Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World // EP265

Isabelle Knight joins us to share how you can build your author brand, grow your readership, and give your books the best chance of success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Lrp3HJHtU&t Episode Notes Former publicist to the stars, Isabelle Knight is the founder…

Jane Friedman’s 2025 Retrospective & 2026 Publishing Predictions // EP264

Jane Friedman shares her expertise, reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead at what 2026 might have in store for the publishing industry. Episode Notes Jane Friedman has spent her entire career in the book publishing industry, with a focus on author education and trend…

Reflecting on 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026 with D2D CEO Kris Austin // EP263

D2D’s CEO Kris Austin joins the D2D team to reflect on our 2025 and another year in publishing, and to look ahead to what is on the horizon in 2026. Episode Notes D2D’s CEO Kris Austin joins the D2D team to reflect on our 2025 and another year in publishing, and to…

Time to Enroll in the 2026 Read An Ebook Week Sale at Smashwords!

Our favorite week of the year is approaching! You can enroll now for Read an Ebook Week, a week-long celebration of ebooks and the readers who love them, running March 1-7. For the first time, there is no deadline to enroll for D2D authors. You can add or remove books…

Connecting Indie Authors with Indie Bookstores with Bookshops.org // EP262

It’s official! Draft2Digital and Bookshop.org have announced our partnership to bring indie ebooks to Bookshop.org! Episode Notes It’s official! Draft2Digital and Bookshop.org have announced our partnership to bring indie ebooks to Bookshop.org! Join us as we talk to…

Halloween Horrors: D2D’s Top 13 Horror Books

Halloween Horrors: D2D’s Top 13 Horror Books

To celebrate the arrival of Halloween, we wanted to showcase the top performers in our spooky genres. This means sharing the top 13 titles across the horror and paranormal genres with D2D and Smashwords. These are the top performers from the last month! They Move…

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 24

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 24

We’re back to celebrate more authors who are making their mark on Smashwords readers. Congratulations to our bestsellers from last week! Here is our top fiction for the week! Smashwords Top 25 Bestselling Indie Fiction Books by Units (Sales Period: October 15 –…

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 18

Smashwords Bestsellers of the Week – October 18

The weather in our neck of the woods is settling into an Autumnal chill, which makes this ideal weather for curling up with a book. We’re back to celebrate the authors our Smashwords are getting cozy with this week. Congratulations to our newest series of top selling…

Kevin Tumlinson Has Left the Building

Kevin Tumlinson Has Left the Building

Kevin Tumlinson, Draft2Digital’s beloved Director of Marketing & PR, is moving on to pursue new adventures outside of D2D. For anyone who has spent any amount of time with Kevin, you know he’s not a sit-on-your-hands kind of guy. A prolific—and might we add…

Building Your Author Brand: Share Your Books with the World // EP265

Isabelle Knight joins us to share how you can build your author brand, grow your readership, and give your books the best chance of success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Lrp3HJHtU&t Episode Notes Former publicist to the stars, Isabelle Knight is the founder…

Jane Friedman’s 2025 Retrospective & 2026 Publishing Predictions // EP264

Jane Friedman shares her expertise, reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead at what 2026 might have in store for the publishing industry. Episode Notes Jane Friedman has spent her entire career in the book publishing industry, with a focus on author education and trend…

Reflecting on 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026 with D2D CEO Kris Austin // EP263

D2D’s CEO Kris Austin joins the D2D team to reflect on our 2025 and another year in publishing, and to look ahead to what is on the horizon in 2026. Episode Notes D2D’s CEO Kris Austin joins the D2D team to reflect on our 2025 and another year in publishing, and to…

Connecting Indie Authors with Indie Bookstores with Bookshops.org // EP262

It’s official! Draft2Digital and Bookshop.org have announced our partnership to bring indie ebooks to Bookshop.org! Episode Notes It’s official! Draft2Digital and Bookshop.org have announced our partnership to bring indie ebooks to Bookshop.org! Join us as we talk to…

2025 Indie Author Income Survey // EP261

Orna Ross joins us to discuss the results of the ALLi Indie Author Income Survey and what we can learn about our industry. Episode Notes Orna Ross is co-founder and director of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and a passionate advocate for self-publishing…

IBPA Boot Camp for Author Publishers // EP260

Lee Wind joins us to talk about the IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association) Boot Camp for Author Publishers, and how to bring all the pieces together when publishing to find your success. Episode Notes Lee Wind joins us to talk about the IBPA (Independent Book…

10 Tips for Setting Realistic 2026 Writing Goals // EP259

Mark Leslie Lefebvre provides encouragement on how to set realistic goals to keep you and your book publishing aspirations on track in 2026. Episode Notes Autumn A. Arnett joins us to talk about the EFA and what you should keep in mind when looking for the right…

Unputdownable – Finding the Right Editor for Your Book // EP258

Autumn A. Arnett joins us to talk about the EFA and what you should keep in mind when finding the right editor for your book. Episode Notes Autumn A. Arnett joins us to talk about the EFA and what you should keep in mind when looking for the right editor for your…

Hollywood Secrets: Incredible Characters, Deep Stories, and Super Drafts // EP257

T.D. Donnelly joins us to share practices he has used in his writing to build memorable characters and stories for the screen. Episode Notes Thomas Dean Donnelly has been a professional screenwriter for over 30 years. In that time he has written on major projects,…

Highlights from Self Publishing Insiders 2025 // EP256

Mark Leslie Lefebvre introduces a series of clips that highlight just 14 of the amazing episodes that have been brought to you every week in this past year. Episode Notes This special Christmas Day 2025 episode is a pre-recorded one with Mark Leslie Lefebvre who…

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