Where to publish a web novel in 2026 (and get paid for it)

Oct 15, 2026

If you write serial fiction — a web novel posted chapter by chapter — there are more places to publish it than ever. They are not the same, and the right one depends on what you want: readers, money, or both.

The big free-to-read sites

Royal Road and Scribble Hub are where a lot of web-novel readers already are, especially for fantasy, progression fantasy and LitRPG. Wattpad has a huge, younger audience across every genre. They are good for finding readers. Earning money there usually means sending readers somewhere else — a Patreon, or an e-book.

Selling the finished book

When a story is complete, many authors publish it as an e-book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. That is where most readers buy e-books, but it is a different audience from the one that read your chapters week by week.

Where Aluna fits

Aluna is built for both halves. Reading is free, and readers follow your story as you post it. You can then sell, in the same place:

• a subscription to a book, so readers can read ahead of the free chapters;
• a copy of a completed book that readers buy once and keep;
• digital goods — maps, art, bonus chapters as files;
• a fan club, with voice notes, a members' chat and feed.

Authors keep 85% of every sale, paid by Stripe straight to their own account in 41 countries. Publishing is free; selling is on the Seller or Pro plan.

So which should you use?

You don't have to choose one. Many authors post where their readers already are and keep a home where they can be paid directly. If you want that home to be Aluna, start writing — it's free.