Can you imagine to upload your ebook manuscript as a Word document within 2-3 minutes (including the sign-up process) to an ebook distributor? That you get your manuscript formatted for free, and find your book at Apple iBooks, B&N, Kobo, Tolino (in Europe), and several other online retailers within 24 hrs?
At a self-trial, I experienced just that. After reading several positive articles during the last two years from a variety of authors, I wanted to see it myself. Now I can second all of their praise!
Formatting a book and submitting it to all the different platforms (besides Amazon) can be tedious work. Apple’s iBooks require even the use of a Mac computer. And to “put all your eggs in one basket” is not an option for smart self-publishers. So how do you get your books to Barnes&Noble, Kobo, iBooks or (in Europe) to Tolino users? An aggregator (distributor) will help authors to achieve this.
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All Sales Channels Open for this eBook:
I uploaded the manuscript .docx “Helping Refugees on a Greek Island” for this pro-bono ebook to raise funds – author Charmaine Craig – on January 17 and not even 24 hours later I got the message that the book is already available at B&N, Kobo and Tolino (a European Online Retailer)
Barnes & Noble – Published on Jan. 18, 2017, 5:17 p.m.
Kobo – Submitted to Distributor on Jan. 17, 2017, 8:32 p.m.
Tolino – Published on Jan. 18, 2017, 5 a.m.
eBooks in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland:
eBooks distributed by D2D are available for example at:
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It has been said that Tolino controls 42% of the German-speaking (including Switzerland and Austria) e-Book market, which is the third largest English-language e-Book market in the world.
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Why use conversion distributor/aggregator D2D:
- No up-front fees – D2D is absolutely free: for conversions, and for upload to online retailers
- Self-publishers get daily sales reporting
- Draft2Digital pays monthly by EFT, cheque or Paypal
- Commission, once the book is sold, is 10% from list price
- Authors don’t have to wait until $100 are reached to get your cheque ($25 is the threshold)
- Receive only one revenue check a month instead of a couple of checks from different platforms.
- D2D offers FREE ebook conversion – which can save you a lot of time or money. File output is in ePub, but you can also download a .mobi version.
- Books can be uploaded and sold on Apple, Barnes&Noble, Kobo, Tolino, Inktera etc
However, I suggest to upload to Amazon directly, as it is easier to create and maintain your author page there – even if D2D one day might distribute to Amazon. This is true for all distributors or aggregators, as they are called.
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Seriously Service-Oriented
D2D does not charge authors to update book files with corrections, be it the book’s content or the book project data, and that’s a big winner for self-published authors. Authors can also choose which channels to use for distribution.
You can call D2D and talk with a human person about any issues or questions you may have. They pick up the phone right away, and a competent person answers your questions. Unlike at Amazon, where a clueless call center rep gives you the impression they couldn’t care less – after you waited already twenty minutes or longer for the next available “customer service” person. Or even worse: CreateSpace where I wait since over a week for an answer to my email.
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Draft2Digital only requires your text in a Word document with chapter headings styled in Header 1 and body text in Normal. Draft2Digital sends a confirmation email every time your title is successfully uploaded on an online retailer’s site, with a link to your book’s sales page.
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NEVER place your book to only one online retailer!
Learn also how you can get a free single link to all online bookstores where your title is listed at D2D: Thanks for this tip via an article by author Derek Haines.
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