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Gregg Bell · 06-04-2013, 10:12 AM

I've been investigating Draft2Digital. My main goal is to have D2D whisk a novel (which is very time sensitive) into Apple so Amazon can "price match" (at free). I know D2D converts Word docs but I have EPUBs and D2D does nothing to the EPUBS (not that I'd want them to). So if D2D can save me time with getting into Apple with the time sensitive novel I'm all for it. But is D2D worth it in general? I mean, maybe if you're giving them Word docs and they do a decent job turning them into EPUBS (although I wonder about that too), but to take 15% just for submitting to Kobo and Apple and B&N? I looked at Kobo and it seemed easy to submit there. Are B&N and Apple that hard? I mean, wouldn't it be better to take the time, submitting yourself, having the direct relationship with the distributor rather than needing a go-between, and, of course, saving the 15%?

Anybody got any experience with this? Thanks.

06-04-2013, 10:12 AM	#1
Gregg Bell Gregg Bell Posts: 2,266 Karma: 3917598 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Itasca, Illinois Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet	Is Draft2Digital worth it? I've been investigating Draft2Digital. My main goal is to have D2D whisk a novel (which is very time sensitive) into Apple so Amazon can "price match" (at free). I know D2D converts Word docs but I have EPUBs and D2D does nothing to the EPUBS (not that I'd want them to). So if D2D can save me time with getting into Apple with the time sensitive novel I'm all for it. But is D2D worth it in general? I mean, maybe if you're giving them Word docs and they do a decent job turning them into EPUBS (although I wonder about that too), but to take 15% just for submitting to Kobo and Apple and B&N? I looked at Kobo and it seemed easy to submit there. Are B&N and Apple that hard? I mean, wouldn't it be better to take the time, submitting yourself, having the direct relationship with the distributor rather than needing a go-between, and, of course, saving the 15%? Anybody got any experience with this? Thanks.