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Bibliogon is an open-source book authoring platform, built by a single developer in the open. There is no tracking, no cloud backend, no ads, and no data collection. Your books stay on your device.

If the app helps you write and you want to keep the project going, donations are the one monetization path the project currently uses. All plugins stay free during this development phase (see docs/explorations/monetization.md).

Donation channels

Four channels are active. Pick whichever fits you; we do not promote one over another beyond the "Recommended" label on Liberapay, which is there because it has the lowest fees and the lightest tracking.

GitHub Sponsors

  • URL: github.com/sponsors/astrapi69
  • Developer-native
  • Monthly recurring
  • GitHub matches new sponsors in their first year under the Sponsors matching program

Ko-fi

  • URL: ko-fi.com/astrapi69
  • Low barrier, "buy me a coffee" style
  • One-time donations
  • No donor account required

PayPal

  • URL: PayPal donation page
  • Widest reach
  • One-time donations
  • Credit card works without a PayPal account

FAQ

What are donations used for?

  • Development time (the single-biggest cost)
  • Domain and hosting for the public docs site
  • Legal advice on privacy compliance (GDPR, plugin distribution)
  • Tooling: code-signing certificates (future), CI minutes beyond free tiers, design and UX review

No one takes a salary from donations right now. Bibliogon is a side project and donations keep it moving instead of stalling.

Do I receive a donation receipt?

Each platform sends a confirmation of your payment. Bibliogon itself is not a registered non-profit, so donations are not tax-deductible. If you need a tax receipt for a corporate donation, please open an issue and we can discuss a case-by-case invoice path.

What is the difference between recurring and one-time donations?

  • Recurring (monthly): the donation repeats automatically until you cancel. Liberapay and GitHub Sponsors support this natively. Recurring donations are the single biggest predictability factor for planning development time.
  • One-time: a single payment. Ko-fi and PayPal are optimised for this. PayPal also supports recurring, but one-time is the common use.

Can I change or cancel a recurring donation?

Yes, through the platform you used to start it. Each platform has a dashboard where you can change the amount or cancel with a single click. Bibliogon does not process any payments directly and has no way to see or modify your subscription.

Are donations anonymous?

Depends on the platform: - Liberapay: fully anonymous by default. Donors see each other's usernames only if both opt in. - GitHub Sponsors: your GitHub username is shown on the sponsors page by default. You can opt for "private sponsor" during signup. - Ko-fi: your display name is shown unless you pick "anonymous" when donating. - PayPal: your PayPal name is shared with the recipient as part of every payment.

The app itself never learns about your donation: there is no backend call, no analytics event, no tracker ping. The donation buttons just open the external URL in a new tab.

Why no direct bank transfer?

Direct bank transfer introduces more manual accounting overhead than the project can currently handle, especially for smaller donations. If you prefer bank transfer for a larger sum, please open a GitHub issue and we will arrange it manually.

How can I help without donating?

Plenty of ways, and all of them matter: - File bug reports with clear reproduction steps - Contribute plugins or improvements under the existing MIT licence - Translate the UI or documentation (we ship 8 languages and appreciate every fix) - Share Bibliogon with other authors if you find it useful

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Thanks for reading. If you choose to donate, it is genuinely appreciated. If you do not, please keep using Bibliogon anyway; the project exists for the authors, not for the income.