Publish Setup · Draft2Digital Topic 6 of 6
Pricing and Royalties on Draft2Digital
What to do
Set a list price for your ebook and understand how Draft2Digital earns its money, a percentage cut of each sale, rather than any upfront or setup fee.
Why it matters
Just like KDP and IngramSpark, it helps to know up front how the platform actually gets paid, so there are no surprises about how much of a sale is actually yours.
Step-by-step
- Set your list price in Draft2Digital's title setup. D2D will show you an estimated royalty for each individual retailer in its network based on that price, this estimate updates live as you change the price, so you can see roughly what you'd take home per sale at each store before committing.
- Draft2Digital does not charge any signup fee, per-title setup fee, or revision fee, unlike IngramSpark. Instead, it takes a percentage cut out of the royalty it collects from each retailer before passing the rest along to you.
- Don't rely on a specific percentage number from this app or from an older article, royalty splits and retailer-specific terms can change. Check Draft2Digital's own current published royalty and commission percentages on their site before finalizing your pricing expectations.
- Because each retailer in D2D's network sets its own royalty terms with D2D, your actual take-home percentage can differ slightly from store to store even at the same list price, this is normal and is exactly why D2D shows you a per-retailer estimate rather than one flat number.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming Draft2Digital charges an upfront fee the way IngramSpark does, it doesn't; its business model is a percentage cut of sales, not a setup charge.
- Assuming your royalty percentage is identical across every retailer in D2D's network, check the per-retailer estimate D2D shows you rather than assuming one number applies everywhere.
- Guessing at an exact royalty percentage instead of checking Draft2Digital's own current published rates before making pricing decisions.
- Pricing so low that even a light commission cut leaves an unsustainably tiny per-sale royalty, use D2D's live per-retailer estimate before finalizing rather than picking a price on instinct.
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Troubleshooting
Does Draft2Digital charge anything upfront, like IngramSpark's title setup fee?
No. Creating an account and publishing a title through Draft2Digital is free, the same as KDP. D2D earns money only by taking a percentage of each sale, not through any signup or per-title charge.
Why does my estimated royalty look different for Apple Books versus Kobo at the same price?
Each retailer in Draft2Digital's network has its own underlying royalty terms with D2D, so the percentage that ultimately reaches you can vary slightly by store even at an identical list price. This is normal, check the per-retailer breakdown D2D shows you rather than expecting one flat number everywhere.