Not all serial-fiction platforms welcome AI, and not all of them treat authors fairly. We ranked them in three tiers so you publish where AI is allowed and your rights are safe. Tap a green-tier platform for the full guide.
| Platform | How you earn | AI policy | Rights / lock-in | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Road → | Patreon advance chapters (+ Amazon) | Allowed, with an AI tag | None, you keep everything | Best for progression fantasy / LitRPG |
| Amazon KDP / KU → | Sales + Kindle Unlimited page reads | Allowed, disclosure required | None (unless you opt into KDP Select) | Strong for genre fiction |
| Ream Stories → | Reader subscriptions, you keep 90% | Allowed, disclosure required | None, no exclusivity | Best terms in the market |
| bibli | Reader subscriptions | Allowed, disclosure required | None | Newer, author-friendly |
| Patreon / Ko-fi / Substack | Memberships and tips, you keep ~90% | Not banned | None | Best as an income layer on your audience |
These apps promise big numbers and pull huge search traffic, but most carry rights grabs, foreign-law arbitration, or unclear AI rules. Useful to know, risky to sign.
| Platform | How you earn | AI policy | Rights / lock-in | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webnovel (Yuewen) → | Per-chapter unlocks, "50% net" | No clear policy | Life of copyright + first refusal | Severe rights grab, gag clause |
| GoodNovel (+ MegaNovel) → | Per-chapter coins + bonuses | "Suspicious AI" voids bonuses | Irrevocable, moral-rights waiver | Writer Beware alert |
| Dreame (Stary family) → | Per-chapter coins + bonuses | No published policy | Life of copyright | Ghostwriter clause, opaque payouts |
| NovelCat → | Per-chapter, "50% distributable" | No published policy | 20 yr auto-renew / indefinite | $1,000+ penalty clause |
| NovelSnack (+ AnyStories) → | 30% net of expenses | No published policy | 10 yr + 5 yr auto-renew | Writer Beware alert |
| Fizzo (ByteDance) → | Advance + update bonus | No published policy | Moral-rights waiver, gag clause | Opaque "effective reading time" |
| MoboReader · JoyRead · Webfic | Per-chapter coins | No published policy | Often China / PRC arbitration | Low transparency |
| Letterlux | Per-word + bonuses | Runs an AI detector | Unclear contract | Documented payment delays |
| Pocket Novel (Pocket FM) → | Revenue share + audio adaptation | AI tools built in, policy unclear | Terms not public | India-first, audio-led |
| Platform | Why not |
|---|---|
| Tapas | Explicit ban on AI-generated novels since 2023 |
| AlphaNovel | Explicitly rejects AI-written books for contracts |
| Wattpad | Invite-only earnings, pro-human stance, runs AI detection |
| ScribbleHub | "Mostly AI" stories are rejected |
| Wuxiaworld | Translations only, no original submissions |
| Platform | Status |
|---|---|
| Radish | Shut down December 2025 |
| Yonder | Shut down July 2025 |
| Kindle Vella | Shut down 2025 |
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