Keep a book free, or charge for chapters

Choose whether readers pay to unlock chapters, and make a book free for a while or for good.

1. 1

   Open your book's Publish tab. Pick a Genre, then turn on Public. The book needs a real title and a cover first.

2. 2

   A listed book charges 5 credits for each chapter. The first chapter, and a prologue, are always free, so every reader can try the book before paying. You get 70% of every chapter a reader unlocks.

   

3. 3

   To give the whole book away, turn on Free. It appears next to Public once the book has been listed.

4. 4

   To be free for a while, set a Free until date. Readers see a countdown, and the price comes back on that day. Leave the date blank to stay free, or click Clear date to remove it.

5. 5

   Turn Free off to charge for chapters again, at 5 credits a chapter. A book that was free until a date goes back to the price it had before.

Steps checked against the Studio on November 11, 2026.