# Draft2Digital review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Ebook formatting and distribution to online retailers and libraries Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Draft2Digital converts an uploaded manuscript into an ebook or print-on-demand paperback and distributes it to online retailers and library platforms. Signup is free; publishing requires a one-time activation fee, and the company takes a commission on each sale. - **Category:** Writing Tools - **Made by:** Draft2Digital - **Website:** https://draft2digital.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to publish for free: the activation fee is $20 and non-refundable. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Draft2Digital has a free plan, and paid plans start at $0 to sign up; $20 one-time activation fee to publish. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Account signup, book formatting tools and ebook file preview are free; publishing to stores needs the one-time activation fee. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Account | $0 | Free signup with formatting and conversion tools; no charge until you activate the account to publish. | | Activation | $20 one-time, non-refundable, per account | Required to publish. A $12 annual maintenance fee applies only to accounts earning under $100 a year in sales. | Read from https://draft2digital.com/faq/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Draft2Digital before buying. ## Key features - **Manuscript conversion:** Upload a Word, RTF, OTF or TXT file and the service builds an ebook or print book using genre-based layout templates. - **Wide ebook distribution:** Choose which online storefronts and library platforms receive the ebook; each store is opt-in and can be dropped later. - **Print on demand:** D2D Print makes paperbacks available through Amazon and the channels served by Ingram, including Barnes and Noble. - **Sales and royalty reports:** Charts show which storefronts sell your books, units sold and projected royalties, with customizable views. - **Pre-orders and pricing:** Schedule ebook or print pre-orders up to a year ahead and change prices at any time; ebooks can be priced free at most stores. - **Payment splitting and account sharing:** Collaborative tools let royalties be split between co-authors and an account be shared with others. ## Good for - Authors who want one dashboard for many ebook retailers - Writers who format from a Word file rather than a layout app - Authors who want paperbacks without buying print stock ## Worth knowing - Draft2Digital keeps about 10% of the retail price of each sale as commission. - Publishing needs a $20 non-refundable activation fee and a completed tax interview. - A $12 yearly maintenance fee applies to accounts earning under $100 a year in sales. - Ebook pre-orders are not supported through Amazon. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Draft2Digital formats your manuscript and sends the ebook to many stores. Signing up is free, but publishing needs a $20 non-refundable fee, it keeps about 10% of each sale, and Amazon pre-orders are not supported. - **Value for money: C.** $20 once to publish, plus about 10% of retail price on each sale. Under $100 a year in sales also brings a $12 yearly maintenance fee. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Sign-up, formatting tools and an ebook preview are free. Publishing to stores needs the $20 fee, and no trial is listed. - **Features: C.** Conversion, wide distribution, print on demand, royalty reports, pre-orders and payment splitting. The listing says Amazon does not take ebook pre-orders through it. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You set up an account, a tax interview and your book details first. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, though it reaches many stores. No app is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Draft2Digital's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among writing tools - Draft2Digital's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 18 of the 136 other writing tools we grade, and level with 16. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/writing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Draft2Digital you would be making printers that make and ship each order. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 102 of the 136 other writing tools grade higher. - You could make: Long-form writing, digital downloads and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Printers that make and ship each order. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Long-form writing, Digital downloads, Print on demand, Reports ## Alternatives - [Atticus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/atticus): Book writing and formatting app for ebooks and print. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/atticus-vs-draft2digital) - [Vellum](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vellum): Mac app for formatting ebooks and print books. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/draft2digital-vs-vellum) - [Reedsy Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/reedsy-studio): Browser-based book writing app with free EPUB and PDF typesetting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/draft2digital-vs-reedsy-studio) - [Scrivener](https://toolgpa.com/tools/scrivener): Manuscript writing app with a binder, corkboard and outliner. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/draft2digital-vs-scrivener) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://draft2digital.com - https://draft2digital.com/faq/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/draft2digital Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).