Power to the Author.
The only crowdfunding platform that produces your book without taking a commission, a royalty share, or your rights. InkSplode helps you fund and publish through readers who believe in it, and everything past your Cost of Production is yours.
How it works
Designed for authors to win.
01
We price it honestly.
Send the finished manuscript. We quote the real Cost of Production line by line: editing, proofreading, cover, layout, ISBN, print. You see every number before you agree to one.
02
Your readers fund it.
Your campaign lets the people who already believe in your work cover that number. Pledges start at $25 and have no ceiling, because your readers decide how far past the goal to carry you.
03
Our book crafters get to work.
Editing, cover, and layout are ours to run. You approve every pass and see exactly what changed. Backers get the ebook free, with paperback available at checkout.
04
The money and rights stay yours.
InkSplode never takes a percentage of your pledges or a share of your royalties, and never claims your rights. Your campaign covers your Cost of Production. Every dollar above it is yours.
For authors
You already have the yes you need.
- Keep your rights. Permanently. InkSplode never owns any part of your book.
- Keep your royalties. All of them. We take no percentage, now or later.
- Keep the surplus. Raise double your goal and every extra dollar is yours.
- Never front the cost. Not for the editor, not for the cover, not for the print run.
- Never hire anyone. Editing, cover, layout, ISBN, print. Ours to run, yours to approve.
- Know the number first. We quote your Cost of Production line by line before you commit to anything.
For readers
You are not buying a book. You are the reason it exists.
- Start at $25. No ceiling. The goal is a target, not a limit.
- Every backer gets the ebook, free.
- Want it on paper? Add shipping at checkout.
- No account required. An email address is enough.
- InkSplode refunds you in full if the book does not fund.
- Your money makes a book. It does not pay our rent.
What makes InkSplode different?
Most platforms take a percentage of what you raise. We never do. Your campaign covers your Cost of Production, and any surplus is yours.
InkSplode
- Upfront cost to you
- $0
- Platform fee
- None
- Royalties you keep
- 100%
- Your rights
- Yours
- Money above your goal
- Yours
- Who makes the book
- InkSplode
Traditional publisher
- Upfront cost to you
- $0
- Platform fee
- n/a
- Royalties you keep
- 10 to 15%
- Your rights
- Signed over
- Money above your goal
- n/a
- Who makes the book
- Publisher
Self-publishing
- Upfront cost to you
- $3,000+
- Platform fee
- n/a
- Royalties you keep
- 100%
- Your rights
- Yours
- Money above your goal
- n/a
- Who makes the book
- You
Popular crowdfunding platforms
- Upfront cost to you
- $0
- Platform fee
- 8 to 10% of what you raise
- Royalties you keep
- 100%
- Your rights
- Yours
- Money above your goal
- Yours
- Who makes the book
- You
We never take a percentage of your pledges or your royalties. That does not change after your campaign funds.
Crowdfunding figure reflects Kickstarter's published 5% platform fee plus 3 to 5% payment processing.
FAQ
For authors
The Cost of Production, and no percentage of anything. We quote it before you commit, and that quote becomes your funding goal. No commission on pledges, no percentage of royalties, no claim on your rights.
For backers
We are starting small, on purpose.
A capped founding group, so every book gets a real team.
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