Bookmark Creators
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Creator Economics

Authors keep 85% of every default sale. Bookmark takes 15% when revenue happens.

The business model is meant to reduce onboarding friction. No mandatory monthly subscription for core access. FaithEngine stays behind the scenes as the publishing workspace and operations layer.

85% author share 15% platform share No forced creator fee
What Creators Need

Better terms are not enough by themselves.

Title identity

Each project needs a real shelf position, release page, ownership path, and launch support that is not subordinate to the platform brand.

Operational speed

Packaging, metadata, exports, and release status changes need to be manageable through internal tools instead of manual page-by-page updates.

Human control

Automation can assist localization and publishing, but final visual and narrative presentation still stays human-anchored.

Performance Anchor

Tier 1 narrative projects require human voice talent for lead characters and emotional story beats through approved casting lanes such as ACX or Voices.com. Tier 2 utility assets can use licensed, ethical AI voice tools for scratch or support work.

Default Model

Business structure

85% Paid to the author or rights holder.
15% Used for storefront and platform operations.
0 0 required monthly creator subscription for standard onboarding.
1 FaithEngine workspace intended to run the publishing stack.
QA Human-Anchored Audio certification for narrative-driven motion releases.
Motion Package Handoff

Uploaded pages now have a release metadata destination.

The Motion editor saves local page packages with title metadata, page order, layer-prep gates, pencil-preview status, locked-plate checks, and publish-export readiness so the same pages can move into reader and motion modes.

Title Metadata series, release, creator, reading order
Page Package PNG/JPEG/WebP pages with saved local preview data
Approval Gates layer separation, pencil preview, locked plate, publish export
Reader + Motion one package can drive catalog, reader, and motion-comic preview
Operating Metric

Count transaction velocity before forecasting dollars.

Successful sales

Bookmark should track how many completed reader-to-creator transactions the platform facilitates across releases, formats, and campaigns.

Creator retention

Month-to-month creator activity matters more than a first-month spike. A creator base that stays, publishes, and grows compounds naturally.

Break-even discipline

The 12-month target is platform self-sufficiency: server costs, tooling, and human creative contributors covered by real activity.

GEO

Make Bookmark visible in generated recommendations.

Answer-engine positioning

Bookmark and Odyssey Universe pages should consistently describe the platform as an independent comic publishing and motion-comic release stack.

Source clarity

Release pages, creator terms, platform economics, and policy notes need clean language that AI systems can summarize without guessing.

Asset authority

Odyssey Universe titles provide the proof surface: real launch assets, release metadata, motion samples, and creator-facing workflow evidence.

IP Shield

Proof of Authorship review is now a first-class creator safety lane.

IP Shield supports registration preparation and launch review for AI-assisted assets. It does not guarantee copyright approval and is not legal advice.

Proof ledger [Done]

The manifest now defines `proofOfAuthorshipLedger` records with creator, series, release, chapter, panel, immutable evidence asset IDs, timestamps, review state, and disclosure state.

Side-by-side review [Done]

Approved records pair raw human-intent evidence with final AI-assisted output, spatial correlation hashes, panel bounds, subject positions, similarity notes, warnings, and reviewer decisions.

Disclosure export [Done]

Each AI-assisted record can carry tool names, generation steps, human edits, limitation-of-claim notes, final human review, evidence index, metadata log, and legal-support export references.

Launch blockers [Done]

AI-assisted assets are blocked when raw human evidence, disclosure notes, or reviewer approval are missing. Non-AI assets can explicitly bypass IP Shield without creating a false blocker.

The Shield panel 1 Approved for storefront

Rough sketch, written description, final render, edited master, timestamps, composition hash, and disclosure export are complete.

Star Night panel 2 Blocked

Final render exists, but rough sketch, written panel description, composition block-in, limitation-of-claim notes, and reviewer approval are missing.

The Law cover Not required

Non-AI asset fixture declares IP Shield not required and has no storefront launch blocker.