Read the first chapter free. Pay the author directly.
Books and audiobooks published by independent authors from around the world. Start any book without an account — unlock the rest only if it keeps you reading.
- 40+
- countries
- Free
- first chapter
- 15%
- platform fee
How reading works here
No subscription. You only pay for the books you want to finish.
Read the first chapter
Free · no account needed
Unlock the book
One payment · yours forever
The author is paid
Directly · within seconds
Audiobooks
Narrated by authors, professional narrators or natural AI voices. Switch between reading and listening without losing your place.
Where your money goes
Payments are processed by Stripe and paid into the author's own account. The platform never holds the money, and VAT or sales tax is calculated automatically for every country.
A reader unlocks a €3 book
- The author receives
- €2.25
- Platform commission (15%)
- €0.45
- Card processing
- €0.29
For comparison, a traditionally published author earns about €0.30 on a €3 book, paid twice a year.
More than a reading app
Printed copies
Print on demand · Lulu
Buy the author a coffee
Tips go 100% to the author
Protected books
No downloads · watermarked
Anywhere, on any device
Phone · tablet · laptop
Publish your book on Chapterly
Upload a Word or EPUB file, set your price and sell worldwide as an ebook, audiobook and paperback. Your first book is free to publish. You keep your rights.
- €0
- to publish your first book
- 15%
- platform fee — the rest is yours
- 24 h
- typical approval time
- 3
- formats: ebook, audio, print