How To Create An E-Book Pre-Order In Draft2Digital (2023)

Draft2Digital is a very handy tool for self-publishing your book to multiple online retailers with one simple walk-through.
In this video, I will show you how to:
-Add a new pre-order to multiple retailers using Draft2Digital
-Upload cover art
-Choose Keywords and Categories
-And more
If you'd like to learn more about Draft2Digital, check out my experience publishing with them here: kzbin.infoZGu4CJHG6_4
Want to get started with your own D2D book? Here's their link: www.draft2digital.com/
Already have a D2D book up? Check out my other Draft2Digital videos:
-How to change your e-book price: • How To Change Your Boo...
-How to customize your UBL (universal buy link) through Books2Read: • How To Customize Your ...
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*This video is NOT sponsored by Draft2Digital in any way or endorsed by them, but they DID give me written permission to share how I use Draft2Digital to publish my books. All opinions and experiences expressed within are completely my own.

[@normavasquez711]

Thank you so much for your detailed explanation, it's exactly what I needed.

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

I'm so glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for watching, and good luck with your book!

[@freelancer_milon]

Your video is very well made

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

Thank you!

[@andrewjohnston1564]

I already have the ebook and paperback published through d2d. Do I have to start the whole publishing process again in order to set up pre-orders?

[@Banky237]

I really love this video 😢I thought keyword was never added and I have published 7 books😢no keywords thanks I’m so happy I need to change it l now

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

The good news is it's never too late to go in and add/change them. :-)

[@shamali9876]

How many days does the book go live?

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

You have to upload your completed, formatted files no later than 10 days before the pre-order goes live. Once the book is live, though, you can leave it up as long as you'd like (you'd have to go in and unpublish it to take it off sale).

[@machellestephenson462]

I uploaded the full manuscript but it will not allow me to set a date after today for preorders. They're all grayed out.

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

Hm... you may need to reach out to Draft2Digital for support on that one. Have you shifted the calendar to show September? I think there's a minimum amount of time they allow before a pre-order, though it could be something else that's causing it to be grayed-out, too.

[@machellestephenson462]

@@KatherineDGrahamAuthor Yes, I went out past September and it won't allow it. I've called but no one was available. I may not set it up for pre-order for this book but try again on thr next one. Thanks for your help.

[@victoriaekwere3613]

Can I republish my delisted ebook

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

Yes, as long as you retain 100% of your book's content and distributing rights, you should be able to. I was able to re-publish one of my unpublished books just by clicking the 'publishing' tab under that book, choosing retails and prices, and hitting 'publish'.

[@victoriaekwere3613]

please,I can't add search terms to my book Why

[@KatherineDGrahamAuthor]

Hi Victoria! I don't work for Draft2Digital (I'm just a fellow author), so I can't say for sure. If you're setting up a pre-order for the first time, the steps at timestamp 4:40 are how I usually add my search times. If you've already published your book, you'll need to go in and change the metadata, which is an extra step. You can always reach out to D2D's customer service team for help, too.