Publishing WIDE

Apple Books puts your books in front of readers on every iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This guide walks through account setup, formatting requirements, promotional opportunities, and how to make the most of Apple's unique distribution advantages.

Price is one of the most powerful tools a wide author has. This guide covers permafree strategy, platform-specific price promotions, global pricing by country, series pricing logic, and how to use ScribeCount's data to make smarter pricing decisions.

Marketing wide books requires different tools and a different mindset than Amazon-first promotion. This guide covers BookBub, Freebooksy, platform-native promotional tools, cross-platform launches, and how wide authors use data to build a promotional strategy that compounds over time.

BookFunnel doesn't sell books or collect royalties — it controls what happens after a reader clicks. That makes it one of the most useful infrastructure tools in a wide author's toolkit.

Library distribution is one of the most overlooked advantages of publishing wide. This guide explains how indie authors reach library readers through OverDrive, Hoopla, Bibliotheca, and IngramSpark's library network—and why it belongs in every wide strategy.

hoopla is the only major U.S. library platform that lets patrons borrow instantly without waitlists, and it pays authors per checkout rather than per licensed copy. For wide authors targeting library readers, that combination makes it worth understanding.

Shopify is the ecommerce infrastructure that serious direct-selling indie authors use—with Lulu and BookVault for print fulfillment, deep customization, email capture, and margin that retail platforms cannot match. This guide covers everything from plan selection to store launch.

Payhip is the easiest entry point into direct-to-reader ebook sales—no monthly fees on the standard plan, automatic EU VAT handling, and a 3% transaction fee that leaves you with far more per sale than any retail platform. This guide walks you through every aspect of setting up and growing a Payhip store.

Etsy's marketplace of 90+ million active buyers includes a significant segment specifically looking for signed books, special edition paperbacks, literary art prints, bookmarks, and author-created digital downloads. This guide covers how indie authors use Etsy as a direct sales channel distinct from Payhip, Shopify, and retail platforms.