Distribution & marketing
Sell Your Book
Maximise your reach with distribution, metadata and marketing built around who actually buys books in your category.
A finished book that nobody can find is a manuscript with a nicer cover. Distribution puts it on the shelf; marketing and metadata are what get it picked up.
Distribution first
Print, digital and audio editions listed across global retail, library and academic channels — then kept accurate, because listings decay quietly and cost you sales while they do.
Then discoverability
Categories, keywords and descriptions tuned to how readers in your genre actually search. This is the cheapest marketing that exists and the most commonly skipped.
Then promotion
Ads, PR, social campaigns and launch planning — spend applied where your category rewards it, with reporting you can read without a marketing degree.
What’s included
Global retail listing
Print, digital and audio placed across international sales channels.
Metadata optimisation
Categories and keywords set from how readers in your genre search.
Campaign management
Ads, PR and social run as one plan rather than disconnected pushes.
Readable reporting
Sales and campaign performance in plain language, not dashboards.
Audience building
Newsletter and platform growth so the next launch starts warm.
Post-launch upkeep
Listings monitored and corrected long after release week.
Services in this category
eBook Distribution
One file, delivered to every major ebook storefront, subscription service and library platform, with pricing you control per territory.
Learn moreBook Marketing Services
Launch plans, PR, social campaigns and ongoing promotion built around the readers who buy in your category — not a…
Learn moreAds for Authors
Retailer and social advertising set up, monitored and adjusted by people who read the numbers weekly instead of setting it…
Learn moreBook Metadata Optimization
Categories, keywords, descriptions and contributor data tuned so your book turns up when readers in your genre search — the…
Learn moreBookmarks & Posters
Printed promotional material that matches your cover design — for signings, conventions, bookstore placement and mail-outs to readers.
Learn morePublishing Partner Program
For editors, agents, coaches and small presses who want a production and distribution partner behind their clients’ books.
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Get advice from a real publishing expert
No bots, no sales script. A specialist who has shipped books in your genre will look at yours and tell you what it needs.
The process
How publishing with the hive works
Four stages, no mystery steps, and a named contact who answers at each one.
Talk it through
A real publishing specialist reads where your manuscript is and tells you honestly what it still needs.
Build the book
Editing, cover, interior layout and file prep run to an agreed schedule with your approval at every gate.
Send it wide
Print, digital and audio editions go live across global retail with metadata tuned to be found.
Keep it selling
Marketing, ads, PR and listing upkeep carry the title past launch week instead of leaving it there.
Authors are getting published right now
Here’s how it feels to publish with us
“From the first consultation to launch day the process never stalled. I kept 100% ownership and still ended up with a bestseller.”
“Outstanding editing and cover design. They understood the vision and executed it flawlessly. Worth every penny.”
“My title went live in print, ebook and audio in the same week. I had spent two years failing to do that alone.”
“The metadata work alone doubled my discoverability. They treat a book like a product, not a favour.”
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I keep the rights to my book?
How much does publishing a book cost?
How long does the whole process take?
Can I order a single service instead of a package?
Where will my book actually be sold?
What if I am not happy with the work?
Ready to publish your book?
Bring us the draft you have. We will handle the rest of the hive work — and you keep every right to the finished book.
