Free creation is open. Payments are not.
Readerous is keeping commercial flows closed while the business, payment rail, identity, tax, refund, dispute, and two-creator payout process are finalized.
Current status: payments disabled
Reader checkout, paid chapters, paid beta contracts, paid Pass the Feather licences, creator verification, and payouts are unavailable.
Available now
- Public story samples and free published editions.
- Worlderous imports and safe edition updates.
- Writer profiles, discovery, analytics, and community discussions.
- Free community Beta Needs, invitations, protected reading, notes, and reports.
- Free-only Pass the Feather preparation and versioned rights records.
Required before commercial launch
- Written approval for Readerous’s marketplace and two-creator money flow.
- Verified business, bank, identity, tax, refund, dispute, and reconciliation procedures.
- Successful end-to-end staging payments, reversals, and payouts.
- Updated commercial terms and clear creator onboarding.
No payment action is required
Do not send bank details, identity documents, or money to Readerous outside an approved in-product flow. Readerous will not ask creators to complete payout verification while this page says payments are disabled.