Both StreetLib and BooksOasis help an author sell outside Amazon, yet they are different kinds of business. StreetLib distributes: it sends your books to a long list of shops, library networks and subscription apps, with a particularly strong presence in Europe, and passes on a share of whatever each outlet pays. BooksOasis is itself a shop. Readers buy from it directly, you keep the entire ebook price in return for an annual plan, and your paperback and hardcover are sold on the same page.
Because the jobs differ, plenty of wide authors run both. Below we cover pay, cost, audience and how to combine them. StreetLib's details come from its plan guide and help center; plans can change, so confirm the current terms before joining.
You will need tidy files for either. LiberScript's EPUB and print-ready PDF are accepted by StreetLib, by BooksOasis and by any retailer you upload to yourself.
At a glance: StreetLib vs. BooksOasis
| StreetLib | BooksOasis | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of service | Distribution to shops, libraries and subscription apps | A bookshop dedicated to independent authors |
| Plans | Basic: no charge, ebooks only, a list of outlets that excludes Amazon and the other big retailers. Pro: $99 per year, every partner, ebooks plus audiobooks; there is also a lifetime option | Annual plan: $29.99 (10 books), $179 (100) or $599 (500) |
| Ebook share | Basic: 70% of net. Pro: 85% of net (net meaning the amount the shop pays out) | The full ebook price |
| Cover price, less a sales commission of 45% to 51%, StreetLib's 10% distribution fee and the print cost | Cover price, less the print cost and a handling fee worth 30% of it | |
| Audience | Worldwide, strongest in Europe | Shoppers on the BooksOasis site |
| Exclusivity | Not required | Not required |
StreetLib's earnings model
StreetLib offers two plans. Basic costs nothing and pays 70% of net revenue on ebooks. Its outlet list keeps growing, but it leaves out Amazon and the other major retailers.
Pro is $99 a year and pays 85% of net revenue. It covers ebooks and audiobooks and opens up every StreetLib partner, from the large platforms to subscription services and library networks. According to StreetLib's help center, the lifetime option also pays 85%.
Net revenue means the money left after the shop takes its own cut. Picture a $4.99 ebook in a shop that keeps 30%: the shop sends roughly $3.49 onward, of which Pro passes you about $2.97 and Basic about $2.44.
Printed books work differently. StreetLib's help center describes the calculation as cover price (without VAT), minus a sales commission between 45% and 51% depending on channel, minus a 10% distribution fee, minus printing.
BooksOasis's earnings model
The shop's income comes from the yearly plan, not from a cut of your price. You therefore receive every cent of an ebook sale. For printed copies you receive the price less the printing cost and a handling charge of 30% of that cost, and buyers pay the postage. Each print edition's printing cost and minimum price are displayed in your dashboard.
| How a $4.99 ebook is sold | Roughly what you get |
|---|---|
| Via StreetLib Basic, in a shop paying out 70% | $2.44 |
| Via StreetLib Pro, in a shop paying out 70% | $2.97 |
| Directly on BooksOasis | $4.99 |
An illustration only, before tax and VAT. Every shop applies its own terms.
Where StreetLib shines: reach
StreetLib started in Italy and is known for getting books to readers beyond the English-speaking market. On Pro that means big international platforms, but also regional bookshops, subscription services and libraries, many of them European. If your readers are in Italy, Spain or Germany, or you write in more than one language, that network would be very hard to build on your own.
BooksOasis sends books nowhere else. Its readers come to the site and explore by genre, series, newest titles, a Coming Soon shelf and current deals, then read in Oasis Reader on whatever device they own. Anyone in the world can buy, prices are shown in US dollars, and printed copies are posted internationally with the postage calculated at checkout.
Libraries and subscriptions
Library networks and subscription apps appear among StreetLib Pro's partners. They pay on their own terms and bring people who borrow or subscribe instead of buying, and someone who borrows book one may well buy the sequels. BooksOasis only sells: each book is bought and stays in the reader's library. In your plan, borrowing and subscription readers are a job for a distributor.
StreetLib can put printed books into retail channels, with the sales commission and its own fee taken first. BooksOasis sells your paperback and hardcover inside its shop at the price you choose. Five trim sizes are offered (5 x 8, 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9, 7 x 10 and 8.5 x 11 inches), files go through an automatic print-readiness check, and you get a cover template matched to your page count.
Running the two side by side
Prices in many currencies
Selling wide means your price appears in many countries. StreetLib lets you set prices per market. Bear in mind that European prices include VAT, which is removed before anyone's share is calculated, so an identical sticker price pays less in Europe than in the US. Pick amounts that look natural in each currency. BooksOasis prices are in US dollars; keep the list price steady where possible and limit discounts to set dates.
One set of book details
Write the title, subtitle, blurb, categories, keywords and series information into a single document for each book, then copy it into StreetLib and BooksOasis. BooksOasis asks for three to five genres and a minimum of three keywords per book. Any change to the cover or blurb should go into both on the same day.
Getting paid
A distributor bundles sales from many outlets into a single statement and payment, released on its own timetable once the outlets have paid. BooksOasis logs every sale in an earnings ledger you can open whenever you like, and pays by bank transfer or PayPal. International bank payouts are wired after your balance reaches a minimum, which stops a fixed wire fee swallowing a small amount. A monthly sheet covering both shows which channel does best for each title and country.
Series
Attach each book to its series in the metadata you send through StreetLib, and open each book's back matter with a link to the next one. BooksOasis lays out a series page in reading order. Readers can hide titles they own and buy several ebooks in one basket, with forthcoming titles added as pre-orders. A gentle price on book one helps in both channels, and on BooksOasis the reader's full payment still comes to you.
If you change distributor later
Plan any move away from StreetLib carefully. Taking a book down through one distributor and putting it back up through another can lead some shops to treat it as a brand-new product, cut off from its reviews. Keeping the same ISBN helps. Try a less important title first and see how each shop reacts. Nothing changes on BooksOasis, because you manage that listing yourself.
A combined setup
- Prepare the files in LiberScript: one EPUB, one print PDF.
- Send the book out through StreetLib on Basic or Pro to reach international shops, libraries and subscription apps.
- Create a BooksOasis listing yourself, since it is not a StreetLib outlet, with the ebook, paperback and hardcover.
- Point your own readers to BooksOasis so each ebook sale pays in full.
When you use several distributors, make sure no shop receives the same book by two routes. A small table recording which service delivers each book to each shop prevents that.
Three authors, three setups
A crime novelist in Italy who writes in Italian and English uses StreetLib Pro for European shops and libraries, and lists both language editions on BooksOasis for newsletter subscribers.
A romance author writing in Spanish reaches regional shops and subscription apps through StreetLib and sells paperbacks on BooksOasis, which ships abroad.
A fantasy author in the US whose readers are mostly American uses a different aggregator for the big retailers, adds StreetLib just for European libraries, and keeps the whole series on BooksOasis.
Picking between them
StreetLib suits you if you want a single upload to reach Europe and other international markets, if libraries and subscription apps matter for your books, or if you also distribute audiobooks (on Pro).
BooksOasis suits you if you want the full price of every ebook, print editions on the same page at prices you control, and series pages, pre-orders and dated sales in a shop for independent authors.
Frequently asked questions
What does StreetLib pay? Basic is free and pays 70% of net revenue. Pro is $99 a year and pays 85%. Net revenue is the amount left after the shop's own commission.
Can StreetLib Basic get my book onto Amazon? StreetLib's plan guide says Basic excludes Amazon and the other major retailers, which come with Pro.
How much is BooksOasis? $29.99 a year for 10 books, $179 for 100 or $599 for 500, and every ebook sale pays you its whole price.
Does StreetLib deliver to BooksOasis? No. BooksOasis listings are created by the author directly.
Can I use StreetLib and BooksOasis together? Yes. Neither asks for exclusivity.
Do LiberScript files suit both? Yes. Its EPUB and print-ready PDF are standard files that both accept.
More reading: StreetLib alternatives on the BooksOasis publisher site, and our PublishDrive vs. BooksOasis comparison.
The bottom line
StreetLib is a good route to international shops, libraries and subscription apps, paying you 70% or 85% of what those outlets pay. BooksOasis is a shop where you keep the full ebook price and sell print on the same page, for a single annual plan. Use StreetLib to widen your reach, BooksOasis for the readers you bring yourself, and LiberScript to produce files that suit both.
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