Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with Bookshop.org
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.
Writing Space (A woman writing in a journal on a counter with a coffee)
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? #authorsky #writinglife
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!
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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
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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!
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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
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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!
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Author Nation Virtual Industry Expo | April 12, 2026, 11am-2pm Central
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...
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!
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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
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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!
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.
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Read an Ebook Week
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
D2D's CEO Kris Austin shares his experience starting the company, and the things he wish he knew before he became a founder!
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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
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
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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
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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.
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If you still haven't heard about Draft2Digital's new partnership with Bookshop.org, be sure to check out our recent Press Release and blog post with more helpful information!
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A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.
A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.
A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.
A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.
A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.
A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.
Check out Jane Friedman's coverage of our new ebook distribution partnership with Bookshop.org in this week's Bottom Line newsletter.
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Tune in tomorrow at Noon Central when we are joined live by Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter and Draft2Digital CEO Kris Austin to talk about our exciting new partnership! #authorsky
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Self-Publishing with Dale interviewed Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter and D2D CEO Kris Austin about our new partnership! Learn more about this exciting new partnership and what this means for indie authors. #authorsky
Check out Jane Friedman and The Bottom Line's article on today's announcement of our partnership giving indie authors access to Bookshop.org
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The word is out! Draft2Digital has officially partnered with Bookshop.org to get indie ebooks into indie bookstores!
For more details on this new partnership, check out our latest blog post! #authorsky
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