx file, you need to make sure it’s formatted a certain way so D2D can take it and create something nice. I meant what I said… they are pretty great to work with! 🙂 If you’re wondering, “Are they really okay with me taking the files they create and using them elsewhere?” Yes, they are. Since they do such a nice job of it, I would recommend you do that.
If D2D creates your epub and mobi file for you, they will also allow you to take that epub and mobi file that they created and use those files with other sites (like Kobo or Amazon). Unless your epub is designed by something like Vellum, I’d recommend using D2D’s conversion tool. However, it might be better to upload an MS Word docx file to D2D as they do a REALLY nice job of formatting the book into epub and mobi files. If you already have your book in an epub format (ebook), then you can simply upload that file to D2D. You will likely get better royalties and better options going direct with that company (Kobo and Amazon are good examples of this).
One thing to keep in mind: if you have your ebook already on one of those sites listed (such a Kobo), don’t publish through D2D. The fourth page will allow you to set the price and which sites you want to publish to. If you uploaded an epub file, you will be able to preview your file, but not add in the cool features. If you uploaded an MS Word docx (see below), then you will be able to apply different styles (mystery, fantasy, romance, etc.) and even do drop caps. The third page allows you to preview your book. It is a special D2D page where people can sign up for info from D2D about you. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that when it says, “sign up to receive emails about this book,” that is not talking about your newsletter. There are also options for you to add in a “Title Page” or “About the Author” page, and D2D will create the page for those things in your ebook, if you want it. On the second page, you’ll upload your cover, and you can look over your chapter breakups to see if everything is the way you want it. On the first page of your book setup, you’ll enter some basic information and need to upload your book. I’d give the print option a little bit of time before you dive in. The last I looked, I couldn’t even figure out where they distributed the book to (it appears as though it’s just Amazon). D2D has just recently launched a print option as well, but it’s REALLY in the early stages. You’ll need things like your book blurb, an ISBN (that is, if you want to use your own–D2D will provide you with one otherwise), your ebook cover and either an epub file or your book in MS Word format (see below). You’ll need to fill all your info for your book, so have it all ready before you start.
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Here’s what we’re going to walk through in this blog:ġ) Basic overview of setting up your bookĢ) A little bit of guidance on how to set up your MS Word doc for the ebook conversion (best way to go) A Basic Overview of Setting up Your Book To find out more about publishing direct with Amazon KDP, click here. To find out more about publishing directly with Kobo, click here. As a result, I would recommend you go direct with Kobo. Kobo has some nice promotion features of their own, and they are easy to work with. NOTE: I would recommend that you NOT use D2D for Kobo or Amazon KDP. Some sites are quick (Apple books, B&N), and others are REALLY slow (Overdrive and Hoopla). Once you setup your book and hit publish, D2D will distribute your book around. If they are willing to take a risk like that for us… that’s a good sign.īefore I go on, let me also give you a link to them: So, what did D2D do? They took out a line of credit so they could still give the royalties to the authors in the hopes that the other company would pay back D2D in time. In April of 2020 (in the midst of the pandemic), they sent out a message mentioning that one of the companies they distribute to were lagging behind on payments due to cash flow. Many of them are quite good, but Draft2Digital (or D2D) is one of the great ones.ġ) They can get your books out to a ton of places (B&N, Apple Books, tolino, 24symbols, Overdrive, bibliotheca, Baker & Taylor, hoopla, Scribd, Kobo).Ģ) They have excellent customer service (they really are pretty great)ģ) They are easy to work with in terms of setting up your bookĥ) They convert the MS Word doc of your book to ebook (and do a nice job of it–this is a HUGE bonus)Ħ) They allow you to set sales and discounts on your book and it’s REALLY easy.ħ) They have a commitment to the authors they support There are loads of sites out there that will help authors get their books out to a lot of the ebook sites.
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