Wonderbox only collects a small percent of the money you earn, and only if your items sell. Think of it as the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing or itch.io for digital fiction.
Publish direct to your readers/players
Wonderbox is the first marketplace of its kind – the only to specialise in
digital fiction, literary games, interactive storytelling, and cooperative fiction.
£0
Publishing Fee
90%
Royalties Paid
ALL
Rights Retained
Here's what Wonderbox gives you for our 10%:
- A worldwide community of readers/players hungry for digital and cooperative fiction.
- A marketplace dedicated to digital fiction; your work won’t be lost amongst games, and it won’t go unnoticed in a private corner of the web.
- A marketplace for cooperative fiction that acknowledges the professional worth and quality of this writing, encourages you to build on others’ stories, and others to build on yours.
- Permanent storage of your digital work on our server: as long as Wonderbox exists, so will your work.
- Retention of your copyright: you control when, where, and how your work is published.
We process payments with PayPal, an external payments platform that allows you to process transactions with a variety of payment methods. Funds from PayPal sales on Wonderbox will be deposited into your PayPal account.
Wonderbox is located in the United Kingdom, and trades in Great British Pounds. If your bank’s currency is not GBP, your payment amount may vary based on changes in the exchange rate.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Here are some common questions about publishing on Wonderbox
How do royalties work on Wonderbox?
Publishing on Wonderbox is free. We only get paid when you sell an item.
Once an item sells, Wonderbox collects a flat 10% fee, and the rest of the payment will go to your listed Paypal account. Please note: Paypal may also collect a payment processing fee based on their fee structure.
Wonderbox trades in the United Kingdom in GBP. If your bank’s currency is not GBP, your payment amount may vary based on changes in the exchange rate.
What do I need to do to publish on Wonderbox?
It’s easy to set up shop on Wonderbox. Create a vendor account (if you don’t already have one), set your location and currency, choose a shop name, create a listing, and link your Paypal account.
How do I get paid?
Funds from sales on Wonderbox will be deposited into your PayPal account. We encourage sellers to use a PayPal Business account and not a Personal account, as personal accounts are subject to monthly receiving limits and cannot accept payments from buyers that are funded by a credit card.
Do I need a credit or debit card to create a shop?
No, a credit or debit card is not required to create a shop, only your Paypal account.
What can I sell on Wonderbox?
Wonderbox provides a marketplace for digital and cooperative fiction. If you think your work falls under these categories, this is the place for you!
If you’re worried about whether a work is “too game-y”, or “too prose-y”, or anything in between, go ahead and publish it anyway! Let the customers decide. We won’t stop you.