How Does InkDrop Pricing Work on Inkkes?
InkDrop is the Inkkes reader currency: 1 InkDrop is approximately $0.01 USD. Creators price chapters individually and keep 90% at the founding rate.
Short answer: InkDrop is the currency readers spend to unlock chapters on Inkkes — 1 InkDrop ≈ $0.01 USD. Creators set a price per chapter (or one price for the whole book), readers pay to unlock, and creators keep 90% at the founding rate.
How is a chapter priced?
| Element | Who decides | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Per-chapter price | Creator, per chapter | 10 InkDrop (≈ $0.10) |
| Free vs paid | Creator, per chapter | Chapters 1–3 free, chapter 4+ paid |
| Whole-book price | Creator, optional | One-time InkDrop purchase for the series |
| Creator share | Platform rate | 90% founding rate |
What does the math look like for creators?
| Paying readers | Chapters/month | Price | Creator earnings/month (90%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 4 | 10 InkDrop | ≈ $36 |
| 500 | 4 | 10 InkDrop | ≈ $180 |
| 1,000 | 4 | 10 InkDrop | ≈ $360 |
| 500 | 4 | 20 InkDrop | ≈ $360 |
Illustrative figures at 1 InkDrop ≈ $0.01 USD. Actual earnings depend on readership and pricing — the point of per-chapter pricing is that you can test prices and watch the Earnings dashboard respond.
Where do creators see their earnings?
The Earnings dashboard breaks revenue into pending and paid balances with a per-period history, so creators can see exactly what each series and chapter generated and what has been paid out.
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