Sọna is an eBook store and reading app that began in Nigeria. Reader accounts are open to everyone, and author and publisher accounts are open to residents of Ethiopia. This guide covers both sides.
For Authors and Publishers in Ethiopia
How You Are Paid
Authors and publishers in Ethiopia are paid by mobile money, through Telebirr or M-Pesa Ethiopia. You do not need any other account.
Payouts start from ₦10,000. This minimum applies on every payout schedule. Conversion and transfer charges come out of the amount sent, and each payout record shows the rate and every charge.
What You Earn
You set one price for your book in naira. You earn 80% of that price on every sale. Sọna keeps 20% as its platform fee.
Payout Schedule
Monthly payouts are the default. They are processed on the first business day of each month.
In Payout Settings you can switch to weekly payouts on Mondays, or request your available balance once every 7 days. You can also save up until your balance reaches a target you choose. Any amount not yet paid carries forward and stays yours.
How to Publish
- Create your account at readsona.com/publish and choose Ethiopia as your country.
- In Payout Settings, select Telebirr or M-Pesa Ethiopia. Enter your mobile money number and the registered name exactly as it appears on the wallet.
- Wait for verification. Sọna emails you the result.
- Upload your book as an EPUB or DOCX file, or as a PDF for a picture book, comic or magazine.
- Set your price in naira and submit the book for review.
For Readers in Ethiopia
How to Pay
Readers in Ethiopia cannot pay by mobile money on Sọna at present. Telebirr and M-Pesa Ethiopia are for payouts to authors and publishers only. With Ethiopia as your account country, you see these payment options at checkout:
- International Card. A card from any country.
- USDT / USDC. Payment from a crypto wallet.
- Bank Transfer (Naira). For readers who have a Nigerian bank account.
You see the full total, including the payment fee, before you pay.
How to Buy and Read
- Create a free account at readsona.com and choose Ethiopia as your country.
- Find a book at readsona.com/browse and add it to your cart.
- Check out with the payment option you prefer.
- Open the book in the Sọna Reader app for iOS or Android.
Start With a Free Book
The Offline Girls by Lara T. Kareem is a near-future thriller about a girl who goes missing when her safety implant fails to send an alert. It costs nothing, so you can try the app first.
The Offline Girls
by Lara T. Kareem
In 2059, the Girl-Child Safety Implant is supposed to make one thing impossible— a girl…
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disappearing without a trace. Then seventeen-year-old Kulu goes to the market and never comes home. Her implant never sends a distress alert. When Rakiya checks the system, Kulu’s status eventually changes to two words she has seen before: Offline (Error). Rakiya’s university research has already uncovered strange failures in the safety network serving rural communities. Kulu’s disappearance turns those anomalies into something personal. Other girls have vanished the same way, all from underfunded regions still running outdated firmware. As Rakiya follows the data and speaks to the families left behind, a pattern begins to emerge. These girls are not simply falling through the cracks. Someone knows exactly how to make them disappear.
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- Every country's payout details: readsona.com/payouts
