Four platforms publish four different fee structures. Here's what each one's own documentation says creators keep, before payment processing takes its own cut.
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A $25-to-$30 bundle price increase for tenured subscribers lines up with a 3.1% ARPU gain and 16.4% digital subscription revenue growth in the same quarter — one company, one pricing move, per its own disclosure.
A side-by-side of what the three platforms' own pricing pages say publishers actually pay, and when a percentage cut beats a flat monthly fee.
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