Publishing WIDE

ACX is where most indie authors begin their audiobook journey—connecting with professional narrators, producing finished audiobooks, and distributing to Audible and Amazon. This guide covers the full ACX workflow, the exclusive vs. non-exclusive royalty math, and how ACX fits into a wide audio strategy.

Fable brings your books into social reading communities and book club conversations through Draft2Digital's distribution partnership. Chirp—BookBub's audiobook deals arm—sends deal alerts to hundreds of thousands of dedicated audio listeners. This guide covers both and how they fit into a wide author's strategy.

Tolino dominates ebook distribution in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—one of the world's largest book markets. This guide explains what Tolino is, how indie authors access it, and why the German-speaking market deserves a place in every serious wide strategy.

Vivlio is the dominant independent ebook platform serving France, Belgium, and French-speaking markets worldwide—and it's accessible through Draft2Digital without a separate account. This guide covers the French-language book market, how Vivlio works, and how wide authors build a Francophone readership.

StreetLib is an Italian-headquartered global publishing aggregator with particularly deep roots in European markets—especially Italy, France, and Spain—that other major aggregators serve less directly. This guide explains StreetLib's network, its unique European positioning, and how to add it to a complete wide distribution strategy.

PublishDrive distributes to 50+ channels including subscription giants like Storytel and Bookmate, serialized fiction platforms like Dreame, and academic services like Perlego—markets Draft2Digital's network doesn't fully cover. This guide explains what PublishDrive does, how it works, and when wide authors should use it.

Storytel is the dominant audiobook and ebook subscription service in Scandinavia, with a rapidly expanding presence in the Netherlands, Turkey, Poland, and other global markets. This guide explains what Storytel is, how indie authors access it through aggregators, and why it deserves a place in every wide author's distribution strategy.

The Scandinavian book market combines exceptional per-capita spending, very high English-language proficiency, and a reading culture that rivals any in the world. Adlibris, Bokus, and Saxo are the retail layer that complements Storytel's subscription reach. This guide covers how wide authors access Nordic retail distribution.

Poland has a strong reading culture, over 38 million people, and a rapidly growing digital book market anchored by Empik (retail), Legimi (subscription), and Woblink (ebook retail and audiobooks). This guide covers the Polish market landscape, how indie authors access it through aggregators, and why it belongs in a complete wide European distribution strategy