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I do have a few novels distributed through D2D but thanks, at least in part, to the fact that I haven't published anything new in over a decade, they are barely visible to most book browsers and see almost no sales any more (not that I was ever overwhelmed). Between those and the free short stories it looks like I have a choice between paying the fee or withdrawing from D2D and so Smashwords and all the other players it distributes to.
I don't think the fee is unreasonable. If I was still publishing there wouldn't really be a question, I'd want the books out there as a presence next to my new stuff. But until I get around to publishing anything new (I still hope that's going to happen when time permits), it's a cost that seems to have no justification from my side.
I'm not playing hard-done-by. I could afford the fee easily enough, but why pay for a service that's not being used from either side? If I just want my free shorts visible on the 'net, well they can stay on my website. If I want my novels to remain visible, they can stay where they were published directly without the aid of D2D.
So at this stage I'm expecting to withdraw from D2D/Smashwords ... but I'll give it a week or two before making it final.
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