Some Insider News

So, it has been a year since I picked up Demon Sword Maiden, and half a year since we started this Project Gender Bender. I thought maybe it is about time I reveal to you all about the expenses and earnings I've incurred over the past month as a show of good faith that I've really been putting your money into good use.

First off, the total balance we get from all three Patreon pages amount to $1368/month as of 31st January 2020.

• SilvaLau - $698
• Musubii - $552
• Nomad - $114

Next, our current expenses are as follow:

Demon Sword Maiden

• Translator: Snoring Dragon
• Patreon page: SilvaLau
• 20 chapters monthly at the rate of $20/chapter (will increase to $25 after three months)
• $400/month ($500/month after probation)

Dragon Princess 

• Translator:  Nexus 
• Patreon page: SilvaLau
• 10 chapters monthly at the rate of $17/chapter
• $170/month

Another World 

• Translator:  Musubii 
• Patreon page: Musubii
• 10 chapters monthly at the rate of $20/chapter
• $200/month

Life with a Tail

• Translator:  Lyly 
• Patreon page: Musubii
• 10 chapters monthly at the rate of $17/chapter
• $170/month

Knight & Elf

• Translator: Nomad
• Patreon page: Nomad
• 15 chapters monthly at the rate of $13.33/chapter
• $200/month

Hero's Daughter

• Translator: Aurum
• Patreon page: Nomad
• 10 chapters monthly at the rate of $20/chapter
• $200/month

Now then, with that out of the way, let the calculation begins.

SilvaLau: 698 - 400 - 170 = $128 remaining

Musubii: 552 - 200 - 170 = $182 remaining

Nomad: 114 - 200 - 200 = $286 deficit

Remaining Amount: 128 + 182 - 286 = $24

So from that, you can see after I've paid all the translators, I will only have $24 remaining for myself. And that's not including the motivational bonus I am paying them in case they submitted the chapters early. And after three months, if I have ascertained the Snoring Dragon is capable of doing Demon Sword Maiden by himself, then his payment will be raised to $25/chapter and we will have a $124 deficit with the current funding. The deficit will then be covered by the ad revenues.

And on topic of ad revenues, we are earning $350~$450 per month (it can reach up to $600 at the month of October to December), but after deducting the revenue share with the other Publishers on Re:Library, we are actually only earning about $50~$100 per month. (it can get up to $200 during the last quarter of the year).

As you can see, although Re:Library is earning a lot, we have just as many expenses and is barely scraping by on a thin line. I hope this post has helped to shed some light on the workings of Re:Library.

And last but not least, thank you all for your support. This wouldn't have been possible with just me and the earnings from ad revenues alone. Honestly, I can't thank you all enough for building this dream along with me.