Category Archives: Publishing

Draft2Digital Acquires SelfPubBookCovers.com, World’s Leading Premade Covers Marketplace

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

July 24, 2023—OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.—Draft2Digital (D2D), LLC, which powers the publishing businesses of 260,000 indie authors and small presses, today announced the acquisition of SelfPubBookCovers.com (SPBC).  For the last decade, SPBC has operated a pioneering marketplace for premade book covers … Continue reading →

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Draft2Digital to Acquire Smashwords, Creating Self-Publishing Juggernaut

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

Combined Company will Publish and Distribute 800,000+ Titles from 250,000 Authors and Publishers February 8, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. and PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Draft2Digital, LLC and Smashwords, Inc., two pioneers in ebook self-publishing, today announced that Draft2Digital will … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down & Summarizing The Smashwords Update

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

Smashwords has made some major updates to its site. Received the email but don’t have time to read it? We’ve summarized it for you. Continue reading →

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CreateSpace & KDP Merge’s Impact on Translated Manuscripts

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

If you’re looking for more information on the transition from CreateSpace to KDP, here’s a page from Amazon that gives some great detail and further links to help. There’s been a lot of talk about formatting issues with the cover … Continue reading →

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