Five cents a chapter
Last checked against the product October 2, 2026
Reading here is priced by the chapter. The first one is free. Each one after that costs 5 credits, and a credit is one cent, so a chapter is 5 cents. You buy credits in advance and spend them as you go. You are never billed for a month you did not read in, and if a book loses you at chapter six, you paid for five.
Key takeaways
- After the free first chapter, each chapter costs 5 credits. One dollar buys 100 credits, so a chapter is 5 cents.
- Credits are bought in advance, in packs from $10, and they do not expire.
- No subscription is required. Plans exist, start at $4 a month, and give you credits at a lower rate.
- A whole book can be unlocked at once, at a discount.
- Some books are free in full, and some are free for a limited time.
What it does
The ways to pay, and not to
One chapter at a time
Unlock the next chapter when you reach it. Once unlocked, it stays unlocked for you.
The whole book
Unlock every chapter available now in one go, for less than buying them singly. Chapters published later are sold separately.
Free books
An author can make a whole book free. Those books have their own shelf.
Free for now
Some books are free until a date the author set. The book page shows a countdown, and the price returns afterwards.
Credit packs
Buy credits when you need them. There is nothing recurring unless you choose a plan.
A plan, if you read a lot
A monthly plan includes credits at a better rate than packs. It is a saving, not a requirement.
How to use it
How unlocking works
Read chapter one
Free, with no account.
Make a free account
It holds your credits and remembers what you unlocked.
Add credits
Buy a pack. A new account starts with no reading credits.
Unlock as you read
Five credits for the next chapter, or unlock the whole book at a discount.
If you are an author
Where the 5 cents goes
You keep 70% of every chapter a reader unlocks. You can also make a book free, permanently or until a date you choose, and it goes back to its usual price afterwards.
Estimate your earningsQuestions
Frequently asked
- How much does it cost to read a chapter?
- Five credits, which is 5 cents. Chapter one of every book is free.
- Do I need a subscription to read?
- No. You can buy credits on their own. A subscription is an option that includes a monthly credit allowance at a lower rate.
- Do credits expire?
- No. Credits you buy do not expire.
- Do new accounts get free credits to read with?
- No. A new account can read every first chapter and every book its author has made free. Other chapters need credits you have bought.
- If I unlock a whole book, do I get future chapters?
- No. The whole-book unlock covers the chapters published at that moment. Chapters added later are unlocked separately.
- Does unlocking a chapter include its audio?
- No. Audio is unlocked separately.Audio narration
What this page does not claim
- Prices can change. The pricing page and the unlock button show the current cost.
- The whole-book discount varies by book and is shown before you confirm.
- Unlocking a chapter gives you the text. Narration, and adding a new translation, are separate.
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Translation and narration have their own costs, explained on their own pages.
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