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By Michael Evans, January 5th, 2023. Main Street is Dead. At least, that’s what they tell us.  On a recent drive through Santee, South Carolina, I noticed something peculiar. The shopping outlets right off I-95 that I had remembered passing many times growing up were… Read More »Main Street is Dead. Long Live Creator Street.

Hello Subscription Authors 👋, It’s Michael, here, with some big updates, key lessons, and insights on the future of this community and Ream platform. This is my end-of-year letter. I wrote a similar letter last year, and this year’s is going to be very fun.… Read More »The Great Big 2024 Update: The Year of Doubling Down

What tier benefits command the highest price and profit for readers? This graphic was created by Matt Estes. He’s the COO of Uscreen, a company you have probably never heard of that pays out $200 million (yeah about half the size of KU) to video… Read More »The Hierarchy of Membership Needs

Published on November 27, 2023. This is part 2 of 3 in our Readers First Series. You can read part 1 here. And Part 3 is here, the Author Personas Quiz. Bold Prediction: By 2030, half of all revenue generated in publishing will be from readers paying… Read More »The Superfan Factory

About Discovery on Ream — Coming December 2023 There’s a better way to find readers. There’s a better way to build your publishing career as an author. There’s a better future for fiction. And today, we begin creating that future together. But first, we have… Read More »No More Devil’s Bargains

By Michael Evans on November 16th, 2023. This is Part 1 of 3 in our Readers First Series (and we have a big surprise for the final essay). Now, why do subscriptions rule the publishing industry? There are 3 core reasons and we will unpack them all for… Read More »Why Subscriptions Rule the Publishing Industry

By Michael Evans on October 23, 2023. I am so grateful that 5,000+ of you have downloaded/listened to the free Subscriptions for Authors book (if you haven’t yet, you really should!). But I also know… that many of you who downloaded it… didn’t actually read… Read More »20 Lessons for Subscription Authors in 20 Sentences

By Amanda Mawhinney (Pen name: Miranda Herald) on September 25th, 2023 We know that being a wordsmith is a thrilling yet demanding journey. With the constant demand for content, it’s easy to get lost in the sea of words and forget to take care of… Read More »A Guide to Work-Life Balance as a Subscription Author

By Jasmine Grant, September 12, 2023. Key Takeaway: There are sets of engagement and communication tactics all authors can use to build better customer relationships with their paid subscribers and increase the length of time they remain in your subscription. What would happen if you… Read More »How Effective Communication Increases Subscriber Retention

By Anna McCluskey on September 1st, 2023. I majored in theatre in college, which doesn’t seem on the surface that it would be all that useful. I do not, after all, work in theatre now — I’m an author, like you. But the life lessons… Read More »Overcoming Subscription Stage Fright

[THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL STEAMY ROMANCE AUTHORS IN SUBSCRIPTIONS]. Note: This was written in March 2023, in response to a recent ban that a subscription platform put in place on steamy romance content. I was fired up and wanted to share… Read More »On Payment Processing for Steamy Romance Authors: A Message from the CEO of Ream

By Michael Evans, August 22nd, 2023. As professional fiction authors, our journey to success is a winding path, filled with highs and lows. One unique avenue that has captured the attention of many authors is the subscription model. While it offers the promise of a… Read More »5 Lessons for Authors from a Failed Subscription

By Michael Evans August 12, 2023 You all are here because you want to learn about subscriptions, grow your monthly income as authors, and build a thriving base of superfans. Today, I’m going to share with you why the fundamentals behind what makes a successful… Read More »The Power of Building YOUR Author Platform

By Michael Evans on August 3, 2023. We all know that reader magnets (free books, chapters, bonus scenes, or other extras) can help grow our mailing lists and eventually our paid subscription. But there’s a huge problem with reader magnets… Most readers don’t read them.… Read More »Limited-Time Reader Magnets to Grow Your Paid Subscription

By Michael Evans on July 10, 2023. STOP trying to make your subscription pretty. STOP trying to have the perfect launch. Instead, focus on one thing. TTFD. What in the heck is that? Time To First Dollar. How much money, time, and energy does it… Read More »🛑 Stop Trying So Hard with Your Subscription

By Michael Evans on July 1, 2023. Your superfans are not defined by the money they spend. They are defined by their passion for your stories. As authors, we all know this— but this is also a tough balance to strike. Our society demands we… Read More »Superfans ≠ Money

By Michael Evans and Emilia Rose on June 24, 2023. The first 30 days of a reader’s membership are the most crucial. If you can get a reader to sign up for your paid membership and stay for month 2, they are significantly more likely… Read More »5 Tips for Great Tier Welcome Messages

By Michael Evans on June 18, 2023. Craig Martelle is always on top of it. And this month he shared with us that the KU page read rate is down to $0.004. A historical low for this time of year.  If you have been following… Read More »KU v.s. Wide is a False Debate. Here’s why…

By Michael Evans on June 12, 2023. First, I am not a CPA and this is not financial advice. I encourage all authors to chat with tax professionals about issues related to Sales Tax. However, I did want to share something that may be useful… Read More »Good News for Subscriptions and Sales Tax Nexus Thresholds

By Michael Evans on May 27, 2023. As an author, you might be looking for ways to monetize your writing and build a strong readership. One effective way to achieve these goals is through early access to content in your subscription. This means providing stories… Read More »Making Money with Early Access to Your Books

By Emilia Rose on May 20, 2023. Okay, maybe these problems aren’t as big as someone plagiarizing your work (which can happen on any platform including Amazon), but here at Ream, we think that these are the biggest problems that you’ll face as a subscription… Read More »The Biggest Problems You’ll Face with Subscriptions

Part 3 of 3 in the New Age of Publishing By Michael Evans on May 12, 2023. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 just keep scrolling down below :). I’m about to share with you why my love for storytelling almost… Read More »Storytellers Rule the World

By Emilia Rose on May 13, 2023. As a fiction author, it can be easy to get caught up in the cycle of constantly producing more chapters and more stories to satisfy fans and the Amazon algorithms. However, this nonstop rapid cycle can quickly lead… Read More »Preventing Burnout with Subscriptions

By Michael Evans on April 30, 2023 As an author promoting your subscription is crucial for success. However, before we can begin regularly marketing our subscription, we first have to launch it. The process can be intimidating, however, today we will be covering five actionable… Read More »5 Steps to Launch Your Subscription as an Author

Written by Michael Evans on January 1, 2023, before the beta launch of Ream. Let us set the scene. You have been frustrated for years with endless obstacles… one big problem… that just won’t go away. In fact, it’s threatening to shut down your author… Read More »The Ream Founding Story