StoryOrigin currently only supports using Lemon Squeezy, though adding more is on the to-do list.
Why Lemon Squeezy only for now? It's the perfect solution for 99% of authors.
Shopify, Stripe, etc. make you responsible for collecting / remitting sales tax in any jurisdictions where you become liable, which is a huge pain (calculating sales tax due, registering in multiple foreign countries, quarterly filings, making international wires, etc.).
Lemon Squeezy takes that off your plate.
To make it even better, StoryOrigin has negotiated a discounted fee with Lemon Squeezy, so authors that integrate Lemon Squeezy with StoryOrigin will get a discounted rate of $0.30 + 5% (instead of the normal $0.50 + 5% transaction processing fee).
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StoryOrigin has negotiated a discounted fee with Lemon Squeezy, so authors that integrate Lemon Squeezy with StoryOrigin will get a discounted rate of $0.30 + 5% (instead of the normal $0.30 + 5% transaction processing fee).
Lock in Lemon Squeezy's discounted transaction fee pricing for StoryOrigin authors now (even if you don't start selling direct immediately). To do so:
- Create a Lemon Squeezy account
- Integrate it with StoryOrigin
That should get you Lemon Squeezy's discounted transaction fee pricing for StoryOrigin authors ($0.30 + 5% instead of $0.50 + 5% per transaction).
That $0.20 savings per transaction really adds up if you're selling $2 or $3 books!
Also, Lemon Squeezy doesn't charge monthly fees, so setting the account up now and keeping it won't cost you anything.
YES! Lemon Squeezy supports payouts to merchants in 200+ countries. See the Supported countries for merchants and affiliates of their support docs.
Same for readers purchasing books. Lemon Squeezy acts as the merchant of record, so you can sell your ebooks pretty much anywhere without needing to deal with sales tax or VAT.
There's only 14 countries where Lemon Squeezy won't act as the Merchant of Record (for example, North Korea).
Lemon Squeezy is technically the seller. Readers pay Lemon Squeezy, and Lemon Squeezy pays you. See their support docs on how they pay you.
Yes, you can optionally use StoryOrigin's Website Builder feature to host your direct sale ebook pages on your own domain.
Yes, you can create a Direct Sale Ebook page for an entire series (just package the series into a single downloadable file) and sell the series as a whole.
You can then list the series as an upsell on your other individual books.