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I just got the rights back to all my books and most of my covers. I've started to upload into Draft 2 Digital.  The process is easier than Smashwords (by about a thousand percent), so now I just have to wait to see if the distributors are uploading.  The process to add a book seems so simple that part of me is scared that I'm skipping some vital step, but that's probably my paranoia speaking.  Smashwords makes you kill all formatting and turn everything into plain text.  D2D takes Word documents, so I almost feel like I'm cheating.  However, D2D says they will get the books back up in Amazon as well as iTunes, Barnes and Nobel, Kobo and Tolino.  So, the books should be pretty widely distributed.  Then I can start thinking about moving ahead with new titles.

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Lyn Gala

And now Draft2Digital is saying all the Claimings books are too objectionable to publish. I sent an email, and we'll see where this goes.

Nanette kerrison

What!f? Why!? ... and if so, I wonder what other authors and books they won’t publish. Most of them, from the sound of it.f

Rosen Pavus

That's ridiculous, and I hope they change they're mind. But regardless, I will do my best to be here for you to support Claimings! I LOVE them very much, and you are in my top two authors because of them! You are brilliant and amazing, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise, Lyn! :) <3

Rosen Pavus

And if they go through, I will be there to purchase 2, 3 and 4, and any others that are forthcoming, (a book of the short stories?), in paper, and the ones I don't have for Kindle as well! :) <3

Rosen Pavus

However you work it, I'm there! :) <3

Lyn Gala

I may have gotten caught up in a computer algorithm that found tail sex and did an auto-reject. We'll see if I can get it sorted next week.

Lyn Gala

Computers are a pain sometimes. Hopefully I can get a live person to look at this and clear it up. And I wanted to do paperback, but D2D has ended that program, so I would have to go find a POD distributor. I don't know I have the mental energy for that now, but it's something to keep in mind for the future.

Mandy Lancaster

This is great! I hope it's very lucrative for you.

Rosen Pavus

Have you thought about sites like Lulu? I don't know all the details, as I'm not an author, just a writer. But I have bought books from Lulu. :) <3

Rosen Pavus

Errm, maybe NOT Lulu, though. It seems like there is a lot of complaints about them online.

Lyn Gala

I know some Facebook authors could probably give me feedback, but I think I'm going to try and get the D2D stuff sorted. I'll worry about paperbacks when I feel less overwhelmed.

Lyn Gala

I have. Createspace used to work with Draft 2 Digital so that you could hit a button and offer a paperback, but apparently they ended that option.

Evelyn St.

Why would they object the Claimings series? Wtf is wrong with them? If they really will not take Claimings in, then try these series with Smashword. You don't have to publish all your books with this one, or do you?! Don't let them beat you down!!!!

Lyn Gala

They did change their minds. They said that the computer generated a false rejection and they freed the file up for distribution.