One other thing that you can get with all the above options that you can't get with #Itchio is #BookFunnel integration. While you *can* deliver books yourself, you'll end up needing to handle your own tech support. I get frequent emails from readers who've bought direct but can't figure out how to get their books onto the device/app of their choosing. BookFunnel handles those for me.
There are other options but they're more complicated. If you're looking to replace your #Itch.io sales with something quick and painless, I'd go for Gumroad or Payhip.
Don't use Shopify; they support fascists.
I wish I didn't. I'm planning to migrate off as soon as I feasibly can.
Fifth is #WooCommerce, a WordPress plugin
Difficulty: Moderate to difficult, depending on your comfort with WP
Pros: Easy to install *if* you’re a WP expert, buyers don’t have to leave your WordPress site to buy your book, low transaction fees
Cons: Requires a WordPress site and hosting, more issues than other sales platforms
Cost: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction in the US + the cost of your WordPress site
Fourth is #LemonSqueezy
Difficulty: Moderate
Pros: LemonSqueezy collects and remits taxes for you.
Cons: None [sc: fairly American-centric and no support for physical products such as paperbacks]
Cost: Up to 5% + up to $0.50 per transaction + standard processing fees
Third is #Fourthwall.
Difficulty: Moderate
Pros: Fourthwall collects and remits taxes for you.
Cons: None [sc: hugely American-centric]
Cost: Up to 5% per transaction + standard processing fees
Next up, Payhip.
Difficulty: Easy
Pros: Payhip reports and pays EU & UK VAT on digital goods, accepts cards and PayPal, no monthly fees, quick to set up
Cons: None [sc: support not very helpful]
Cost: 5% per transaction + standard processing fees
Some cheap and easy alternatives to #Itchio for authors to consider. Source: #BookFunnel
First up, Gumroad.
Difficulty: Easiest
Pros: Gumroad covers VAT, helps with US sales tax, has no monthly fee, and integrates with BF
Cons: None [I’m going to disagree with BF here and say the con is lack of customisation]
Cost: 10% per transaction + processing fees
Are #Itchio turning the funds over to HMRC? If so, what are they telling them it's for? Because why would you pay tax on non-taxable products?
Are they giving the money to the authors? I'm pretty sure they're not.
Are they keeping the money they haven't earned?
VAT is not applicable to ebooks in the UK. Here's a screenshot from the government guidance on VAT.
So why are #Itchio charging VAT on ebooks? And what are they doing with the funds they collect?
A lot of authors – especially trans and queer authors – are using #Itchio to sell books to customers in order to cut Amazon out of the equation. That's great. I'm a big fan of authors selling direct.
But here's something you need to know. Itch is taxing UK customers … for non-taxable goods.
@RidersBlock@c.imNext month I’ll be attending #C2E2 on April 11-12. Come meet me and the #HWA Chicagoland Chapter gang at booth WB-27 in the Writers Block area. Books will be sold and signed (likely in that order). On Saturday afternoon, I’ll also be one of the panelists discussing the topic “The Horror that Made Us.” Come to room S402-B at 2:45 PM to hear what movies and comic books messed us up as kids and turned us into the loathsome creatures we’ve become.
#bookstodon #IndieAuthor #IndieHorror #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorCommunity #HorrorWritersAssociation #DavidRider
@celiacarrow@mastodon.socialHere's a little teaser from "Above and Below"—let me know what you think!
#indieauthor #fantasy #aboveandbelow
Epigraph
I met her in the year magic died. Today, nobody remembers her, or perhaps it’s just that the historians don’t have the full picture. Stories fade, faces blur, and even legends crumble under the weight of time and careless tongues. But I remember.
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social"Klytaimnestra licked and kissed and sucked like she had never done before, not while she was alive and certainly not while she was dead. Alekto had a distinct taste to her, something almost spicy, peppery, that pricked the tongue. Her arms were tied, her legs bound tight. Only her mouth was free to worship Alekto's arse."
#WIPWednesday #amEditing #indieAuthor #mythology @mythology @smutstodon #erotica
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.socialI'm very excited to be sharing my #lesfic story featuring the three Furies / Erinyes taking care of unrepentant axe murderess Clytemnestra / Klytaimnestra.
Here is a cropped SFW preview of Clytemnestra as a shade, created by my brilliant illustrator Sinita. The full 18+ illustration will be limited to demigod level patrons ($10).
The Ebook for She Hunts Demons is now free in most stores*: https://books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons
The half-demon girl who calls herself the Hunter never really considered why she wanted all demons dead, but when she’s presented with the one responsible for killing her parents, she loses all rationality, going on the warpath.
* With the exception of Amazon, who won't set the price lower than $0.99.
I've begun publishing Jigsaw City on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city
Nicole receives a magical coin for her 20th birthday, but accidentally duplicates its magic into her mind. The enchantment begins to threaten her sanity and she seeks a cure, to save herself.
She searches for those that made the coin, hoping one of them will give her a glimmer of hope, before she loses her mind.
New Epub gig up at Fiverr! Do you need the professional touch to make sure your book looks perfect in epub ebook form? I format crisp, beautiful files ready for all major epublishing distributors, and I can talk you through most of the common questions. Many of them are answered in the FAQ at my gig! See https://www.fiverr.com/s/2KZ86KL for more and please spread the word! #getfedihired #freelance #epubs #writer2epub #indieauthor
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.socialI'm going through my #Twitter archive and apparently I sent more than 70% of my tweets between 2018 and 2019 
This makes sense as I was a full time #freelance writer a the time but I still wouldn't have thought that the difference would be that stark!
I also make kids illustrations, like stickers and book covers <3 if you need something fun that kids certifiably think are fun, email me at:
hiisikoloart@gmail.com
Please share, I need commissions to make it through the month and would really love to get new clients to delight! (:
