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Monday, 6 July 2026

The Decline of Draft2Digital

 Will I get paid by Draft2Digital?

                                               Draft2Digital / Smashwords

My eBooks never sold well on Draft2Digital, but for a year they did sell, which is more than I can say for those on Amazon.
One reason my short stories never sold is I didn't follow the trend of the time. Another major factor is being an Indie Writer, in the UK, I couldn't afford the cost of publicity, even though my stories still get praises.
Though they have taken on many sites, it has no impact on my sales, imagine a paint brush, when you put the paint on from the pot, the colour is deep, but the further you get from the start the thinner the shade gets.
Another MAJOR flaw is there collaboration with Smashwords, from the outset, I thought SW was a scam, and online reports from many writers support this, with lots of complaints of not being paid. I witnessed this, I had two enquiries about a sequel, for books I hadn't been paid for, then there is the Lending Library system, this is were a library gets paid to sell work, they pay the supplier for the work, unless the book sells well the writer doesn't get any royalties

Will I get paid by Draft2Digital?

 eBook sales

I have doubts
My first thoughts were will I earn enough from eBook sales  on Draft2Digital, to get royalties by my birthday in October?
My concern has changed, I now think I won't get them at all, as there are numerous compaints online about D2D, since they joined with Smashwords.
I never trusted Smashwords from the outset, and online reports confirm my thoughts it is a scam. I won't recieve much £7.00, but if I do, I will stop using the site, as despite them taking on various other platforms, it hasn't boosted my sales

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