How Soon Will My Book Be On Sale?
Once you complete your submission, your book should be available for sale within 7 business days. During periods of high demand it can take longer.
Where Can I Get $STUFF?
Many Exchanges offer $STUFF, such as minswap, taptools, and mexc
To learn more about $STUFF Token: https://book.io/stuff-token/
Can My Fans Pay by Credit Card?
Yes. Readers can buy your book with a credit card, just like any modern online store. Books published on the Cardano-era collectible side may still be purchased with ADA as well.
We will announce any future updates to this.
Can I Have More Than One Cover?
Currently, the Self-Publishing Portal supports single-cover assets. If you are interested in a multi-cover mint, please go to https://book.io/authors/ and submit the form.
We will announce any future updates to this.
Once My Asset is Created, Can it Be Edited?
No, once the asset is on the Blockchain, it can never be changed or recalled.
How Does The Creator Get Paid?
Primary Sales: You keep 70% of every sale, paid in your local currency. Payments arrive in minimum increments of $50, and your first payment comes about 60 days from the date your book goes on sale.
Secondary Sales: For assets minted on Cardano, each time a qualified secondary sale is made on a participating Third-Party Marketplace, 2.5% (Stuff.io’s percentage) + the percentage the Creator selected at creation is taken from the sale and put into a bucket. Once that Bucket reaches 50 ADA, the ADA is automatically distributed. This prevents expensive micro-transactions that erode revenue.
Can I Mint Public Domain Works?
Due to the complexity of public domain laws, we are not currently accepting any Public Domain works for minting. The content must be an original work that the submitter has all necessary rights to publish, distribute, and collect revenue.
Can I Add a Discount To My Mint?
Yes. You can choose to offer a 10% discount to buyers who already hold a qualifying asset. In the Book.io Self-Publishing Portal the options are:
eBook: Gutenberg Bible
Audiobook: Gutenberg Bible or Alice in Wonderland Audiobook (Cardano)
Text Documents, Music Singles, Music Albums, Podcast Episodes, and Video are published through the Stuff.io Creator Portal, where the qualifying asset is a Gutenberg Bible or About Stuff Episode: 0.
Three things affect price and are easy to confuse: the holder discount above is one you choose to offer, and it lowers the retail price for qualifying buyers; a promotion code is entered inside the payment window when you pay to create your asset; redemption codes are a paid add-on that increase what you pay, and are not a discount at all.
In the future, we will add support for discounts for any Cardano Native assets.
How Long Will My Work Be For Sale?
Until it sells out, or 2 years from the initial creation date when the policy ID locks, whichever comes first.