Geting Paid for your Writing - Publishers, Platforms and Marketplaces

Visualizing the Most Popular Paid Subscription News Websites

Many consumers are reluctant to pay for news, but those that do turn to trusted sources. We rank news websites based on paid subscribers.

Substack - newsletter subscriptions

Substack makes it simple for a writer to start an email newsletter that makes money from subscriptions.

Medium - Create a blog and start writing for free 

Easily create and style blogs, publications, and newsletters. Find and connect with readers through built-in features like responses, emails, and s...

Sovereign Writers and Substack – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Substack is at the center of media controversy, most of which misses the point that sovereign writers — not Substack — are in control.

Gumroad - Creators deserve toget paid for their work.Gumroad makes it easy.

Creators deserve to get paid for their work. We make it easy.

Earning money on Substack, a paid newsletter platform - how much can one writer / creator make?

How to Create a Marketplace for Writers and Publishers

It’s hard to make money as a writer because there are so many people (not just writers) who want to be heard and are willing to publish their work ...

difference between Marketplaces vs. SaaS - a16z

Sports writing startup hits $500M valuation

The Athletic, a subscription-based sports website that doesn't feature advertising, has raised $50 million in a Series D led by Bedrock Capital tha...

How to Pitch Stories to Wired

We want to encourage a broad set of writers to amaze and challenge us. So here's a more transparent look at how we assess and assign stories.

How Substack has spawned a new class of newsletter entrepreneurs

As the media ecosystem contracts amid coronavirus, Substack has been thrust into an uncomfortable role — that of a savior.

15 Bookstagrammers to follow in 2020 - She Reads

New accounts pop up every day, making it hard to keep up with who's who. With this in mind, we bring you 15 bookstagrammers you should be following...

Why Instagram's biggest book accounts aren't your usual influencers | Life and style | The Guardian

They stage backdrops and match book covers to flowers. But they’re also avid readers. Could they actually be living the lives they promote online? ...

Wattpad - Where stories live

Wattpad connects a global community of millions of readers and writers through the power of story