Why This Matters

For Authors

Every time someone discovers your book through Goodhaven, you'll receive recognition for that continued impact. We understand that your creative work generates value long after its first sale, and we want to honor that contribution.

For Readers

When you trade and purchase books through Goodhaven, you're not just participating in a sustainable reading economy – you're directly supporting the authors whose work you love.

For Our Community

This initiative strengthens the entire book ecosystem, ensuring creators are valued while readers continue to access affordable books.

 

How It Will Work

Phase 1: Foundation Building

As we grow our platform and establish sustainable operations, we're designing the infrastructure needed to track author compensation and handle payments efficiently.

Phase 2: Author Partnership Program

We'll begin by inviting authors to join our platform directly, offering them:

• Revenue sharing from their book resales
• Direct connection with their reading community through author pages, reader analytics, and feedback systems
• Insights into their books' secondary market performance

Phase 3: Comprehensive Coverage

Our goal is to extend compensation to all authors whose books flow through our platform, working with publishers, estates, and rights holders to ensure fair distribution.

 

Our Commitment

Transparency

We'll maintain clear records of book sales and author payments, providing regular reports to participating authors.

Fair Distribution

Authors will receive a meaningful percentage of revenue from their books' resales – not a token gesture, but genuine compensation that reflects their contribution to our platform's value.

Simple Process

We're building systems that make participation effortless for authors, with automatic tracking and payment processing.

 

Timeline

2026: Infrastructure development and pilot program launch
2027: Full author partnership program rollout
2027+: Comprehensive coverage expansion

 

Questions?

Is this legally required?
No, but we believe it's the right thing to do. Used book sales traditionally don't generate author royalties, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't.

How much will authors receive?
We're still finalizing the compensation structure, but our goal is meaningful payment – not symbolic amounts. We'll announce specific percentages as we approach launch.

Will this increase book prices?
Our commitment is to maintain affordable used book prices while creating sustainable author compensation. We believe both goals can coexist.

What about deceased authors?
We plan to work with estates and rights holders to ensure compensation reaches the appropriate parties.

 

Be Part of Something Different

The used book market has operated the same way for decades. We're reimagining it to benefit everyone – readers, authors, and our planet. By supporting books' continued lives while compensating their creators, we're building a more sustainable and equitable reading ecosystem.

Together, we're proving that doing good and doing well aren't mutually exclusive.

Have questions about our author compensation initiative? Contact us at hello@Goodhavenbooks.com