How to Upload Your Book to DRAFT2DIGITAL | Self Publishing Tutorial

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

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[@PlayfullyConnectedGames]

Hi Bethany, I'm loving your videos and find them so helpful! Do you know if I can use KDP's free ISBN number for my book and also use Draft2Digital's free ISBN to be sold other places besides Amazon? Or is it if I use one company's free ISBN number, than I can't use another company's free ISBN number? Thanks so much!

[@KevinTumlinson]

Bethany! We’re so thrilled with this walk-thru of our service, here at D2D! I wanted to thank you, but I also wanted to share a tip that you might find useful: When you were copying and pasting your keywords, you had them all in a field and separated by commas. You can actually grab that whole list, commas and all, and paste it into the keyword field on D2D. When you hit Enter/Return our system will automagically separate each term after the comma! So no need to copy and paste one by one. :) Thank you again! We loved the walk-thru!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you so much Kevin, so glad you guys liked it! And thank you for the awesome tip!

[@corkandi]

Hi Kevin... Can I upload my self-published book to KDP with a free ISBN & then upload to D2D later?

[@LifeChangePlans]

Thanks for sharing this. I have started writing my first book and didn’t realise you could place it in pre order with these book platforms.

[@yakubualiyakubu5260]

I needed this type of video like yesterday, it was really helpful and answered a lot of my questions, thanks.

[@biniwi777]

Dear Bethany, your videos are very helpful especially for beginners like me. Thanks a lot! Best greetings from Hamburg in North-Germany!

[@themysticalunicorn9754]

Great video. Clear and precise. love the way you explain everything. I defently will do this for my first book which should be soon just waiting for my cover art to be finished.

[@ingridgrant872]

Thanks for the awesome video!! It truly walked me through the process. I've now submitted my book, and the status is "Publishing." There is no visible link to the UBL that you start talking about around 19:19. Does it take some time for this link to generate?

[@salimdr9739]

I am an aspiring author. My first fiction novel in the horror genre entitled RISE OF DRACULA: REINCARNATION is now avaiable for preorder on kdp Amazon till December 25. I have found this tutorial to be of a great help. I will download my manuscript on Draft2Digital for the preorder to be available on December 25 as well. Thanks a lot for the wonderful video. God Bless.

[@corkandi]

Hi...Did you need an additional ISBN to upload your book with D2D, after you uploaded with KDP? I'm also an aspiring author and I'm hoping to publish soon.

[@d.xochitl8724]

Great content , very informative. I am a book writer novice and know almost nothing about publishing books, but I am looking forward to learning more about it....

[@mysteriouslynatural]

Brilliant video very helpful, give me the confidence to go ahead and start trying to publish my books :) big love xx

[@sarahmatthews5878]

I can't stop picturing Penny's face on Aries face in the back ground. LOL This was a great video.

[@LESHAUNWILL]

thank you I knows this is 3 years old but it was very helpful, I liked and subbed

[@Kim-mz8co]

Greetings from Cambodia! LOVE your videos! I published three bilingual illustrated chapter-books for new readers 10 years ago by working with my own imprint and a local printing company that set everything up for me--all they needed was the manuscript, translation, and pictures. So much has changed since then and I'm going to start self-publishing books. I've looked through HOURS of videos for several days after taking the plunge and your videos are giving me EXACTLY what I need plus helping me know, "I can do this!" Thank you.

[@vpnightshadepersonal]

By far one of the best videos on this topic! Great job, Bethany!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yay! Thank you!

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

Thank you. Thank you. Up until now I was only thinking about KDP Amazon. Good to know a book can be sold to multiple companies in Draft2Digital. Great tutorial walking through uploading. Keep them coming. I am finishing my first book and already drafting my second. Cheers!

[@kathywerebwrites]

Bethany, I know I’m REALLY late to the party but THANK YOU for this walkthrough! 🤗. I’ve been thinking about using this site but didn’t realize how easy it would be to set up. 👍🏻🥰

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

You are so welcome!

[@janithhooper2013]

Excellent video. I will be tuning into more of them from you. (P.S. How do I find someone like you who understands this world so well and can do all this for me?)

[@sallyalter6003]

Fantastic video. Your voice is calm and easy to follow. Thank you for this info.

[@ashirahelat4749]

Thank goodness I found you. My new muse of writing✍

[@CaptGage]

This is killer! Soon, I plan to use D2D to publish my sci-fi novella.

[@TheGroundedPsychic]

Thank you! Have almost published my first ebook on there, thanks to your videos. I hadn't heard of it until I watched your video about your three favourite publishing platforms.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

So glad it was helpful!

[@mensajesdeamorypaz1]

Cool information, I was looking for a video like this. I have a question, what happens if I already published my book somewhere else and want to publish it using D2D, would it loose the sales ranking or reviews I has on the vendors going directly? same question if I decide to remove my book from D2D and go directly... Thank you!!

[@andrewhavens9993]

Great job Bethany! You actually answered my question about three minutes in but you were far too engaging to stop there. I love your down-to-earth and very informative presentation.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you!

[@soniapaul3116]

your content is very helpful for a beginner like me. thank you!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

So happy to hear that!

[@over-50entrepreneur007]

Thanks for the info and I really like your presentation style, which makes the audience comfortable and engaged. I have a question. I have a children's ebook loaded with images. What is the best way to handle this using Draft2 Digital? Thanks.

[@juliem.1640]

Thank you so much for this video! I originally was only going to do ebook on Amazon, but with this knowledge I plan on releasing the ebook with draft to digital and having my book be more places 😊😊😊 Ps. I’m so glad your back and most importantly that your happy! I look forward to your videos every week 😊💜

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TerryKitto]

Eeek this came just in time - about to write up a plan for wide digital distribution of my debut. Thanks Bethany!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yay! Perfect timing! Enjoy publishing! :D

[@charlesmartella5793]

Hi thanks so much for your videos, super helpful. You didn't click Amazon for this D2D ebook because you said you went to KDP directly - why is that? Also when you later demonstrated the UBL it showed Kindle as one of the sellers and when you clicked it it took you to the book's Amazon page that showed all versions (ebook, paperback, hardcover). How is that possible if you uploaded to KDP directly? Thanks...

[@Jacquelinenht1]

Hi Bethany! You’ve straightened out so many confusion knots on so many subjects for me! Thank you! How do you find your book’s reviews for all of these vendors, or number of copies sold? Also, what was your reasoning for not using a Bowker ISBN? Can you use the same one for IS, KDP and here?

[@fatimageorges3028]

Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with us .

[@beelineeplus3790]

Bethany, wonderful video, loved it. If I didn't catch it, what format does it require to upload your eBook as I already have it in word but not uploading ?

[@authoralaskawalters]

I found draft to digital through you and I LOVE IT! I hesitated for a bit as I have always used smashwords and KDP but it’s actually so easy!!! Thanks so much for the suggestion.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yay! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@tonyandleona2226]

Bethany, thank you. Incredible information.

[@firozashirinpinkey342]

Wow.. Thank you sooo much for uploading such a wonderful informative video. I've been publishing my web novel series on Wattpad. But I want to spread my stories more and be established as a true author. Your video really inspired me.

[@derrickalexander7321]

hi can you do a video of how to filing your Draft2 Digital Account the Payment Options - How D2D Pays You. A step-by-step. Thank you

[@johnking6501]

Thank you so very much Bethany for all your great tutorial of Draft2Digital so much information you explain to help me.😘😘😘

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! ☺️

[@trishtitus8465]

Totally enjoyed your video. I'll be re-watching it and probably your other ones as well. I have also used D2D for two of my eBooks. One non-fiction (DELILAH and Others Like Her), and my fiction (A Miracle or Two for Christmas). I plan on publishing my next book, a sequel to my romance in the next short weeks. I know everyone loves all the useful hints, tips and telling us how to do something. Thank you, thank you!

[@b.a.mcclucky]

Can you publish Children's Picture books on D2D? Do these platforms let the purchaser by the tangible book as well as the digital version? I just started watching your vids. Thanks for making it so easy.

[@solookinglikeafancypotatoa2200]

Thank you so much for this informed ☺️ you got yourself a subscriber ☺️

[@jamierodriguez9558]

Hi Bethany, Your video was really helpful. I just uploaded my Book to KDP in October as an ebook called Jamie and her Dog Pepper go to the Pumpkinpatch.. I have been struggling to covert the format from an ebook size format to a paperback format. I want to sell my book in paperback on Amazon, but, I am still working on it. I even hired a Guy to do the formatting for me and He can't figure it out either. I am going to try and do this Draft 2 Digital to see if I can get it to work. I wanted to thank you for all of your information. I am going to upload my book to all of the other places that you listed and hoping I can sell my book on those sites too. I do have a question, do you need to have a sellers permit to sell in UK and Canada? I know KDP will be sending me a 1099 at the end of the year. But, not sure where to obtain a permit or License to sell my book in those other areas. Thank you so much for your wealth of information. Thank you , Jamie (Chaapel) Rodriguez, Merced California

[@emmacouette66]

Oh my goodness Bethany. This video had perfect timing. I just created a draft 2 digital account this week and you have confirmed that I made the right choice, plus gave me some extra help. Thank you!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yay! So glad it was helpful!

[@patar89]

Hi Bethany, very nice video! Do you also know how to advertise books with D2D?

[@caroltrehearn1333]

I love these videos I've learned so much, thank you so much!

[@corkandi]

Hi, again! Congrats on the baby. I've tried uploading my manuscript to KDP today. However on both Kindle (Jpeg) and Paperback (PDF) manuscripts, the text from my exported "5 x 8" word document, is all over the place and certainly not suitable for publication. Do you have any idea why this may happen? I've spoken to Amazon and they are just as confused as I am!

[@aisazia]

Super helpful video Bethany! I will have to consider this when I'm ready to publish! Thanks for sharing!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@lindsaydrive3682]

Hi, Bethany Atazadeh, YA Fantasy Author, my name is Ataliah of Australia. I am writing a Frozen the musical Australia retelling. I think you will love it when it comes out after I get it published. You are so famous. Congratulations on the Stolen Kingdom series. Penny, your dog, is so cute and your son is so cute when he is born. I'm an aunty to my niece, Ella Round. I'm going to be an aunty to another newborn baby girl. You will really love my Frozen the musical Australia retelling when it comes out. Lots of love, Ataliah Matheson.

[@iamlcriley]

I love your content! My chapter headers are separate from the content itself (different pages) can you tell me what I might have done wrong?

[@aerybery]

I have a question. You know how you download the MOBI file and use that for KDP? So, is it fine that you now have the dragons in your book? Like is in infringement in any way? Basically, I'm curious if I could add something via D2D and turn around and upload that version to other publishing sites. Thanks for sharing!

[@ArabellaKFederico]

I really like this video! I've had my eye on traditional publishing but I'll always keep my options open because you never know, and I looooove this because I know that there's a reference video to go to if I need to. Thank you!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@robertcooper1952]

Thanks for the excellent video, Bethany.

[@flacospace4819]

Thnx for the vid! Wonder to ask can I upload on draft2digital a book that is already pre-designed in more complex design and format? As I'm myself a graphic designer. Thanks

[@okayboomernyc]

I would like to set up my book in print first 6 x 9 with my own designed cover - do you have instructions for this for draft to digital? Thank you..

[@michaeljasper760]

Super Helpful Video. Thank You

[@lauraduran4302]

Bethany, you are truly amazing. Thank you so much for all your invaluable help as I have begun this exciting yet daunting adventure of writing and self-publishing! All the best to you and your young family (including your little one arriving soon - many blessings!) Laura Atwood Durán

[@lindsaymorrison7519]

Does Draft2Digital allow you to publish paperbacks too? Or do you have to do something separate?

[@michaelhartmann3535]

Hi Bethany, thank you for your awesome video! Question, which format do you use to upload your e-book file? D2D will not accept Pdf file, right? Thumbs Up for your video! Great day! Michael

[@shreyapatel1372]

Thank you for this video! Also, if I want to publish a paperback on Barnes and Noble, can I use the same ISBN from Amazon or do I need to get a different one?

[@KrystalGamer]

Thanks for this video. Very informative.

[@blackdove3057]

Bethany, Perhaps you could answer this question for me. Because D2D had yet to respond. I have uploaded my first ebub with them. But I'm not clear on the legalities of this site. Their Print option is steal in beta. But there is a clause that you have limited reuploads if you chose to print with them. I am acting as my own editor. So sometimes I find mistakes AFTER I have uploaded a book. I have more freedom to edit with KDP so I feel that it might be best to remain with them for printing. Am I free to print with KDP if I've already uploaded an epub version of the same novel on D2D?

[@silverlineodigwe2296]

Happy New Year Brittany! At 12pm. I was watching your videos and so decided to wish you and your family a happy new year and many more ahead. Thanks a lot for the wonderful videos they're helping me prepare myself for publishing. Remain blessed!

[@l.s.sharrow1318]

Can you link to instruction about how to format a word document for Draft2Digital publishing? Much appreciated.

[@britton_waif]

Many thanks. And, I've a question: is there an option to upload photos along with the poems (as it's a poem book and would like to add some artistic photos) or is it better to go without the photos?

[@kevsad303]

Hi Bethany, thank you for the video but when you download the finished copy, in whatever format, ePub, Mobi, etc. the cover page does not show up when you open the book to read on a reader. How do you get the cover page to show up on your reader instead of just the inner pages?

[@MrSwilson13]

HI ya, I found your video pretty awesome and very helpful from what I've seen. I wanted to ask a crucial question, though. That upload document you use, is there a template for that? How did you make it?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you! Yes, I will point you to my formatting playlist here on KZbin, it has everything you need to know about that template!

[@MsToniFrench]

Thanks so much for providing this content, Bethany! It's so helpful and I have been following along as I upload my own. Sending blessings and look forward to watching how to upload to KDP as well.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

So glad it was helpful! :D

[@t.j.scifiquest2331]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@AuthorMorganLee]

Yay! Thank you for this video! I just published my book on draft2digital while watching! :)

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Woohoo! You are so welcome! And congratulations!

[@dimev4516]

Do you have to use their formatting? I am not fond of their styles, and I have mine being formatted with someone else? Can i just upload and distribute?

[@tonyandleona2226]

Question: my wife and I are currently working on finishing our first non-fiction. We wrote it together over the last 1 year and we are trying to decide the best way to list our authorship. We want to build the brand Tony and Leona. Is it possible/ethical to register as one author vs one and a contributor?

[@wesleyworkman2372]

hey, I am currently trying to use d2d and was wondering if there was a way to edit my epub file on the preview that's showing on the website?

[@NoniBeckham]

HI Bethany, I first want to say thank you because I am starting my own company and your videos are really helping. I've already watched several but have a quick question about ISBN numbers. I know Amazon gives free ones and D2D does as you just showed in this video. Is there an order to where we should publish 1, 2nd, 3rd (Ingram Sparks)? Also, if I take the free ISBN from Amazon when I get to draft 2 digital, I guess I would say that I will use my own ISBN? Or since it's my own company should I just purchase from Bowker? Do you have a video on how to set up preorders? I just found out Amazon doesn't do it for Paperbacks so I am trying to navigate where to publish first if I want a preorder set up for paperback books. Hope this all makes sense. And, again huge thank you!

[@dmukherjee7956]

Hello, can ww make some minor updates after the ebooks is published? Kindle has this option...is it there in D2D?

[@ElLibrerodeAlex]

Bethany, I'm putting you in my acknowledgements page in my book because without you I'd be lost.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you so much!

[@swordablaze9259]

Such a useful video!! Thank you for showing us. I've been hesitant about using D2D because I know they take a cut but it really isn't that much by the looks of it so might be worth it. Great video!

[@digitalwiz]

Ok I have a paperback and Kindle on kdp, and now I'm trying to publish them on draft to digital, but it asks me print book release date, it has already been released back in September 2023 so what do I put there, and I have an ISBN number for my paperback and my kindle do I use the same ones? for draft to digital?

[@paulapulido24]

Hi Bethany thank you so much for the explanation, I just wanted to know Is there a way to change the PDF file? I mean D2D automatically created a PDF file based on a word file but I want to use a different one, so Is it possible to manually add a file to D2D?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

I'm not sure what you're asking, sorry! But a great way to get the best answer would be to use D2D's help desk / support team! :)

[@buchyvon]

Do we just have to live with some formatting issues (such as subheads at the bottom of a page all alone)?

[@ss-ic5nc]

Hello Could you tell me where I can find total clicks or clicks that are related to each store? I can't find it after new updates of draft to digital. ( YOU talked about it at 22:05 ).

[@josephlyons5024]

I loved your video. It was explained so well. Thank you. I will be watching all the other ones for digital publishing. Do all the others have a section to add a editors name or dedications.

[@LoveQualified]

This was such an amazing video. I have a quick question. I know you said that you use draft to digital to format your ebooks but after downloading the file can you upload it to say KDP or ingramspark for your paperbacks?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

No, it's formatted for an ebook. But I heard D2D is beta testing print books so that might change soon!

[@MatthewKrekeAuthor]

I keep uploading my Google docs file and it keeps putting blank pages in...

[@SuccesLoa]

How can I change my author name on draft 2 digital? Also is it safe to give my TIN when I give my personal infos ? When I click into my UBL it says : this UBL is currently unavailable? What's the problem

[@karinmekara]

Thank you for this, it is so helpful! I do have a question about the cover. It only asks for the front cover but I also have a wraparound cover. Where would I add my own wraparound cover? Thank you so much!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

You don't, because D2D doesn't do print books, only ebooks at the moment.

[@karinmekara]

@@BethanyAtazadeh thank you

[@annpippin6388]

During the shutdown I got down to it and finished my mystery novel by hand , which is being typed btva writer . I was just going to get it printed and just read it myself ,seeing it as a book , but some of my closest ,mystery novel readers want to read .So I am.goingn back.over all of it, proof reading l. A revising,

[@zacky2485]

It was a very helpful video, however I could not see if there's a part in DRAFT2DIGITAL's ebook publishment that wants you to enter your bank account number so you can get paid. I know there is something like that here as well as in Amazon KDP. Maybe I just did not pay attention :D

[@dimev4516]

Question, does it create your copyright page content for you, or do you have to get your book copyright on your own?

[@kiankapil]

Can One also upload it individually to each platform? Cuz that service will cost .

[@naronesbc]

Greetings trust all is well. Does digital2draft give ISBN number when you publish with them?

[@AuthorAnnaHowell]

Didn't know your book "The Enchanted Crown" was up for preorder now!! I just preordered it. Sad I can't read it until March but that just makes me more excited to read it. I love your series so far! Thank you for writing it Bethany!! I'm writing my own fairytale retelling series because of The Stolen Kingdom!! Love this video very informative. Thanks Bethany!!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Haha yay! Thank you Anna! I wish I could get it out sooner, but since it's the final in the series, I want to make sure I do it justice and give it some extra love and time! :) But so excited to hear that, fairytale retellings are the best!

[@corkandi]

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. Can I upload my self-published book to KDP with a free ISBN & then upload to D2D later?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yes, but with a different free isbn from d2d

[@corkandi]

@@BethanyAtazadeh Thanks for the heads up, I appreciate your help.

[@livelovelife3692]

Thank you for your videos. I going to take the step and self publish. Your videos are encouraging. I have a question: before you upload your book, do you have it professionally edited, or have you done a ton of revisions and feel confident to load it? Thanks.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you so much! I always hire a professional editor yes! I firmly believe in making my books the best quality they can be, and I think all authors need help from someone who edits professionally. :)

[@emilymenton7596]

Hey Bethany! First off, thank you for making this video! It really cleared some things up for me and answered all my questions! I did have one question though---will I still need to get my book formatted if I publish to Draft2Digital, or will it help format it for me? I keep hearing that it's important to get your book formatted so it looks like a 'proper' book, but I have no idea how to do that. Thank you, hope you have a great day!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Hey Emily, yes you still need the basic formatting, D2D is adding more the frilly stuff and a table of contents, but you still need to indent first lines, add chapter headers, etc. Here is video on formatting that you can check out to learn more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHbFqX-vqbd_o5Y

[@robwin0072]

You are tops - however, you buried the lead. This Draft2Digital is fantastic and all-inclusive. Thank you so much. What stress relief. Can I publish it through you with your services?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thanks! Not sure what you mean? But D2D is awesome! I don't publish for others, sorry!

[@robwin0072]

Bethany Atazadeh oh, well, obviously, I misunderstood one of your video thumbnail descriptions.

[@shateyraeasley6096]

Thanks for always sharing tips with us!

[@BillySprague-ic7yk]

My editor has fixed some errors in my ebook. How do I upload the new one on Draft2Digital and replace the previous one?

[@rachelharris5001]

Very cool and easy to use. I had a question though about that formating section where you can get headers and scene breaks. Does the download then allow you to get the PDF which is uploadable to like Ingram and KDP for paperback books so then the design inside is universal whether it is paperback or ebook? The interior formatting and design part is what I'm nervous about when it comes time to publish my own book.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yes you could technically download this formatting, but even though the headers and such will be pretty, you have to keep in mind it's still ebook formatting, not print formatting. For example, in ebooks everything is squished on the page, while in print, chapters begin halfway down the page. Another example is that ebooks will have links highlighted and clickable, while you wouldn't want to format that way for paperback. I wouldn't recommend transferring ebook style formatting over to print, even though technically you can.

[@rachelharris5001]

@@BethanyAtazadeh Gotcha, makes sense. Thank you, Bethany.

[@asimplenest5071]

Hi Bethany, If we use Draft to Digital instead of Amazon to format our book will we have to pay commission to both once we upload? We currently have a paperback version with Amazon.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Nope! It’s a free download! :)

[@daydreamingstars2980]

oh mijn goden, dit was zo nuttig. Ik hoop dat ze een nederlands concept 2 digitale lol

[@dawsonari5009]

I don’t understand 😅

[@pepperx1010]

Your videos are really helpful, thanks! I'm inspired to write a novel! I will publish one soon, you get the inspiration credit of course! Also I have a question, how much time does it take for people to be able to buy it, when you just published it?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you! Every platform is different, but shouldn't be more than a 1-3 days.

[@jessicagentry6379]

Should I purchase a ISBN number and barcode?