Stck vs. Kindle Vella: Your Stories, Your Platform, Your Profits

Kindle Vella is shutting down. Stck is growing.

If you're a writer looking for long-term stability, full monetization, and control over your audience, it's time to switch to a platform built for your success.

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Stck vs Kindle Vella

Why Writers Prefer Stck Over Kindle Vella

Features

Stck

Kindle Vella

Monetization

Sell chapters, books & accept reader support from day one.

Token-based model with 50% royalties, but no direct pricing control.

Earnings Ownership

Keep 90% of your earnings, paid monthly.

Amazon takes 50% of token revenue.

Your Own Website & URL

Get a custom website with your own domain (yourname.com).

No personal branding—your work was locked inside Amazon's ecosystem.

Reader Control

Own your audience, emails, and data for direct engagement.

Amazon controlled reader access, limiting author-reader interaction.

Creative Freedom

No restrictions—publish any genre, theme, or pricing.

Amazon dictated content guidelines and pricing structure.

Publishing Flexibility

Sell digital and print books via Stck Books.

Only serialized digital content—no print or full book sales.

Platform Stability

A growing platform, built for independent writers.

Discontinued in 2025, leaving writers without a long-term publishing option.

Monetization Without Barriers

Kindle Vella’s token system took 50% of earnings before shutting down. Stck gives writers full control over pricing, with 90% earnings and direct payouts—no middleman, no restrictions.

Your Own Website, Your Readers, Your Brand

On Stck, you get a professional author website and your own URL. Readers follow, subscribe, and buy directly from you. On Kindle Vella, you were just another page inside Amazon’s system, with no personal branding or audience ownership.

Real Writers, Real Success

"Kindle Vella shut down just as I started gaining traction. With Stck, I now have my own site, full control over sales, and direct access to my readers. I won’t rely on big platforms again."
— Jordan A., Science Fiction Author

Take Control of Your Writing Career

Tired of platforms disappearing and changing the rules? Stck gives you full control over your stories, your readers, and your earnings. Join writers building sustainable careers on their own terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do I make money on Stck?

    You make money by charging your readers for access to content or by accepting contributions on stck.me. Let’s say you have written a short story - you can charge $5 to your fans to read that short story. You can also enable Support where your fans can pay you to support your creative process without you having to charge for specific content. You choose how you want to make money from your content and your fans.

  • When and how do I get paid?

    You get paid once a month, at the beginning of the month for all your earnings from the previous month. Let’s say you made $2,500 in July by selling your stories to your fans. In the first week of August, you will receive a link via email to accept your earnings ($2,500 minus 25% platform fees) from July into your bank account.

  • What languages can I publish in?

    You can publish in any language you wish. We have created stck.me to work in any language (all Indian languages as well as global ones) that a writer wishes to publish in. Currently, more than 100,000 writers are publishing in 15+ languages on stck.me!