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Both cover self-publishing and digital products & storefronts. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| BookFunnel | Draft2Digital | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $2.50 | From $20 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | One-time purchase |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing | Annual only | One-time purchase |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | 10% of what you earn |
| Runs on | Web | Not stated |
| Covers | Self-Publishing, Digital Products & Storefronts | Self-Publishing, Digital Products & Storefronts |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Ebook delivery and reader magnets for authors
BookFunnel solves the unglamorous half of giving a book away: getting the file onto a stranger's e-reader without a support email, and adding them to a mailing list on the way. Group promotions with other authors are built in and are where most of its users find readers. Everything is priced by downloads a month rather than by titles.
One upload, every ebook store
Draft2Digital takes one manuscript and lists it at Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Amazon and a long tail of libraries, which is the alternative to keeping an account at each. Its formatting and print-on-demand are included rather than sold. The commission is on top of whatever the store already takes.
Our note
Going wide through Draft2Digital and staying in KDP Select are mutually exclusive, and that is the actual decision. Select pays page reads from Kindle Unlimited; wide distribution pays from stores Amazon does not own. Do not start both.
Ratings are the average of reviews readers left. The facts are stated by each tool’s own listing and are not verified by CloutStack. How we make money.