FAQ

Frequently asked.

What it does, what it costs, how selling works, and what happens to your readers’ data. If something is missing, ask — that is usually how a question gets onto this page.

Getting started

What is MotusPage?

You upload a PDF or a set of images and get a flipbook — a book that turns like a book — hosted on its own page. You can share that page, embed it in a site you already have, or put a price on it.

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What can I upload?

A PDF, or images as JPEG, PNG or WebP. Images become pages in the order you arrange them. There is also an HTML route for books built as web pages rather than scanned ones.

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Do I have to pay to try it?

No. The Free plan runs the whole flow — upload, publish, share, embed and sell — with 1 GB of space and up to 100 pages in a book. Nothing is a trial that expires.

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How long does a book take to appear?

Minutes for most books. A long one with heavy scans takes longer, because every page is rendered rather than embedded as a PDF. The dashboard shows progress and tells you when it is ready.

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Your books

How many pages can a book have?

Up to 100 on Free, 400 on Pro, and 900 on Pro+ and MAX. The cap is per book, not per account — how many books you make is bounded by space instead.

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Can I fix a page after publishing?

Yes. You can replace individual pages or re-upload the whole book without changing its address, so a link you have already shared keeps working and nobody has to be told about a new one.

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Can a book be private?

Yes. A private book is not in the Gallery and is not readable by a link alone — it opens only for you, and for anyone who has bought it. Its files are stored separately from public ones.

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Can I design a cover?

Yes, from a set of templates you can type your own words into. The cover designer is available from Pro upwards; every plan can still upload its own cover image.

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What if I publish a new edition?

The old one stays where it is, and readers who own it keep it. Anyone about to buy the older edition is told a newer one exists, and anyone who already owns one is shown what upgrading would cost them.

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Sharing and embedding

How do I put a book on my own site?

Copy one line of embed code from the book's page and paste it where you want the book. It works in any site builder that accepts an iframe, and it stays responsive without you setting a height.

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Does embedding cost extra?

No. Embedding is on every plan, including Free, and there is no cap on how many sites a book is embedded in.

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Can a book live on my own domain?

Not today. A book has a MotusPage address and an embed; the embed is how it appears on your domain. If you need the address itself to be yours, tell us — it is a decision, not a limitation nobody has thought about.

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Selling and getting paid

Can I sell a book?

Yes, on any plan including Free. You set a price, the reader pays on the payment provider's own secure page, and the book unlocks in their library. Selling is not held back for a paid plan.

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How much do I keep?

MotusPage takes 20% — of what is left after the payment provider's fee, never of the list price. The exact figure depends on how the buyer pays, so the selling page works it out in front of you rather than printing one number.

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How do I get paid?

Your share is recorded the moment a sale completes and becomes payable 5 days later, once the refund window has passed. It then goes out in the next batch as a bank transfer to the account on your profile.

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Is there a minimum before I am paid?

No, and there is no fee for being paid either. An eligible balance is an eligible balance. What you do need is your bank details filled in under Profile — until then earnings simply accrue.

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What happens if a reader is refunded?

A refund is only possible while the money is still with us — inside the 5-day window. It comes off your pending balance. Once the transfer has gone, the sale is final and nothing is ever taken back from you.

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If I unlist a book, do buyers lose it?

No. A book somebody has bought cannot be hidden or removed — the control refuses. Their access has no path to being revoked except a refund they asked for.

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Plans and limits

What do the paid plans actually buy?

Space, bigger books, more books per day, the creator tools, and how far back your analytics go. They do not buy the right to sell, to embed, or to be in the Gallery — those are on every plan.

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How much space do I get?

1 GB on Free, 10 on Pro, 30 on Pro+ and 70 on MAX. Space is what bounds how many books you keep; there is no cap on the number itself.

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Is there a limit on new books per day?

Yes — 5 a day on Free, up to 80 on MAX. It bounds how much conversion work one account can queue at once, and almost nobody meets it.

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What happens to my books if I downgrade?

Nothing. Books you have already published are not hidden, deleted or touched. An over-quota account is simply blocked from creating more until it is back inside its space.

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How far back do my analytics go?

All-time totals are always all-time. The detailed range is what varies by plan, and your dashboard labels the widest option with the retention your plan actually has rather than a rounder number.

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Privacy and data

Do you track my readers?

Not in the way that word usually means. No analytics vendor is involved, no cookie is set for measurement, no IP address reaches the application and no referrer is stored. What is kept is counts — reads, how far into a book people got, roughly where they were.

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Do you see card numbers?

No. Payment happens on the provider's own page; MotusPage is told whether it succeeded and nothing else. There is no card data here to leak.

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Who can see a book I have not published?

You. A book that is private is not in the Gallery, not readable by link, and its files live in a separate, non-public store.

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Can I delete my account?

Yes — write to us and it is done, along with your books and files. Sales records are kept where the law requires, without the book content attached.

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