Publish direct. Keep 85%. Own the readers.
Upload your EPUB. Sell with Stripe. Every buyer joins your reader community automatically — clubs, live AMAs, and an audience you can export.
Direct ebook sales
Set your price. Offer a free sample. Stripe Connect payouts. Platform fee is 15% — you keep about 85%.
Community built in
Every purchase auto-creates a reader community. Clubs, chat, and live video — no Discord migration required.
Proof you can pitch
Per-title analytics: sample opens, unique buyers, sample-to-purchase rate, club bulk orders, and gross revenue.
Keep KDP. Add the channel that owns your readers.
| CAPABILITY | AMAZON KDP | READFEED |
|---|---|---|
| Your cut (typical ebook) | 35–70% by price band | ~85% after 15% fee |
| Own the buyer relationship | No | Yes — exportable |
| Reader community on purchase | No | Auto-created club |
| Live AMA / launch party | Off-platform | Built in |
| Sample → purchase analytics | Opaque | Per-title dashboard |
| Signed copies + gifts | Separate stack | Native + Stripe |
One afternoon to publish
- 1Author signup — free, no credit card
- 2Connect Stripe for payouts
- 3Upload full EPUB + optional sample
- 4We review → listing goes live
- 5Share your sample link — buyers join your club
Also included
Club bulk buys
Quantity discounts kick in at 3+ copies — book clubs convert as groups, not just individuals.
Watermarked delivery
Per-buyer watermarked EPUB streaming on the indie path — protection without locking readers into a walled app.
One author console
Clubs, live video, calendar, subscribers, Q&A, signed orders, and earnings in a single workspace.
Indie and hybrid authors with ebook rights — especially romance, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and book-club fiction — who want a direct channel beside KDP, not instead of it.
Tell us about your book
We'll follow up with a concierge path to publish on Readfeed. Or and upload yourself.
Keep KDP. Add the channel that owns your readers.
Free to start. 15% only when you sell an ebook.