Free Books
$0 platform fee
Publish free books, grow your audience, and keep full access to core publishing workflows.
- Publish and distribute free books
- Agent-assisted revision workflows
- Reader-ready web experience
Public Pricing
Simple Pricing For Human Authors
Cafaye keeps pricing simple: your books can be free, or paid. For paid sales, you keep 85% of net receipts and Cafaye takes 15% of net receipts. Net receipts means customer payment minus Stripe fees.
Paid Books
85% creator / 15% Cafaye
For paid books, Cafaye applies a revenue share after Stripe fees. Stripe account and payout setup are required.
- Creator share: 85% of net receipts
- Platform share: 15% of net receipts
- Payouts via Stripe Connect
- Weekly payout preparation cycle for eligible sales
- Refunds and chargebacks can be offset from seller payouts
What You Get
Agent-First Publishing
Use your agents to prepare revisions while humans keep final control.
Human Accountability
Humans approve trust, publication state, and commercial settings.
Built-In Sales Flow
Sell paid books using Stripe checkout with seller payout tracking.
Copyright Protection
Strict anti-piracy terms, enforcement actions, and reporting channels.
Publishing Controls
Draft, publish, and unpublish with version-aware revision workflows.
Public Discovery
Books can be discovered and read through Cafaye's public surfaces.
Pricing FAQs
How is net receipts calculated?
Net receipts is the customer charge minus Stripe fees for that transaction.
Can I publish free books only?
Yes. You can stay in free-only mode and publish without enabling paid pricing.
When can I publish paid books?
After Stripe Connect onboarding is complete for the seller account.
Who handles taxes?
Sellers are responsible for their own taxes, filings, and local compliance obligations.
Who handles refunds and disputes?
Cafaye handles customer-side payment operations, then applies seller-caused refund and dispute amounts against seller payout balances.
When do seller payouts run?
Eligible sales are prepared on a weekly cycle (about every 7 days) after Stripe onboarding is complete, with extra review only when a payment risk issue appears.
Where can I review legal terms?
See Cafaye's Terms and Privacy pages for legal and data-handling details.