WePub:
You should own your readers' activity, not Amazon.

Authors create audiences. Marketplaces own them, and charge up to 35% platform fee.

We build your direct, long-term relationships with readers...

...while charging you just 5% sales commission.

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Author publishing on the web and staying connected to readers

The old publishing model creates files, not lasting reader relationships

Current publishing systems are built to distribute files through marketplaces, surrendering the relationship between authors and readers.

Problem

Books are packaged as files and handed to marketplaces that own discovery, customer access and most of the data.

Why it fails

The sale ends the relationship. The author gets distribution, but the platform keeps the audience.

What authors lose today

The dominant publishing model gives authors distribution, but takes away the relationship.

Audience ownership

You sell books. The platform owns the customer.

Reader relationships

You rarely know who your readers are, what they finish, what they discuss or what brings them back.

Community

Discussion happens somewhere else, disconnected from your book and your author presence.

Economics

High commissions and marketplace dependency reduce author control.

Context

Reader reactions disappear into reviews, star ratings and external social feeds.

The solution:WePub builds direct web presence

WePub treats a book as a web publication that can be read, found, discussed and connected to the author over time.

Web-native book pages

Each title can live as a readable web asset, not only as a downloadable package.

Author-centered publishing

The author's presence stays connected to the work and to the people reading it.

Reader connection

Discussion and activity remain attached to books and authors after publication.

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What changes when you publish on ReaderPub

Old publishing path

  • Prepare a file
  • Upload to a marketplace
  • Let the platform own discovery and customer access
  • Watch reader activity disappear after purchase

ReaderPub path

  • Create an active browser-based publication
  • Build an author-centered web presence
  • Keep reader relationships connected
  • Support discussion and future work around the book
WePub publishing workflow from manuscript to live book

What you get

Everything you need to publish, monetize, and grow a direct audience.

  • A fast web edition readers can open instantly.
  • Direct sales to connected readers.
  • Low 5% commission on sales.
  • Fan clubs for every book and author.
  • Analytics for sales and engagement.
  • Optional production-ready EPUB output.

How publishing works

A simple workflow from manuscript to live web edition.

  1. Share your manuscript (Word, or EPUB).
  2. We prepare your web edition and metadata.
  3. You define sales and fan-club options.
  4. Your book goes live — with analytics from day one.

Compatible with WeRead for web reading and BookTree for organizing sources.

ReaderPub changes the author model

Marketplace publishing

  • High commission
  • Platform owns the customer
  • Reviews replace conversation
  • Discovery is controlled by marketplace algorithms
  • Readers leave after purchase

ReaderPub publishing

  • 5% platform commission
  • Author-centered web presence
  • Reader relationships stay connected
  • Discussion stays attached to books and authors
  • Books remain active after publication

From one-time sale to living audience

ReaderPub turns every book into a long‑term web asset — easy to read, easy to find, easy to discuss, and always connected to future work.

Monetize your catalog

Publish on the web - with optional EPUB output when you need it.

  • Direct sales
  • Bundles and promotions (optional)
  • Fan clubs and memberships
  • Web edition plus optional production-ready EPUB delivery.

Save on 5% commission versus Amazon's 35%. Use your freed-up resources to promote your books on ReaderPub.

Sell directly and communicate with your readers.

Keep your audience, keep your data, and keep more of each sale.

  • Sell web editions and ebooks directly on ReaderPub.
  • 5% sales commission, far below Amazon's take.
  • See sales and reader engagement analytics in one place.
  • Receive context-rich reader notes attached to exact passages - not generic comments.

Author benefits

Everything you need to publish, manage, and grow your work.

  • Organize sources, annotations, and drafts in one place.
  • Publish to a public audience or private collaborators.
  • Build authority with transparent references and updates.
  • Keep work structured across projects and editions.

Make your research legible

Show readers where ideas come from and where they lead.

  • Show sources, references, and context alongside your texts.
  • Present evolving ideas transparently, not as static PDFs.
  • Invite readers, collaborators, and institutions into your work.
  • Turn research and writing into a readable public record.

Writing and publishing companion

Scribe gives authors a focused AI companion for developing ideas, shaping drafts, comparing publishing options, planning launches, and clarifying ReaderPub workflows across writing, editing, and long-term audience work.

Better economics, stronger connections,
longer-lasting value

Lower commission

ReaderPub uses a 5% platform commission for direct sales.

Better reader connection

Reader relationships stay connected to the author instead of disappearing into a marketplace account.

Longer book lifecycle

Books remain active as web assets through discovery, discussion and future author activity.

Publishing infrastructure built for the web

WePub combines secure publishing, browser delivery, direct sales and audience visibility inside a single publishing workflow.

Web-native publishing

Publish books as web destinations rather than isolated downloads.

Reader visibility

Maintain visibility into publication activity after release.

Anti-piracy

Protect access through obfuscated web delivery.

Direct sales

Build direct commercial relationships with readers.

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EPUB generation

Generate EPUB editions whenever external distribution requires them.

Long-term engagement

Keep publications connected to readers after launch.

From digital files to living web assets

A web-native publication continues generating discovery, engagement and discussion after release. It remains part of an ongoing relationship rather than becoming a completed transaction.

Visibility

Reader activity remains visible.

Engagement

Discussion continues after publication.

Discovery

New readers continue finding the work.

Continuity

Publications remain active over time.

ReaderPub helps publishers transform books and knowledge publications into living web assets that remain active after release.

Readers

Continue engaging with the publication.

Authors

Maintain stronger reader relationships.

Publishers

Gain visibility beyond the moment of sale.

Institutions

Publish knowledge that remains discoverable and useful over time.

Stop renting your audience.

Publish browser-readable books that remain discoverable, discussable and connected to readers long after release.

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