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Draft2Digital Review: Price, Features and Score

Draft2Digital at a glance: $12 a year, on web. Below are its plans, what its own site says it does for an author, its score and the products to compare it with. We did not test it ourselves; the data was checked on October 7, 2026.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Draft2Digital on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · publishing platforms · #4 of 12 ·

Best for: Authors going wide with ebooks who accept a small activation fee

BookBird Author Score7.9/10 #4 of 12 publishing platforms. Worked out from Draft2Digital’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts38.9/50Each of the 9 author jobs on the publishing platforms list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Draft2Digital’s own pages confirm it. 7 of 9 confirmed = 38.9 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts22.6/25Draft2Digital costs $12 a year on its cheapest plan. Free earns 25 points; the dearest publishing platforms product with a US price, StreetLib at $99 a year, keeps 5; prices in between fall in a straight line. $12 = 22.6 points.Adoption25 pts17.3/25Searches, 20 points: 9,900 a month for “draft2digital”, against Amazon KDP, the most searched in this category (246,000), on a log scale = 14.8. Trend, 5 points: up 0% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 2.5; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 78.8 of 100 points= 7.9 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Draft2Digital’s own pages

  • Yes: Ebooks
  • Yes: Paperbacks
  • No: Hardcovers (no)
  • No: Free to publish (no)
  • Yes: Royalty rate stated
  • Yes: Non-exclusive
  • Yes: Distribution to other stores
  • Yes: Library distribution
  • Yes: Free ISBN

Draft2Digital pricing

Several ways to pay. The plans as Draft2Digital’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:

  • Account activation: $20 one-time (non-refundable, required before publishing)
  • Annual maintenance: $12 a year (only for accounts earning under $100 a year with titles in distribution; waived the first year)

About 10% of retail price kept as commission. Ebooks: roughly 60% of list price at most stores (Amazon 60%/30%, Smashwords store 75%/40%, library sales 46%); D2D Print: about 45% of list price minus printing.

What Draft2Digital offers

From Draft2Digital’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:

  • Sends ebooks to Apple, B&N, Kobo, Tolino, Smashwords store and others; each store is opt-in
  • Library platforms OverDrive, cloudLibrary, Hoopla and BorrowBox
  • D2D Print paperbacks reach Amazon and the Ingram network
  • Free conversion and layout templates; EPUB proof can be downloaded
  • Free ISBN assigned automatically, usable only within Draft2Digital
  • Payment splitting for co-authors and box sets
  • Books2Read universal book links, author pages and new-release notifications
  • Scheduled price and free promotions from a Promotions tab

Runs on: web. Exports: EPUB and PDF. Needs an internet connection. Launched: 2012.

Who Draft2Digital suits, and what its pages do not say

Best for: Authors going wide with ebooks who accept a small activation fee.

Not confirmed on Draft2Digital’s pages when we checked: hardcovers and free to publish. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.

About 9,900 people a month search Google in the US for “draft2digital”, up 0% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).

Draft2Digital alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Amazon KDP9.9No upfront feeAuthors selling mainly on Amazon, including Kindle Unlimited readers
IngramSpark9.6No upfront feeAuthors wanting print books in bookstores and libraries beyond Amazon
Lulu9.2No upfront feeAuthors selling print books direct to readers as well as on Amazon
Blurb7.8No upfront feeIllustrated and photo-heavy books sold in print
Barnes & Noble Press7.7No upfront feeAuthors adding a direct Barnes & Noble listing alongside other stores

Compare: All publishing platforms · All software for authors

Draft2Digital questions

How much does Draft2Digital cost?

$12 a year. Draft2Digital lists 2 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.

What does Draft2Digital run on?

web, according to its own site.

What file formats can Draft2Digital export?

EPUB and PDF, according to its own site.

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from Draft2Digital’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.