Direct Sales

Sell Direct,
Keep More Money

Why give Amazon 30-65% of your hard-earned royalties? Sell ebooks and audiobooks directly to your readers. Keep up to 95% of every sale.

Keep 95% royaltiesInstant deliveryOwn your readers
The Numbers Don't Lie

See What You're Losing

For every $1 book sold, here's what you actually keep:

Amazon KDP

35-70%

You keep 35-70¢

Draft2Digital

60%

You keep 60¢

Gumroad

90%

You keep 90¢

BookAuth

95%

You keep 95¢

Example: Sell 1,000 copies at $4.99. On Amazon, you earn ~$1,750.
On BookAuth, you earn $4,740.
That's nearly 3x more money in your pocket.

Why Authors Switch

Tired of This?

Amazon taking 30-65% of your earnings

Keep up to 95% of every sale

Don't know who your readers are

Own your customer relationships

Waiting 60+ days for royalty payments

Get paid within days, not months

Locked into rigid pricing structures

Set any price, run any promotion

Your Command Center

Track Every Sale in Real Time

Watch your earnings grow with a beautiful sales dashboard. See which books are hot, track revenue trends, and understand your readers—all in one place.

  • Real-time sales notifications
  • Revenue tracking & trends
  • Best-seller analytics
  • Customer purchase history
Sales Dashboard

$1,247

This Month

89

Sales

$14

Avg Order

REVENUE (7 DAYS)+23%
RECENT SALES
The Midnight Garden

$4.99

2 min ago

Summer of Secrets

$3.99

15 min ago

The Difference

Traditional Retailers vs Direct Sales

See why smart authors are going direct.

Retailer Sales

  • Keep only 35-70% of sales
  • Wait 60+ days for payment
  • No access to customer emails
  • Locked into their pricing rules
  • Competing with millions of books

Direct Sales

  • Keep up to 95% of every sale
  • Get paid within days
  • Build your own mailing list
  • Set any price, run any promo
  • Direct relationship with readers
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The Midnight Garden

by Sarah Anderson

$4.99

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Seamless Purchasing

Beautiful, Trusted Checkout

A professional checkout experience that converts browsers to buyers. Powered by Stripe for maximum trust and security. Readers pay confidently.

  • Secure Stripe processing
  • Apple Pay & Google Pay
  • Mobile-optimized checkout
  • Automatic file delivery
Full-Featured Sales

Everything You Need to Sell

Professional e-commerce features without the complexity.

Secure Payments

Stripe-powered checkout that readers trust. Accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Instant Delivery

Automatic file delivery after purchase. Readers get download links immediately—no manual work for you.

Sales Analytics

See exactly what's selling, when, and to whom. Track revenue, bestsellers, and reader behavior.

Flexible Pricing

Set your own prices, create bundle deals, run time-limited sales. Complete control over your pricing.

Customer Emails

Build your mailing list with every sale. Readers opt-in during checkout for future book announcements.

Secure Downloads

Time-limited download links ensure only purchasers can access your files. Track who downloads what.

Simple Pricing

Only Pay When You Sell

No monthly fees for selling books. We take a small percentage only when you make a sale. Your success is our success.

Free tier: 5% platform fee
Pro ($12/mo): 3% platform fee
Stripe payment processing: 2.9% + 30¢
No hidden fees, no monthly minimums

Example Sale

Book Price$9.99
Stripe Fee (2.9% + 30¢)-$0.59
BookAuth Fee (5%)-$0.50
You Keep$8.90

That's 89% of the sale price

All Included

Everything You Need to Succeed

Sell ebooks (PDF, EPUB, MOBI)
Sell audiobooks (MP3, M4B)
Automatic file delivery
Secure Stripe checkout
Customer email collection
Sales analytics dashboard
Coupon code support
Bundle multiple books
Set your own prices
No monthly minimums
Tax handling included
Mobile-friendly checkout

Start Keeping More of Your Earnings

Your readers want to support you directly. Give them the option.

No monthly fees · Only pay when you sell · Start in minutes

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