Main Income Streams

Book sales %

Author takes 90%-60% on sales price

Transaction fee and VAT will be deduct before WeRead take a cut from sales.

We divide the book sales in lifetime revenue in bracket, WeRead will take $0.3 per transaction plus a percentage accordingly.

From To Percentage Earn
0 $1000 9%
$1000 $10,000 6.9%
$10,000 $100,000 5%
$100,000 $900,000 3.9%
$900,000+ 2.9%

Book resales %

Book resell does not accumulate to author lifetime revenue

Author takes 10% on resales price. Reader takes ~80% on resales price. Reader pay transaction fee. (if pay back to bank account).


Ad revenue (target ads)

We'll start with Google AdSense. Then, we will partner with sponsors.

Author must have at least 100 subscribers and 10,000 lifetime view to be able to apply for Ad Sharing Program.

Milestone of ads views per publication Credit Earn
20,000 $50
50,000 +$60
100,000 +$100
400,000 +$300
700,000 +$800
1,500,000 +$1000
1,500,000+ +$1 per 1,000 ads views

All content for Ad Sharing Program will be strictly moderate by WeRead.


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