StreetLib vs. BooksOasis: International Distribution or a Store That Pays in Full?

StreetLib and BooksOasis appeal to authors who want to reach readers beyond Amazon, but in different ways. StreetLib is a distributor with a strong international footprint, especially in Europe: it delivers your books to many stores, library networks and subscription apps, and pays you a share of what each store pays. BooksOasis is a store: readers buy directly from it, and you keep 100% of every ebook price for a flat yearly plan, with paperbacks and hardcovers on the same listing.

They do different jobs, and many wide authors use both. This guide compares how each pays, what each costs, who each reaches and how they fit together. StreetLib's terms come from its own plan guide and help center; check its current terms before signing up, as plans can change.

Both need clean files. LiberScript exports an EPUB and a print-ready PDF that work with StreetLib, BooksOasis and every store you go direct with.

At a glance: StreetLib vs. BooksOasis

How StreetLib pays

StreetLib's plan guide describes two plans. Basic is free and pays 70% of net revenue on ebook sales, distributing to a growing list of global outlets but not to Amazon and other major retailers. Pro costs $99 a year and pays 85% of net revenue, covering ebooks and audiobooks and all StreetLib's partners, including major platforms, subscription apps and library networks; StreetLib's help center says a lifetime access option pays the same 85%.

"Net revenue" is what the store pays after taking its own commission. So on a $4.99 ebook in a store that pays 70% (about $3.49), StreetLib Pro passes on about $2.97, and Basic about $2.44.

For print, StreetLib's help center describes earnings as the cover price minus a sales commission of 45% to 51% depending on the channel (excluding VAT), minus StreetLib's 10% distribution fee, minus the printing cost.

How BooksOasis pays

BooksOasis charges a flat yearly plan and takes no percentage of your price. Every ebook sale pays you 100% of the price, and print pays the price minus the printing cost and a handling fee of 30% of that printing cost, with shipping paid by the reader. Your dashboard shows each print format's printing cost and minimum price.

What a $4.99 ebook earns

Illustrative, before VAT and taxes. Each store's own terms apply.

Reach: StreetLib's strength

StreetLib began in Italy and built its reputation on reaching readers outside the English-speaking world: regional bookstores, subscription apps and library networks, particularly in Europe, as well as major international platforms on its Pro plan. For authors with readers in Italy, Spain, Germany or other markets, or who publish in several languages, that reach is valuable and hard to assemble alone.

BooksOasis doesn't distribute anywhere else. It's a store with its own readers, who browse genre shelves, series pages, new releases, a Coming Soon shelf and books on sale, and read in the Oasis Reader app on any device. It's open to readers worldwide, with prices in US dollars, and print ships internationally with shipping worked out at checkout.

Libraries and subscription apps

StreetLib Pro lists library networks and subscription apps among its partners. These channels pay under their own terms and bring readers who borrow or subscribe rather than buy, and a borrowed first book can lead to purchased sequels. BooksOasis sells books; readers buy each one and keep it in their library. So libraries and subscription reading belong with a distributor in your plan.

Print

Through StreetLib, print books reach retail channels, with a sales commission and StreetLib's distribution fee coming out before you're paid. On BooksOasis, you sell paperbacks and hardcovers in the store at the price you set, in five common trim sizes (5 x 8, 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9, 7 x 10 and 8.5 x 11 inches), with an automatic print-readiness check and a cover template sized to your page count.

Pricing for international readers

Wide distribution means readers in many countries see your price. StreetLib lets you price for different markets; remember that European prices include VAT, which comes off before any share is worked out, so the same headline price earns less than in the US. Round to prices readers recognise in each currency. BooksOasis shows prices in US dollars. Keep your list price consistent where you can, and run promotions for set dates.

Keeping details consistent

Use one master document per book for the title, subtitle, description, categories, keywords and series details, and paste from it into StreetLib and BooksOasis. On BooksOasis, each book needs three to five genres and at least three search keywords. When you change a cover or description, update both on the same day.

Payments and reporting

A distributor gathers sales from many stores into one report and one payment, on its own schedule after each store has paid it. BooksOasis records every sale in an earnings ledger you can see at any time and pays by bank transfer or PayPal; international bank payouts go by wire once your balance passes a minimum, so a wire's fixed fee doesn't eat a small payment. Keep a monthly spreadsheet with both, so you can see which channel earns most for each book and country.

Series across both

Link every book to its series in the details you send through StreetLib, and put a link to the next book at the start of each book's back matter. On BooksOasis, a series page lists every book in reading order, readers can hide books they already own, and they can buy several ebooks in one checkout, with unreleased books included as pre-orders. An easy entry price on book one works in both channels, and on BooksOasis it still pays you in full.

Switching distributors

If you later move books from StreetLib to another distributor, plan it. Removing a book through one service and relisting it through another can make some stores treat it as a new product, separating it from its reviews. Using the same ISBN helps. Move a quieter title first and watch how each store handles it. Your BooksOasis listing is unaffected, because you manage it directly.

Using both

1. Format once in LiberScript and export an EPUB and a print PDF.
2. Distribute through StreetLib for international stores, libraries and subscription apps, choosing Basic or Pro.
3. List directly on BooksOasis, which isn't a StreetLib channel, with ebook, paperback and hardcover.
4. Send your own readers to BooksOasis for the full price of each ebook sale.

If you use more than one distributor, never send the same book to the same store through two routes; keep a simple table of which route delivers which book where.

Three authors, three setups

An Italian crime writer publishing in Italian and English uses StreetLib Pro for European stores and libraries, and lists both editions on BooksOasis for readers who follow the author's newsletter.

A Spanish-language romance author uses StreetLib to reach regional stores and subscription apps, and sells paperbacks through BooksOasis, where print ships internationally.

An American fantasy author with readers mostly in the US uses another aggregator for major stores, adds StreetLib only for European libraries, and keeps the whole series on BooksOasis.

When StreetLib fits better

• You want international and European reach from one upload.
• Libraries and subscription apps matter for your books.
• You distribute audiobooks too (Pro).

When BooksOasis fits better

• You want 100% of every ebook sale.
• You want paperbacks and hardcovers on the same listing at prices you set.
• You want series pages, pre-orders and dated promotions in a store for independent authors.

Frequently asked questions

How does StreetLib pay? Basic is free and pays 70% of net revenue; Pro costs $99 a year and pays 85% of net revenue. Net revenue is what the store pays after its own commission.

Does StreetLib's free plan reach Amazon? According to StreetLib's plan guide, Basic doesn't include Amazon or other major retailers; those are on Pro.

What does BooksOasis cost? $29.99 a year for 10 books, $179 for 100 and $599 for 500, paying 100% of every ebook price.

Is BooksOasis one of StreetLib's stores? No. You list on BooksOasis directly.

Can I use both? Yes. Neither requires exclusivity.

Will LiberScript files work on both? Yes. LiberScript exports standard EPUB and print-ready PDF files.

More reading: StreetLib alternatives on the BooksOasis publisher site, and our PublishDrive vs. BooksOasis comparison.

The bottom line

StreetLib is a strong choice for reaching international stores, libraries and subscription apps, paying 70% or 85% of what those stores pay. BooksOasis is a store that pays the whole ebook price and sells print beside it, for one flat plan. Use StreetLib for reach, BooksOasis for the sales you steer yourself, and LiberScript for files that work in both.