Author royalty policy

How your royalty is calculated

Author royalty = royalty base × the author rate recorded for that sale. Amounts are rounded to two decimal places. The examples below use INR; balances in different currencies are kept separate.

From a sale to a payout

Being eligible for a payout does not mean the transfer is complete. Our team prepares the payout, makes the transfer using the agreed payment method, and records the payment date and reference once it is complete.

On hold

A paid hardcopy is awaiting delivery, or a changed sale amount or currency needs review. These earnings cannot be paid out yet.

Eligible earnings

The sale meets the payment and delivery requirements. Your available balance excludes amounts already paid or reserved for a pending payout.

Pending payout

An amount has been reserved for payment to you. It is not counted as paid until the completed transfer is recorded.

Paid

The team has recorded the completed transfer with its payment date and reference. The payout remains in your royalty records.

You can review recorded earnings, held amounts and payouts in your author dashboard, and download a statement for each book. Contact our team to confirm payout arrangements and the expected transfer date for your account.

Refunds, cancellations and rate changes

• Refunded purchases and cancelled hardcopy orders do not remain eligible for royalties. Affected earnings are reversed.
• If an earning is reversed after a payout, the amount is offset against future eligible earnings. This can make the available balance negative.
• Cancelling a pending payout releases its reservation. It does not remove the underlying sale or erase the payout history.
• Each recorded earning keeps its author rate, royalty base and currency. A new rate applies to future sales; it does not recalculate existing earnings, including hardcopies already on hold.
• Historical sales imported without an earlier rate record use the policy available when first imported. These entries are marked as imported in the ledger.

Publication fees, similarity-check fees and other service payments are separate from book-sale royalties. Paying a publication fee does not itself create a royalty earning.