We make it easy for creators to sell their content directly to their audiences.

Direct sales are going to upend the entertainment industry. We are making direct sales a reality for any musician, author, producer, and any other premium content creators.

The Problem

Today, when you buy digital content,
you're not paying the creator.

You're paying a platform that takes all the money and keeps the customer data for themselves.

This leaves musicians, authors, comedians, producers, filmmakers and other creators with little to nothing for their work despite consumers spending over $200 billion on content annually.

Spotify
You pay per stream
$0.01
Artist gets per stream
$0.003
Platform: 70%Creator: 30%
YouTube
Ad spend per view (avg)
$0.03
Creator gets per view
$0.001
Platform: 90%Creator: 10%
Audible
You pay per audiobook
$15
Author gets per audiobook
$3.75
Platform: 75%Creator: 25%

Everyone knows this is backwards.

Curios did something about it.

The Fix

Direct sales on Curios

Curios makes it easy for creators to list, deliver, and sell their content directly to their fans.

Readers buy books from the author, fans get albums from a musician, comedians sell their comedy specials to their audience.

It's that simple.

Curios product page

Core Benefits

Creators keep 100% of their sales

Creators pay Curios a flat monthly fee to use the platform so they can keep every dollar of their sales.

Creators get data

Creators can access and own their customer data — emails, purchase history, everything.

Curios handles the Admin

We handle payment collection, taxes, delivery of content and customer service. So creators don't have to.

Direct with a Marketplace Effect

Creators can get discovered and take advantage of easier repurchasing with a unified experience.

Sounds like a great deal for the person who chooses where their content goes.

Publishing's New Reality

Publishers and labels don't take risks on unknown creators anymore. They wait until creators prove themselves and build a large audience before they sign them.

Which means every creator starts indie now.

And indie isn't small…

It already represents a massive share of the market, and in many cases, the majority of what gets created and discovered.

Books

~98%

of new book titles published are indie

Source: Bowker / Publishers Weekly

Music

~47%

of recorded music revenue is independent

Source: Midia Research, 2023

Comedy

~100%

of comedians start indie

Platform deals come later — if at all.

Video

500M+

hours watched per day of independent video content

Independent Video Creators have completely outpaced all traditional video viewership.

Source: YouTube / Google, 2024

These indie creators need a default system that gives them something better than just popularity.

Oh Hey! That sounds like Curios.

The Solution

We built a better way, and creators love it.

Willow Winters
Samantha Cole
Rebecca Hefner
Melanie James
Tina Folsom
E. M. Gayle
Eva Pohler
ChiefCleopatra
Patrick Weill
Neil Young
WayneHeadWinnin
Bonnie Whitmore
Sarah Sisk Stories
Patricia Loofbourrow
Bria Quinlan
Carol Van Natta
Kathryn Kaleigh
Belladonna Rose
Willow Winters
Samantha Cole
Rebecca Hefner
Melanie James
Tina Folsom
E. M. Gayle
Eva Pohler
ChiefCleopatra
Patrick Weill
Neil Young
WayneHeadWinnin
Bonnie Whitmore
Sarah Sisk Stories
Patricia Loofbourrow
Bria Quinlan
Carol Van Natta
Kathryn Kaleigh
Belladonna Rose
Kym Grosso
Kitty Thomas
Karen Grey
Lindsey Loucks
Kat Caldwell
Charlotte Chiew
Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Kristen Luciani
SoleaSemb
E. V. Olsen
CAPYAC
ThePastLives
Morgana Bevan
LeAnn Robinson
Rassclaat Root
Caroline Mickelson
Gary McAvoy
Lexi Haddock
Kym Grosso
Kitty Thomas
Karen Grey
Lindsey Loucks
Kat Caldwell
Charlotte Chiew
Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Kristen Luciani
SoleaSemb
E. V. Olsen
CAPYAC
ThePastLives
Morgana Bevan
LeAnn Robinson
Rassclaat Root
Caroline Mickelson
Gary McAvoy
Lexi Haddock
Elaine Canyon
Tina Glasneck
Russell Nohelty
Theresa L. Carter
Sarah Woodbury
James M. Jackson
Kevin B. Potter
Misty Evans
Banana Phone
Diana Knightley
Sterling & Stone
D. M. Shelley
Juliana Haygert
Curse Mackey
Deadman
ElJayTTG
Elaine Canyon
Tina Glasneck
Russell Nohelty
Theresa L. Carter
Sarah Woodbury
James M. Jackson
Kevin B. Potter
Misty Evans
Banana Phone
Diana Knightley
Sterling & Stone
D. M. Shelley
Juliana Haygert
Curse Mackey
Deadman
ElJayTTG

"I have been waiting my entire career as a musician for someone to make a platform like this. If you want my new music, you can only find it on Curios."

Graham Wilkinson

Graham Wilkinson

Pecan Street Preachers

"Curios delivers exactly what it promises: a simple, direct-to-consumer platform where creators keep control and actually get paid. Thanks to Curios I was able to replace all my retail channels with one single site."

Sean Platt

Sean Platt

Multi-Time Bestselling Author

"Nothing like this exists for Comedians, I get to sell my comedy show to my fans and I keep the money and build my email list. Before Curios my only options were to give it away for free on Youtube or just sit around and wait for Netflix."

Kandace Medina

Kandace Medina

Comedian

It's Real

Curios is live, built, and already being used.

Don't take our word for it — explore it yourself. Upload content or browse, and see how direct actually works.

Curios creator dashboardCurios product page

The Shift in Power

For the first time, creators control both sides of the equation. They decide where their work is distributed and they are the most powerful drivers of awareness.

Social media turned every creator into their own marketing engine.

The gatekeepers don't control demand anymore. Creators do.

Join Us

Own the future
of
digital content.

We're going to upend the entertainment industry and we want you to help.

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