How to Publish Your Books on Draft2Digital Step-by-Step

About this video

Sean walks through uploading an ebook to Draft2Digital for wider distribution. First, he warns the book must be taken out of KDP Select, because KDP Select means it can only be on KDP; otherwise it cannot go on Draft2Digital or similar aggregators. After signing up and choosing Add New Book, he uploads a doc or docx file — he uses the docx version of his paperback-formatted book — then enters the title, subtitle, series and volume if any, and a non-HTML description, adds a publisher and a contributor under a name or pen name, and leaves the ISBN blank for Draft2Digital to provide. He notes Draft2Digital allows five categories and, as he presents it, no keyword limit on search terms, so he recommends adding as many as possible. Next he uploads the cover and reviews promotional pages such as also-by, new-release email notifications, a teaser for other books, and biographical pages. He advises downloading the epub or mobi file before adding Draft2Digital-specific promotional pages if that file will be uploaded to PublishDrive, then checking the manuscript preview, choosing stores and pricing — using $2.99 as his example — and submitting. Crucially, he says not to select Amazon distribution if the book is already on Amazon, to avoid a double listing, and to use PublishDrive only for stores not already covered by Draft2Digital.

Key takeaways

• A book must be deselected from KDP Select before it can be uploaded to Draft2Digital or other aggregators.
• Upload a doc or docx file, enter title, subtitle, series, description, publisher and contributor, and leave ISBN blank for Draft2Digital to provide.
• Draft2Digital allows five categories and, as Sean presents it, unlimited search terms, so he recommends adding many keywords.
• Promotional pages — also-by, new-release email sign-up and teasers — can help sell multiple books, but download the epub or mobi file first if reusing it on PublishDrive.
• Do not select Amazon distribution on Draft2Digital if the book is already on Amazon, to avoid double-listing; cover remaining stores via PublishDrive without overlap.

Episode details: published August 27, 2019 · 8:38 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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