Publishing WIDE

Going wide means selling your books everywhere readers buy them—not just Amazon. This hub guide explains the strategy, the trade-offs, and exactly how to get started.

Going wide is a philosophy as much as a logistics decision. This deep-dive explores the strategy, timing, mindset, and long-game thinking that separates authors who succeed going wide from those who give up too soon.

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.

StoryOrigin doesn't distribute your books or collect royalties. It handles the infrastructure around your launch — ARCs, swaps, reader magnets, and team coordination — so your book reaches retail shelves with momentum already built.