Monetise your reading or discovery app
Your app helps people discover their next read, product or favourite thing. ZOMZEY connects you with authors and brands who want to be discovered, you choose what fits, and you get paid securely.
Every paid collaboration arranged through ZOMZEY should be clearly labelled as an ad, as explained in the Advertising Standards Authority’s guide to making clear that ads are ads.
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Your users come to discover. Let's help your app earn from it.
A reading or discovery app sits in a powerful spot, an engaged audience actively looking for what to read, try or buy next. Authors and brands want to be surfaced there, but managing featured placements fairly, and finding the right partners, takes work. ZOMZEY makes it simple. Authors and brands post real, paid opportunities, featured placements, spotlights, recommendation spots, and you choose only the ones that genuinely fit your users.
How it works for reading & discovery apps
It’s simple. Browse opportunities from authors and brands wanting to be discovered by your users. See one that genuinely fits? Make your offer and set your terms, a feature, a spotlight, a placement. If they choose you, you surface it, and you get paid securely through the platform. You stay in control, you only ever feature what truly fits your users, which is what keeps your recommendations worth trusting.
What makes ZOMZEY different
On ZOMZEY, you’re valued for the engagement and discovery you deliver, not a vanity metric. Every placement you run builds your verified track record, and the stronger it grows, the higher you rank and the more Members seek you out. Every Member is verified and every deal is funded through ZOMZEY Protected Payments before you start. We built ZOMZEY so discovery platforms get rewarded for the audiences and intent they hold.
Who you'll work with
All kinds of Members come to ZOMZEY wanting to be discovered by your users.
Authors & Publishers
Authors wanting to be surfaced to readers actively looking for their next book.
App & SaaS Founders
Founders wanting to be discovered by users seeking new tools.
Indie Product Makers
Makers wanting placement in front of discovery-minded buyers.
Game Developers
Devs wanting to be surfaced to players looking for their next game.
Course Influencers
Influencers wanting to be discovered by motivated learners.
Lifestyle & Wellness Brands
Brands wanting placement in front of engaged, curious audiences.
Showcase your app, and we'll help it shine
On ZOMZEY, your profile is how authors and brands find apps like yours, so we'll help you build a strong one. ZAi helps you present your app, describe your users and engagement, present your rates with confidence, and pull your best features into a showcase. Every placement you deliver builds your verified track record automatically, lifting your ranking and bringing more Members to you. Showcase your app to be searched and found by those who want to reach your users.
Ready to earn from the audience you've built?
Sign up free as a Hub, build your profile with ZAi's help, and start choosing the opportunities that fit your users. Free to join, and you stay in control.
Monetising a reading or discovery app: your questions
Is ZOMZEY free for a reading or discovery app?
Yes. A reading or discovery app joins free as a Hub, is listed in Discover free and pays commission only when a paid placement completes. Shops and Communities Pro is optional and lowers the commission once you are trading regularly; the pricing page lists every figure.
How is a paid placement in a reading or discovery app paid?
The author or brand funds the deal under Protected Payments before the feature goes live. You surface the agreed spotlight, feature or placement, upload evidence of it, and the payment is released to your payout method once the Member approves it within the review window. The written agreement on the deal page settles what was promised.
Does a sponsored placement in a reading or discovery app need a label?
Yes. A paid feature must be clearly identifiable as sponsored where users see it, and it should never be dressed up as an editorial pick or an algorithmic result. The ASA and CMA guidance linked above explains what counts, and clear labelling is what keeps the recommendations in a reading or discovery app worth trusting.
What should a reading or discovery app charge?
Price by the placement and the audience it reaches: a home screen spotlight, a category feature, a push or email mention, a curated list inclusion or a launch window, each with a clear description and a price on your rate card. Engaged users who act on a recommendation are worth more to the right author or brand than raw installs.
What evidence does a reading or discovery app upload?
A dated screenshot of the placement in the app with its label, the engagement figures the offer promised, such as impressions, taps or saves after the agreed period, and a note of the dates it ran. Evidence lives on the deal page, so approval is against what you both agreed.
How does a reading or discovery app attract the right partners?
Describe your users honestly, show past placements in your showcase, connect your accounts so your figures are validated, and keep your rate card current. Every completed deal adds a review and lifts your Star tier, which is what authors and brands compare when they choose a reading or discovery app to feature in.
Can a reading or discovery app keep its recommendations independent?
Yes. You decide what you feature, you label what was paid for, and you never sell a review or a ranking. Most apps keep sponsored placements to a clearly marked slot so that organic discovery stays exactly as users expect.
In short, a reading or discovery app earns on ZOMZEY when the placement fits its users and the payment is protected. ZOMZEY brings the authors and brands to you, records the deal and holds the money until you have delivered.
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