Sell direct. Keep 100%.
Publish your book, set your price, and keep every penny of every sale. No commissions. No cuts. No middlemen between you and your readers.
How it works
Create your account
Sign up free in under a minute. No application, no gatekeeper, no waiting for approval.
Upload your book
Add your EPUB, cover, price, and description. Your book is encrypted and watermarked to keep it piracy-safe.
Connect Stripe to get paid
Link a Stripe account so payouts land directly with you. Stripe handles identity and tax onboarding.
Publish and sell
Go live to readers instantly. You keep 100% of every sale, paid out on your schedule.
You keep everything
Most platforms take a cut of every sale — sometimes most of it. We don’t. On Author Direct the author keeps 100% of the list price. The credit-card processing fee (2.9% + $0.30) is passed to the buyer as a clearly labeled line item, so the price you set is the money you make.
Curious how we sustain the platform without taking your royalties? Read our story.
What you get
Piracy-safe by default
Every book is encrypted and delivered through a secure reader with social-DRM watermarking — protection you'd normally pay extra for.
Your readers, your audience
Get your own author page and a following. Readers connect with you directly — no algorithm deciding who sees your work.
Analytics and payouts
Track sales and see your numbers in your Author Studio. Payouts go straight to your connected account.
Promote with ads
Want a boost? Promote your books with ads across the marketplace to reach more readers — entirely optional.
Questions, answered
What does it cost?
Nothing to us. We take no commission and no cut. The only fee is the credit-card processing fee (2.9% + $0.30), shown to the buyer as a transparent line item at checkout — so you keep the full price you set.
How do I get paid?
Through Stripe. You connect a Stripe account during setup, and Stripe handles identity verification and tax onboarding. Sale proceeds are paid out directly to you.
What formats can I sell?
E-books in EPUB format at launch. We hope to offer more formats over time — audiobooks, courses, and the like — so stay tuned.
Can buyers get refunds?
No. Books are digital goods delivered instantly, so all sales are final. Buyers see this clearly before they purchase.
Ready to keep what you earn?
Join the indie authors selling direct and keeping 100% of every sale.