Of course, it will be terrible to have your book up on the platform and while you’re making a lot of sales, you have no idea how to get your earnings in your bank account. Don’t worry, this post has got you covered.
You must already know that for every sale of your book, you get an instant email notification telling you the book that was sold, the amount, and what has been paid into your OkadaBooks account. You also get a monthly email report on the first day of every month, listing all the sales you made for the month, the book title, the countries they were bought from, and your OkadaBooks balance details.
Please know that you only get the above information if you’re an author or publisher who has published on our platform. However, if your book price is set at zero naira, you wouldn’t get notifications for daily downloads. You only get a monthly report of all your downloads. Also, please know that OkadaBooks takes 30% from every sale you make. And as the author, you keep 70%.
You’ve made sales, and you want to withdraw your earnings? Read below:
How do you go about it?
- Log in to your account http://publish.okadabooks.com
- In your dashboard menu, click on “SALES.”
- In the page that opens, click on WITHDRAW FUNDS at the top-right corner of the page.
If you get a notification saying “you can only withdraw funds if your current Balance and funds available for withdrawal is ₦5,000 and above”, it means you haven’t reached the withdrawal threshold. OkadaBooks minimum payout is 5,000 naira (formerly N10,000). This is to avoid excessive bank charges.
If you are outside Nigeria, you’ll get your funds through PayPal. If the withdraw button is disabled for you, please forward your monthly report to services@okadabooks.com with your bank account number for Nigerian accounts or PayPal email address for international users.
Please know that you must have a minimum of N5,000 balance from your book sales before requesting for funds withdrawal.
What More?
From experience, it is best to use a computer while signing in to withdraw your funds, because a few notifications that your lite browser will not display might pop up. These notifications are important.
PS: The above only applies to authors who have made money from sales, as only money from sales can be withdrawn. This does not apply to readers.
So, guys, that is how OkadaBooks pay authors. Do you have more questions concerning this? Please drop them below. And I will respond.
As an author, what if I haven’t made up to #10,000 from sales of book, and I want to make withdrawal?
Hi Olagoke, thanks for dropping this. If you haven’t made up to N10,000 and you want to withdraw, please send a message to services@okadabooks.com
Hello, I am currently thinking of uploading my book to OkadaBooks, but there’s a small problem. It is a comic book, and I am wondering if I can upload a book with images of my comic book as pages
Yes, you can, but you’d need the services of someone conversant with ePub files to make that happen seamlessly. In the event you don’t know someone who renders this service, you can employ ours. Send an email to sales@okadabooks.com for more details.
Hello , does Okada do print on demand? I mean, do they sell hard copies of books eg paperbacks?
Hello Franz, OkadaBooks doesn’t offer print-on-demand services at this time.
I’m new.. I just got the app and I’m an author.. If I start writing how is the sales made.. Like how do readers buy the book and who’s to determine the price of the book.
Also if writing in series will readers still purchase my book
After you publish your book, share the link with family and friends to purchase it.
We offer promotional services too:
https://blog.okadabooks.com/advert-rates/
You get to determine the price of the book, but our commission is 30% from each sale the book makes.
Can I publish a book with a pseudonym account in Okadabooks?
Yes, you can.
How long does it take you guys to pay funds after one request for it?
A week tops.
What if there are multiple authors for one book. Like a collaboration.
Only one account will be credited. It is up to the co-authors to work on splitting the funds among themselves.
Just published a book on okada but neither me nor interested buyers are able to access it on Okada apps. I’m supposed to have an author’s link which I don’t. What am I doing wrong?
What is the title of your book?
I have tried publishing twice, but it keeps telling me error, it’s stressful typing about 100 lines and yet it wouldn’t publish
I’ll still have to re type over and over again
What can be done please
Apologies. This has been sorted.
Hello…I’d love to publish a book of poems on Okadabooks.com. Does your editing/proof reading team handle poetry? How much will it cost? How much does your book cover team charge to design a book cover? Also I have tried countless times to download the Okadabooks app…it just never happens. Shows me “error” everytime.
Hello,
Please send your enquiries to services@okadabooks.com
Hello…I’d also advice that Okadabooks convenes a seminar to educate aspiring/established Writers on publishing on your platform and everything we need to know about doing business with Okadabooks…this is because a great number of people out here are not as internet savvy as you would expect. Thanks.
Hi, we had a town hall last month. We’ll let you know when the next one will be holding.
Please, how do I add my bank account details to Okadabooks?
You need to have made over N10,000 to input your account number.
What if I don’t have a website, or don’t have anyone to share the link to, will i profit from the organisation? And how many words is minimum for a short story if supported?
1,500 words minimum
I want to publish on your platform. My works will have illustrations, and I will produce the cover design and pages. Does your platform permit that? Finally, do you take stories for children in the bracket of 12-15?
Yes, to both questions.
Hello, to publish on your platform, do I compulsory need to write, I.e copy and paste my works? Can I instead just upload my already completed and designed e-books?
If you have a well-formatted epub file, you can upload it.
What if I don’t have a website, or don’t have anyone to share the link to, will i profit from the organisation?
How do I upload my children story books here already illustrated, and how do I get paid?
Hi!
This link will help you publish your children storybooks – https://blog.okadabooks.com/how-to-convert-a-book-to-epub-with-okadabooks-or-google-docs/
The article on this current page details how you’ll get paid – https://blog.okadabooks.com/how-does-okadabooks-pay-authors-editing-on-going/
If you have more questions, kindly send an email to TheMechanic@OkadaBooks.com
How do I advertise and fix my book on okada books to make sales?
Hi!
This link will help you learn how to publish your book – https://blog.okadabooks.com/how-to-convert-a-book-to-epub-with-okadabooks-or-google-docs/
This link will show you all our existing advert options, so you can make your choice – https://blog.okadabooks.com/how-to-convert-a-book-to-epub-with-okadabooks-or-google-docs/
For more inquiries, kindly send us an email at TheMechanic@OkadaBooks.com
Prices of books of Okada are naira denominated. How do buyers from USA, UK pay if they dont have naira account?
Hi, Lekan.
Readers outside Nigeria can fund their OkadaBooks account using a Dollar card, after which they can buy the book. Here is a video tutorial on how to go about it – https://youtu.be/qglIrsU6sA4
For more info, kindly send an email to TheMechanic@OkadaBooks.com
How do I add my account details for withdrawal to my profile as an author?
You can only include an account detail at the point of requesting a payout.
Please send me details on how to register my e-book on your platform. Thanks
Click on any of the links below and follow the step-by-step instructions there. If you need further assistance, kindly send an email to themechanic@gmail.com or call our customer care line+2348104210461
https://blog.okadabooks.com/how-to-convert-a-book-to-epub-with-okadabooks-or-google-docs/
https://blog.okadabooks.com/authors/
https://okadabooks.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/36000213782-how-to-publish-on-okadabooks-simplified
I want to publish my books on the platform but I’m an undergraduate and my prospective readers are students like me who don’t even have a bank account yet, how will they be able to patronize me on okadabooks
Not to worry, Blessing. Your friends can easily refill their OkadaBooks account using the Airtime transfer option, after which they can then buy your books. Click the link below to know how this mode of account refill works. Share it with your friends too.
https://blog.okadabooks.com/refill-okadabooks-airtime/
Hello, If I am a teenager can I also publish my book on the app??
Yes, you can.
If your book is free will you still be able to make money .
AM new must you have the app before publishing
No, you don’t. Publishing is done via the publishing website (publish.okadabooks.com)
For more info about publishing, kindly send an email to content@okadabooks.com
What do I do if someone cannot pay for my book on Okadabooks? I need help, please.
Kindly send an email stating your complaint to themechanic@okadabooks.com, someone will attend to you ASAP.
I just recently published two books on Amazon, which has been listed.
And I what to publish here on Okadabooks, I have created my account here, but the issue is the ePub, I didn’t get that, do I also need to convert to ePub since I have already done the e book and Kindle direct publish on Amazon.
Or am I to send my book link?
Hi Perpetua,
If you already have an epub file from publishing on Amazon, you can simply go ahead and upload it as seen in this video HERE. If you have the book in text/Doc format, you can go ahead and use our copy & paste method for publishing, watch this video to know how to go about it.
If you have more inquiries about the process, you can send an email to contact@okadabooks.com
Hi, what file format do you accept for upload. doc or pdf to be converted to epub?
Our system accepts only ePub files.
1. Do you give ISBN for books published on Okadabooks?
2. Do you publish hardcopy like Amazon does?
3. Can I publish my book somewhere else after publishing on Okadabooks?
4. Can I publish on Okadabooks, a book already published somewhere else?
1. No, we don’t. You’d have to pay a fee of 5,000NGN if you want one.
PS: ISBNs aren’t compulsory for books published on OkadaBooks.
2. No, we don’t sell hard copies, only ebooks.
3. Yes, you can.
4. Yes, you can.
Please send an email to themechanic@okadabooks.com if you have more questions or need further clarification. Thank you.
I really love okadabook, but the chaos is that, I found it so hard to reach the minimum payout, if possible please guys you have to fix it, and let the minimum withdrawal at least #2,000 I think it better for many clients to achieve at least something from your wonderful site.
mark us as family, please help and reduce the minimum withdrawal,it will be more convenient as we familiar with it.
Hi Aliyu,
We understand your frustration and heavily sympathize.
It may interest you to know that last year, we reviewed the payout threshold and reduced it from 10,000NGN to 5,000NGN. We really hope you find this encouraging.
For further inquiries about the new payout threshold and what it means for you as an author, please send an email to themechanic@okadabooks.com, we’ll be glad to chat with you some more.
Please am a writer, I specialize in short stories, including childrens type.
But my problem now is how to get access to Okadabooks.
Hi Austin,
Publishing on OkadaBooks is pretty easy, signing up and publishing should take you roughly 10 minutes. I’ll recommend some resources below to help you get started, but if you still need some help with the process after it, do not hesitate to send an email to themechanic@okadabooks.com
How To Publish Your Book On OkadaBooks: https://blog.okadabooks.com/how-to-convert-a-book-to-epub-with-okadabooks-or-google-docs/
How to publish by creating epub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab-8D0DIw3A
How to publish by uploading an epub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqlUAEi1gcE&t=49s
Hello pls I want to start writing and publishing my books on the okada app, but this seem impossible because I don’t have a laptop to do so. Please I want to ask if there is a way I could use a mobile phone. Thank you
Hi Aderonke,
A hack around this is for you to use your note pads to type, clean up errors using Grammarly or any other similar tool, then visit publish.okadabooks.com on your mobile phone browser (preferrably Chrome) to publish… everything from there should be smooth sailing.
I hope this helps.
How can i download notepad?
Check your mobile device’s app store – Playstore or the Apple app store are good places to start.
Ok i need steps
But can i publish from the app???
No, you can’t. Visit publish.okadabooks.com from your device’s browser t publish, it’s as simple as using an app.
How do i upload my book,do i have to change it into pdf before uploading,
Hi Atalor,
You don’t need to convert your book to a PDF file before publishing it on OkadaBooks. A simple copy and paste using the OkadaBooks publishing dashboard will suffice. This article will help explain better: https://blog.okadabooks.com/how-to-convert-a-book-to-epub-with-okadabooks-or-google-docs/
How do i fix my ebook price
Please how do I deactivate my Okadabooks reader’s account, so that I can open an author’s account with my email?
Hi Olamide, you don’t need to deactivate your account. One account can serve you as a reader and an author. Visit http://www.publish.okadabooks.com to publish. Use the same credentials to log in. I hope this helps.
If you have more questions, kindly reach out to the OkadaBooks help desk team via social media @okadabooks, or themechanic@okadabooks.com via email.