{"id":207388,"date":"2023-08-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=207388"},"modified":"2023-08-24T05:48:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:48:57","slug":"d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/","title":{"rendered":"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update &#8211; AUA! \/\/ EP138"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When D2D incorporated Smashwords in 2022, we joined with the mission of empowering indie authors. With the final phase of the merger underway, we wanted to give those authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/fc1ffd4d-f4e3-4f6d-a73d-6934d75f5f12\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update - AUA!\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update: Ask Us Anything!\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/anBNDkJ09n0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot has happened since Draft2Digital acquired Smashwords in March 2022. We're getting very close to the final phase our our post-merger strategy, which is to bring Smashwords accounts into the D2D system. We're sure you have questions, so we'll have the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\/\/Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career\/\/&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We\u2019ll convert your manuscript, distribute it online, and support you the whole way\u2014and we won\u2019t charge you a dime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We take a small percentage of the royalties for each sale you make through us, so we only make money when you make money. That's the best kind of business plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Get started now:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/\">https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Learn the ins, the outs, and the all-arounds of indie publishing from the industry experts on the D2D Blog:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/Draft2Digital.com\/blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Promote your books with our Universal Book Links from Books2Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/books2read.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you bookmark&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/d2dlive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/D2DLive.com<\/a>&nbsp;for links to live events, and to catch back episodes of the Self Publishing Insiders Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>TBA.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode Summary When D2D incorporated Smashwords in 2022, we joined with the mission of empowering indie authors. With the final phase of the merger underway, we wanted to give those authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect. Episode Notes A lot has happened since Draft2Digital acquired Smashwords in March 2022. We&#8217;re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":207389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[463],"tags":[789,485,846,47,135,687,733,48,61,284,718,49,119],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-207388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-publishing-insiders-podcast","tag-ask-us-anything","tag-author-business","tag-author-career","tag-author-marketing","tag-best-practices","tag-draft2digital","tag-how-do-i-self-publish","tag-indie-author","tag-indie-publishing","tag-marketing","tag-merger","tag-self-publishing","tag-smashwords"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>D2D + Smashwords Merger Update - AUA! \/\/ EP138<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the final phase of our merger underway, we wanted to give our authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update - AUA! \/\/ EP138\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With the final phase of our merger underway, we wanted to give our authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Draft2Digital | Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/draft2digital\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-24T11:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SPI-EP138.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lexi Greene\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@draft2digital\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@draft2digital\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lexi Greene\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lexi Greene\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5d415cd1594daebfee02a6fe3206c48d\"},\"headline\":\"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update &#8211; AUA! \\\/\\\/ EP138\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-24T11:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":275,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/SPI-EP138.png\",\"keywords\":[\"ask us anything\",\"author business\",\"author career\",\"author marketing\",\"best practices\",\"draft2digital\",\"how do I self publish\",\"indie author\",\"indie publishing\",\"marketing\",\"Merger\",\"self-publishing\",\"Smashwords\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Self Publishing Insiders Podcast\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/\",\"name\":\"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update - AUA! \\\/\\\/ EP138\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/SPI-EP138.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-24T11:00:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5d415cd1594daebfee02a6fe3206c48d\"},\"description\":\"With the final phase of our merger underway, we wanted to give our authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/SPI-EP138.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/SPI-EP138.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update &#8211; AUA! \\\/\\\/ EP138\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Draft2Digital | Blog\",\"description\":\"Distribute your books worldwide. Keep all your rights.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5d415cd1594daebfee02a6fe3206c48d\",\"name\":\"Lexi Greene\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cf12391f4d84dbf6decb869b64b7bf7ffc668a1b4bf10a536d3fdd4378f8365d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cf12391f4d84dbf6decb869b64b7bf7ffc668a1b4bf10a536d3fdd4378f8365d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cf12391f4d84dbf6decb869b64b7bf7ffc668a1b4bf10a536d3fdd4378f8365d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lexi Greene\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/draft2digital.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.draft2digital.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/lexigrey\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update - AUA! \/\/ EP138","description":"With the final phase of our merger underway, we wanted to give our authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update - AUA! \/\/ EP138","og_description":"With the final phase of our merger underway, we wanted to give our authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect","og_url":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/","og_site_name":"Draft2Digital | Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/draft2digital","article_published_time":"2023-08-24T11:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SPI-EP138.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Lexi Greene","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@draft2digital","twitter_site":"@draft2digital","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lexi Greene","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/"},"author":{"name":"Lexi Greene","@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5d415cd1594daebfee02a6fe3206c48d"},"headline":"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update &#8211; AUA! \/\/ EP138","datePublished":"2023-08-24T11:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/"},"wordCount":275,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SPI-EP138.png","keywords":["ask us anything","author business","author career","author marketing","best practices","draft2digital","how do I self publish","indie author","indie publishing","marketing","Merger","self-publishing","Smashwords"],"articleSection":["Self Publishing Insiders Podcast"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/","url":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/","name":"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update - AUA! \/\/ EP138","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SPI-EP138.png","datePublished":"2023-08-24T11:00:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5d415cd1594daebfee02a6fe3206c48d"},"description":"With the final phase of our merger underway, we wanted to give our authors a chance to ask questions about what they can expect","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SPI-EP138.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SPI-EP138.png","width":1080,"height":675},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/d2d-smashwords-merger-update-aua-ep138\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"D2D + Smashwords Merger Update &#8211; AUA! \/\/ EP138"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/","name":"Draft2Digital | Blog","description":"Distribute your books worldwide. Keep all your rights.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5d415cd1594daebfee02a6fe3206c48d","name":"Lexi Greene","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cf12391f4d84dbf6decb869b64b7bf7ffc668a1b4bf10a536d3fdd4378f8365d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cf12391f4d84dbf6decb869b64b7bf7ffc668a1b4bf10a536d3fdd4378f8365d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cf12391f4d84dbf6decb869b64b7bf7ffc668a1b4bf10a536d3fdd4378f8365d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lexi Greene"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/draft2digital.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/author\/lexigrey\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SPI-EP138.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207390,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207388\/revisions\/207390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207388"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=207388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}