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Per the title, what options exist in Europe for independent authors and creators to make themselves known and sell their work/receive support from fans, besides through their own personal websites?

Smashwords was the almost default option for years for indie authors; Amazon also took their piece of flesh. Then there was Patreon.

It always made sense to me to have an european alternative to those sites.

I've already found Xinxii and am in the process of exploring it.

What else is out there?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

ko-fi is from the UK, you can receive tips, offer commissions, and set up a shop. You can have memberships as well to use it as a Patreon alternative.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

https://steadyhq.com/en/ is a German alternative to patreon.