The Future of Digital Publishing, Creator Revenue, and Direct Sales with Curios {ep. 174}
July 23, 2025
Greg from Curios joins Alexa to discuss direct digital sales for authors, the power of email lists, and how Curios gives 100% of ebook and audiobook revenue back to authors. Discover how their Creator Fund rewards uploads and sales — and why disrupting publishing means going direct and building community.
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In this episode of the podcast, Alexa chats with Greg, co-founder of Curios, a cutting-edge platform designed to empower authors with full ownership, control, and revenue from their digital books. They discuss the pitfalls of traditional and third-party publishing platforms, the advantages of going direct, and how Curios is reshaping the digital sales model for ebooks and audiobooks. Plus, learn about their game-changing Creator Fund that literally pays authors to publish and promote their books.
In this episode of the podcast, Alexa chats with Greg, co-founder of Curios, a cutting-edge platform designed to empower authors with full ownership, control, and revenue from their digital books. They discuss the pitfalls of traditional and third-party publishing platforms, the advantages of going direct, and how Curios is reshaping the digital sales model for ebooks and audiobooks. Plus, learn about their game-changing Creator Fund that literally pays authors to publish and promote their books.
In this podcast, Alexa and Greg discuss:
- The difference between direct sales and third-party platforms like Amazon
- Why authors should own their audience and customer data
- How Curios ensures authors receive 100% of the sale price
- The importance of email lists and how they tie into Curios’ philosophy
- Disrupting the publishing industry through tech-forward thinking
- What makes Curios unique compared to Shopify and other DIY platforms
- The role of BookFunnel in content delivery
- Why discoverability is a shared community mission
- An overview of the Curios Creator Fund — earn up to $12,000 for using the platform
- Why being a wide author gives you the most flexibility
- Audiobook creation tools like Spokane and Eleven Labs for indie authors
- Sales tax, delivery fees, and other backend processes made easy
- How Curios is expanding to comedy, music, and beyond
- Why collective author action is essential to changing the industry
Greg from Curios is a technology and product development expert with over 20 years of experience. A former engineer and physical product inventor, Greg co-founded Curios alongside Grant, a musician-turned-digital rights advocate. Greg’s mission is to help creators reclaim ownership and income by building accessible, direct-to-consumer tools for selling digital content like books, audiobooks, and music.
Contact Greg: [email protected]
Contact Greg: [email protected]
🔗 Resources & URLs
- Curios: https://womeninpublishingsummit.com/curios
- Curios Creator Fund info: Available on the main Curios platform
- BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com
- Spokane (AI audiobooks): https://spokane.audio
- Eleven Labs (AI voice): https://www.elevenlabs.io