How Much Do Creators Make on Curios?
The answer is simple: the price you see on a listing page generally goes straight to the creator. If a book, album, film, or other work is listed at $20, that is typically the amount the creator receives as their royalty.
The total you pay at checkout, however, may be higher than the listed price.
What You Pay at Checkout
Depending on what you're buying, your order may also include additional amounts such as:
- Payment processing fees
- Curios platform fees
- Sales tax or VAT
- Shipping costs for physical products
These amounts typically do not go to the creator. They cover payment processing, tax collection, shipping, and other costs of completing your order.
Do Creators Really Keep 100% Royalties?
Yes. For most purchases you make, the creator, publisher, or intellectual property owner receives 100% of the royalty from the listed sale price.
Curios takes no standard royalty split or commission out of that amount. Creators pay for a Curios Studio subscription to access the platform, which is what allows them to keep what they earn from your purchase.
The Optional Exception: Promotional Programs
The primary exception is when a creator has chosen to participate in one of Curios' optional promotional tools, such as the Curios Global Affiliate Network.
These programs are how affiliates promote a creator's work and introduce it to new readers, listeners, and viewers — possibly including you. When a sale comes through one of them, a commission is paid from that sale to the affiliate and Curios.
Commission rates vary by program and may range from 5% to 50% of the sale.
Taking part is completely optional for creators, and any commission is paid by the seller out of the sale — it is not an extra charge added to your order. Each creator decides whether to opt in or out of these promotional opportunities.
The Bottom Line
Curios is built so that more of your money reaches the people who made what you're buying. In most cases, the creator receives the full amount shown on the listing page, while costs such as taxes, shipping, payment processing, and platform fees are handled separately at checkout.
If the creator has opted into a promotional program that helped bring the work to new customers, a commission may be deducted from the sale according to that program's terms. Otherwise, the listed royalty belongs entirely to the creator.
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If you have questions about a charge on your order or how a purchase was split, our support team is here to help.
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The answer is simple: the price you see on a listing page generally goes straight to the creator. If a book, album, film, or other work is listed at $20, that is typically the amount the creator receives as their royalty.
The total you pay at checkout, however, may be higher than the listed price.
What You Pay at Checkout
Depending on what you're buying, your order may also include additional amounts such as:
- Payment processing fees
- Curios platform fees
- Sales tax or VAT
- Shipping costs for physical products
These amounts typically do not go to the creator. They cover payment processing, tax collection, shipping, and other costs of completing your order.
Do Creators Really Keep 100% Royalties?
Yes. For most purchases you make, the creator, publisher, or intellectual property owner receives 100% of the royalty from the listed sale price.
Curios takes no standard royalty split or commission out of that amount. Creators pay for a Curios Studio subscription to access the platform, which is what allows them to keep what they earn from your purchase.
The Optional Exception: Promotional Programs
The primary exception is when a creator has chosen to participate in one of Curios' optional promotional tools, such as the Curios Global Affiliate Network.
These programs are how affiliates promote a creator's work and introduce it to new readers, listeners, and viewers — possibly including you. When a sale comes through one of them, a commission is paid from that sale to the affiliate and Curios.
Commission rates vary by program and may range from 5% to 50% of the sale.
Taking part is completely optional for creators, and any commission is paid by the seller out of the sale — it is not an extra charge added to your order. Each creator decides whether to opt in or out of these promotional opportunities.
The Bottom Line
Curios is built so that more of your money reaches the people who made what you're buying. In most cases, the creator receives the full amount shown on the listing page, while costs such as taxes, shipping, payment processing, and platform fees are handled separately at checkout.
If the creator has opted into a promotional program that helped bring the work to new customers, a commission may be deducted from the sale according to that program's terms. Otherwise, the listed royalty belongs entirely to the creator.
Still Need Help?
If you have questions about a charge on your order or how a purchase was split, our support team is here to help.
Contact Support