A minibook consists of a cover and pages. To get started, click the Make minibook button.

  1. Make cover: On the cover creation screen, enter all required images and text. Also, select a category and the translation language. If the work is not finished, temporarily save it and complete it later. When finished, click the Make button.

  2. Make page: On the minibook introduction screen, click Add a page. To create a new page, click Make now.

(If you already have pages made, click Pages made, then click the desired page title, and click MiniBookIn to add it to your minibook)

On the page creation screen, enter all required images and text. If not yet complete, temporarily save and finish it later. When done, select references and click the Make button.

Create other pages the same way. About 10 pages are recommended.

First, you need to complete the cover and pages. Then, follow the procedure below on the introduction page.

(If you can’t find the introduction page, go to the MY page, then scroll down to the minibook menu. The minibook you created will appear. Click the minibook to go to the introduction page.)

Through the co-author menu, you can add a known author or recruit one publicly.

Scroll down and set a price. You can set it to 0. If it’s paid, you must choose a sales option. In the purchase option, the reader must pay before viewing the minibook. In the sponsor option, the reader can voluntarily pay a sponsorship after reading. They may also choose not to pay.

The open period is the duration in which readers can access the published minibook. The default is 10 years, but it can be adjusted. After the period ends, the minibook will no longer be visible to readers and only the author can see it.

Finally, press the “Please Publish” button to publish. From that moment, the minibook will be open to all readers. If you don’t publish it, the minibook remains hidden from readers and only the author can view it.

  • Edit cover: When viewing your created minibook, you will see a pencil icon at the top right corner of the cover image. Sometimes it’s next to the title. Click the icon to edit.
    If you want to retranslate, select the item to translate, choose the language, and click the “Make” button.
    You can edit each language separately. Select the language at the top, retranslate or modify the content, then click “Make” to save it.
    To delete, click the “Delete” button at the top.

  • Edit page: Click the pencil icon at the top right of the page image. Editing works the same as the cover.

Authors can earn through various channels.

  1. There is revenue from selling minibooks. For paid minibooks, the price is set by the author, and 70% of the revenue goes to the author.

  2. If a reader watches an ad to access a paid minibook, 70% of that ad revenue also goes to the author. Ads are available in selected languages only.

  3. Authors can also earn revenue from admission fees to paid events they host, with 70% of that revenue going to the author.

Authors can earn in many ways, and the total income may vary greatly depending on their skills.

To meet readers, you need to create a minibook or event and then spread the word. If you go to the cover of the minibook or the event’s detail view page, you’ll find a “Support you” button. Try clicking it to show support.

First, share the link on social media. Let people know through Instagram, Facebook, blogs, YouTube, and other platforms.

Next, send a quick text to your friends. You can message friends in your phonebook or followers who are reading your work.

Lastly, you can also send an email. To do that, first import your email list. Click the pencil icon next to the “My Friends” menu and import emails. Then introduce your minibook or event in a fun way by email.

If you want to check the sales of a minibook or event, please use the menu below.
From the MY page – Settings – Purchase & Settlement – Minibook Revenue Settlement or Event Revenue Settlement, you can check detailed information including sales volume.

There are two sales options.

  1. Purchase method: The author sets the price. Readers can read the minibook or join the event after purchasing at the set price.

  2. Sponsor method: The author sets the price. Readers can sponsor the author with the set amount after reading the minibook or joining the event. Sponsorship is optional, so readers may choose not to sponsor.

A co-author is a third party who creates a minibook together with the original author. This could be an individual or a company like a publisher. The original author can add a known third party as a co-author either before or after publication. This can be done from the minibook’s introduction page.

An open minibook is a bit different. It refers to publicly recruiting a third party to join as an author. Just select the public recruitment option when publishing the minibook. Once published as an open minibook, it cannot be canceled.

If a third party becomes a co-author, they can add, edit, or delete pages in your minibook. They can also edit the cover.

Co-authors can also share revenue with the original author based on a set percentage. The original author should decide this in advance through discussion. The percentage can be set to 0% and is editable later. Revenue is split automatically according to the ratio at the time of sale.

  • How to join an open minibook as a co-author

If you’d like to join someone’s open minibook as a co-author, click the “Apply for authorship” button under the minibook cover and leave a message.

Once accepted, your profile picture will appear as a co-author under the cover. You can tap it to see the list of co-authors. You can also find shared author rights minibooks from your “MY” page.

To check revenue split, go to “MY” → “Settings” → “Purchase & Settlement” → “Shared author rights”. Ratios can be edited by agreement. Revenue will be automatically shared according to the set ratio at the time of sale.

Not satisfied with the current translation of the minibook? Do you think with a little effort, it could be even better? If so, why not join in and help improve it? Make it more friendly, easier to understand, and fun to read.

Interested in helping promote the minibook? Can you share the link on your social media? Or maybe tell a few close friends personally?

Improving the translation and helping with promotion together can lead to even greater results. So don’t hesitate—go ahead and suggest it to the author.

If the author accepts your proposal, they may use the “Shared author rights” feature to let you edit or improve the content of the minibook. Of course, you can also share the revenue. You can be an individual or an organization like a publisher.

Shared author rights mean the original author of the minibook shares authorship rights with a third party (an individual or an organization such as a publisher).
The third party can act as a co-author by writing content, assisting with promotion, or improving translation. This third party can be either an individual or an entity like a publishing company.

To share author rights with a third party, go to the minibook’s introduction page, click the “Add co-author” button, then click the “Third party” button, and enter the third party’s email address along with their revenue share. The share can be set to 0% and can be modified later. When the minibook is sold, profits are automatically divided between the original author and the third party based on the rate set at the time of sale.

For reference, you can also go to your “MY page,” click “Settings,” then “Purchase & Settlement,” and then click “Shared author rights” to manage co-authorship.

A memo is a thought you write down to share with others. There are two types: minibook memos and daily memos.

  1. Minibook memo: Tap the “memo” menu at the bottom of the app to go to the memo page. Tap the “Add a memo” button to write. It’s a good idea to link it to a related minibook. You can also leave a memo on the cover or page of a minibook. A minibook memo is related to the content of a minibook.

  2. Daily memo: You can write one by tapping the “Add a memo” button on the memo page, or from the “memo” menu on your MY page. A daily memo is about your life and not related to any minibook. You can add photos too. If an author who has published a minibook writes a memo, it will appear on the app’s home page.

An event is a one-time online meeting. It’s a space where the author meets readers online. To create an event, first create an event space. In other words, you’re making a framework to hold the event.

Then create the event. It can be free or paid. For paid events, you can choose between the Buy now method or the Sponsor method.

You can also set the maximum capacity. Depending on the online tool used, the number of participants may be limited, so refer to that when setting it. For more information, see the description of the online meeting tool. Once the maximum capacity is set, it cannot be changed.

Note: For Zoom, a popular tool recently, here are the limits:

Free (Basic) plan: up to 100 participants
Pro plan: up to 100 participants (expandable to 300 with extra fee)
Business plan: up to 300 participants
Enterprise plan: up to 500 participants
Zoom Large Meeting add-on: expandable to 1,000 participants

You also need to set a schedule. This means setting the start and end times of the online meeting. Depending on the online tool, there may be a time limit for the meeting, so please be careful. For more information, refer to the tool’s description.

Note: For Zoom, here are the time limits:

Free (Basic) plan: up to 40 minutes (for meetings with 3 or more participants), no time limit for 1:1

  • How to bypass the 40-minute limit? The meeting ends after 40 minutes, but if the host and participants click the Enter button again, it can continue.

Paid (Pro and above): up to 30 hours continuously

You can also choose a minibook as the event topic. In other words, you can suggest a minibook for readers to read beforehand. To set it, first find and click the minibook, then click the Event topic button. When your list of created events appears, select one and add it as the topic.

An online meeting link is a link that allows users to enter the meeting. When creating an Event space, you need to enter this link. Then, when you open the detailed view of any Event you’ve created, you’ll see the Enter button. Clicking this button will activate the link and allow entry.

Each online meeting tool has a different way to find the link. Below is an example using Zoom.

  1. Install Zoom on your computer (or laptop)

  2. Sign up and log in

  3. Click the Meeting menu on the left side of the screen

  4. Click on Personal Meeting Room

  5. Copy the invitation link

  6. Paste the copied link into the Online meeting link field

  • If you’re already using Zoom, simply go to the Zoom website on your web browser, log in, and follow the steps above.

To enter a paid Event, you must pay the Admission Fee. Purchase is available starting 1 hour before the Event begins. Once the purchase is complete, it is non-refundable. This is because there is a Maximum Capacity, and cancellations may negatively affect other participants.

However, if the Event is canceled, it’s a different matter. In other words, if the Event space creator cancels due to unavoidable reasons, the Admission Fee will be refunded. For more information, please check the Event’s Message.

When you click the Enter button for an event, you will be redirected to the online meeting link set by the event creator. Here are the things you need to prepare:

Event Creator: The event creator should prepare a microphone and speaker (or headset), as well as a webcam in advance. Most smartphones or laptops already come equipped with these devices, so separate preparation may not be necessary. The creator should check the equipment in advance and ensure everything is working before the meeting starts.

Event Participant: To join the online meeting, a microphone and speaker (or headset) should be prepared. If you have a webcam as well, even better. Most smartphones or laptops already come equipped with these devices, so separate preparation may not be necessary.

To delete an event you created, go to the Event’s detail page, click the three-dot icon at the top right, then click Delete.

If the event has already been purchased, the creator cannot delete it. If the event cannot be held due to unavoidable circumstances such as a disaster or accident, please use the Message feature of the event to notify users. Then contact us below.

Use JOA@youbook.blog or the Say Something menu on your MY page

Here’s how to import your posts written on Medium or Substack, popular writing platforms in the English-speaking world.

  1. Download a zip file of your posts from Medium or Substack. Each app has its own method, so please refer to the app’s manual.

  2. On YouBook, click the Import button, locate the downloaded zip file, then click Convert to page.

  3. Each post will be converted into a page, and if the post is long, it will automatically be split into multiple pages.

  4. To make a minibook from the converted pages, first create a cover. Then click Add a page, click Pages made to choose your pages, and finally click MiniBookIn to add them. Once all pages are added, follow the publication process to publish your minibook.

To get your phone contact list, first download your current contact list from your smartphone as a VCF file and then import it. (You can also import the file if it is downloaded as a CSV file.)

The download method varies depending on the smartphone, but generally, it can be done through the export function in the Contacts app.

Two main ways to download a VCF file on smartphones

Android

  • Samsung Galaxy: Contacts app > Menu > Settings > Import/Export > Export as VCF

  • Xiaomi, LG, etc.: Can export via similar menus in the Contacts app

iPhone

  • Backup contacts to iCloud on iPhone

          (Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Contacts ON)

  • On a PC, visit iCloud.com and log in

  • Click Contacts > gear icon (bottom left) > Select All

  • Gear icon again > Export vCard > download .vcf file

To import your email list, first download the list as a CSV file and then import it. (You can also import the file if it is downloaded as a VCF file.)

The method of downloading depends on the email service used (such as Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail), but generally, it can be done through the “Contacts (Address Book)” feature. Below is a general method and a brief summary of how to do it for major services.

General method to download email addresses as a CSV file:

  1. Log into your email service
  2. Go to the contacts (address book) management menu
  3. Select Export contacts
  4. Choose CSV as the file format
  5. Download the CSV file

Two major service-specific CSV download methods:

Gmail (Google Mail)

  1. Go to Google Contacts
  2. Click “Export” in the left or top menu
  3. Select contacts to export (All or specific group)
  4. Choose CSV file (Google or Outlook format)
  5. Click “Export” → Download the CSV file

Outlook (including Hotmail)

  1. Log into Outlook.com
  2. Click “People” in the left or top menu
  3. Click the gear icon at the top right > Select “Export contacts”
  4. Download in CSV format

To view the minibooks and events you have purchased, go to MY Page – Settings.
For a more detailed purchase record, go to MY Page – Settings – Purchase & Settlement – My Purchase Record.

Purchased minibooks and events are non-refundable.
For minibooks, you can view the content only until the end of the publication period.

Here are the key terms you need to understand your revenue settlement details.

Settlement period: Minibooks sold in the first half of the year are settled in July, and those sold in the second half are settled in January of the following year. In other words, revenue is paid to the author.

Minibook price: This is the price set by the author plus VAT. It is the amount readers pay when purchasing. Readers can pay via purchase or sponsorship.

Ad price: The ad price varies by individual ad, averaging about 17 KRW. Ads can only be viewed in specific language regions.

Tax and deductions: 70% of the total amount (sales + ad revenue) is paid to the author. Some taxes such as other income tax are deducted — this is called the deduction amount. The remaining amount is transferred to the author’s account, but if it is lower than the transfer fee, it is not sent.

Here are explanations of the terms needed to check your settlement details.

Settlement period: Events sold in the first half of the year are settled in July, and those in the second half are settled in January of the following year. This is when revenue is paid to the author.

Sales price: The amount paid by readers when purchasing, which includes the price set by the author plus VAT. Readers can pay either by purchase or sponsorship.

Tax and other deductions: 70% of the total event sales amount is paid to the author. Certain taxes such as miscellaneous income tax must be deducted—these are referred to as deductions. The post-deduction amount is transferred to the author’s account. If this amount is lower than the transfer fee, it is not paid.

To receive revenue from the sale of a minibook or event, the author must enter their account information. This can be done by going to the MY page – Settings – Purchase & Settlement – Account Management.

There are two options: individual and corporate. Simply fill in all the options and information shown on the page. Only one account can be registered per individual or corporation.

Account information can be edited. During settlement, the final registered account information will be used for the deposit.