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One Book Africa
Join authors already reaching readers across Africa.
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Free to List
No monthly fee. No upfront costs. No plan upgrades. Upload your book and start selling immediately.
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You Keep 95%
OBA takes just 5% per sale. A 1.95% Paystack payment processing fee also applies — see the exact breakdown below.
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Free Author Storefront
Every approved author gets a free public profile page. Readers discover all your books in one place.
Exactly What You Earn
Two fees are deducted from every sale: OBA’s 5% platform fee and Paystack’s 1.95% payment processing fee. The rest goes to you. No surprises.
Book PriceOBA Fee (5%)Paystack (1.95%)You Receive
GHS 10.00GHS 0.50GHS 0.20GHS 9.30
GHS 20.00GHS 1.00GHS 0.39GHS 18.61
GHS 30.00GHS 1.50GHS 0.58GHS 27.92
GHS 50.00GHS 2.50GHS 0.97GHS 46.53
GHS 80.00GHS 4.00GHS 1.56GHS 74.44
GHS 100.00GHS 5.00GHS 1.95GHS 93.05
Payout Timeline
- 1Reader purchases your book. Sale is recorded instantly. Your earnings appear in your dashboard.
- 2You request a payout from your author dashboard whenever your balance is ready. No minimum threshold.
- 3Funds arrive within 7 working days of your payout request — to your Mobile Money or bank account. All sale funds clear within 1 month of purchase.
We pay via MTN Mobile Money, Vodafone Cash, AirtelTigo Money, GCB Bank, and all major Ghanaian banks.
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