Before You Leave D2D, Do This First
Everyone’s talking about the changes over at Draft2Digital right now—and I get it. I’m not thrilled either.
But before you start pulling your books or making any big moves, let’s take a breath and do something most authors skip:
Look at your actual numbers.
Because here’s the reality…
Most authors aren’t making meaningful income across every platform D2D distributes to. In fact, in a lot of cases, there are only one or two channels doing any real work—while the rest just sit there looking pretty and collecting dust.
So if you’re reacting purely based on frustration (totally fair, by the way), you might end up making a decision that doesn’t actually improve anything.
Here’s what I recommend instead:
1. Log into your D2D account
Look at your sales reports and break things down by retailer.
2. Identify where your books are actually selling
Is it Apple Books? Kobo? Barnes & Noble? Or is most of your revenue coming from Amazon KDP anyway?
3. Compare effort vs. return
If a platform has made you $7 in two years… that’s not distribution. That’s decoration.
4. Then decide what’s worth keeping—and what isn’t
Not everything needs to go. Not everything needs to stay. But the decision should be based on data, not frustration.
So I built something to help with that.
I put together a simple tracking workbook that lets you:
- See all your books in one place
- Track sales across platforms (KDP, D2D, direct, etc.)
- Quickly identify what’s actually performing
- Make smarter decisions about where your books belong
👇 I walk through it in this video:
Bottom line:
This isn’t just about avoiding fees. It’s about taking control of your publishing decisions instead of letting platforms make them for you.
Before you leave D2D… make sure you know whether it’s actually costing you—or quietly helping you.
If you want a copy of the tracker, drop a comment or shoot me a message and I’ll send it your way – no strings attached.
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