LoBo Books is a marketplace where independent authors keep 70% of every sale — and 100% of every tip. Built to give voices a place to be heard, and readers a place to discover them.
Mainstream publishing keeps 70% of what authors earn. The author keeps 30%. We thought that was backwards.
On LoBo Books, the author keeps 70%. We keep 30% to run the platform — server costs, payments, security, support. That's it.
No exclusivity contracts. No hidden fees. No upfront cost to publish. Just a marketplace built around respect for the people doing the writing.
Authors keep 70% of every sale. 100% of every reader tip. Paid out on demand once they hit $50.
Every downloaded PDF is invisibly tagged with the buyer's email. If a book leaks, the author can track who.
Anyone can publish — no agents, no waiting lists, no rejection because the genre "isn't trending."
Buy a book at 2am, read it at 2:01am. No shipping, no wait — every book is digital and downloadable instantly.
Whether you've written a book or you're looking for your next read, you belong here.