How To Get Your Book Into Libraries | Draft2Digital & Hoopla

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Dale reports that Draft2Digital announced on September 4th, 2019 that it was adding Hoopla as a library distribution channel, joining OverDrive, Bibliotheca, and Baker & Taylor. Hoopla, described as a 25-year veteran provider, lets library patrons check out ebooks, audiobooks, movies and more via an app linked to a library card — Dale says his branch allowed up to 10 checkouts. For authors, Hoopla works on a cost-per-checkout basis: you are paid each time a patron checks out your book, rather than the full retail price, and there is no wait due to limited physical copies. He notes Draft2Digital’s normal cost-per-checkout is about one tenth of retail, but Hoopla uses a tier-based system that was still ambiguous and in beta. A key warning is pricing: once you opt in, Hoopla locks in the price at opt-in, so raising your Draft2Digital price from e.g. $4.99 to $5.99 would not be recognized by Hoopla. To enroll, existing users see a popup to enroll all books, or can opt in per-book in Step 4 Publish under Library Services. He also notes Findaway Voices, the video sponsor, already distributes audiobooks to Hoopla.

Key takeaways

• Draft2Digital added Hoopla in September 2019, alongside OverDrive, Bibliotheca, and Baker & Taylor for library reach
• Hoopla pays authors on a cost-per-checkout model, not full retail, with no wait times from limited library copies
• Hoopla was still in beta via Draft2Digital and used a tier-based payout, unlike the roughly one-tenth-of-retail norm Dale cites for other library channels
• Price lock warning: Hoopla recognizes only the price at opt-in, so set your retail price before enrolling
• Enroll all books via the login popup or opt in per title in Step 4 Publish > Library Services; Findaway Voices also reaches Hoopla for audiobooks

Episode details: published September 5, 2019 · 7:01 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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