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      "id": "learn_r1373_web_fiction_and_serials_tools_royalroad_premium_reader_monthly",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Royal Road: Reader Premium subscription pricing",
      "summary": "Royal Road offers Reader Premium subscription at $3.49 per month and $34.99 per year",
      "body": "Royal Road offers Reader Premium subscription at $3.49 per month and $34.99 per year\n\nWhat Royal Road actually says:\n\n“$3.49 / month\n\n-   No Advertisements\n-   Premium Badge\n-   Golden Post Border\n-   Full Reading History\n-   Monthly Avatar Borders\n-   Custom Profile Header\n-   Offline Reading in the App\n-   TTS in the App\n-   Support Royal Road!\n\nSelect Plan\n\n  \n\n$34.99 / year\n\n-   No Advertisements\n-   Premium Badge\n-   Golden Post Border\n-   Full Reading History\n-   Monthly Avatar Borders\n-   Custom Profile Header\n-   Offline Reading in the App\n-   TTS in the App\n-   Support Royal Road!”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.royalroad.com/premium/subscription",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Royal Road",
      "evidence_quote": "$3.49 / month\n\n-   No Advertisements\n-   Premium Badge\n-   Golden Post Border\n-   Full Reading History\n-   Monthly Avatar Borders\n-   Custom Profile Header\n-   Offline Reading in the App\n-   TTS in the App\n-   Support Royal Road!\n\nSelect Plan\n\n  \n\n$34.99 / year\n\n-   No Advertisements\n-   Premium Badge\n-   Golden Post Border\n-   Full Reading History\n-   Monthly Avatar Borders\n-   Custom Profile Header\n-   Offline Reading in the App\n-   TTS in the App\n-   Support Royal Road!",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1373-web-fiction-and-serials-tools",
      "subject": "Royal Road",
      "topic": "Reader Premium subscription pricing",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "royalroad",
        "topic": [
          "money.pricing"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1373_web_fiction_and_serials_tools_royalroad_premium_author_monthly",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Royal Road: Author Premium subscription pricing",
      "summary": "Royal Road offers Author Premium subscription at $5.99 per month and $59.99 per year",
      "body": "Royal Road offers Author Premium subscription at $5.99 per month and $59.99 per year\n\nWhat Royal Road actually says:\n\n“$5.99 / month\n\n-   Everything from Reader Premium\n-   Detailed Analytics\n-   Review Push Notifications\n-   Customizable Fiction Header\n-   ePub Export\n-   Find & Replace\n-   Automatic Draft Saving\n-   Chapter Import\n\nSelect Plan\n\n  \n\n$59.99 / year\n\n-   Everything from Reader Premium\n-   Detailed Analytics\n-   Review Push Notifications\n-   Customizable Fiction Header\n-   ePub Export\n-   Find & Replace\n-   Automatic Draft Saving\n-   Chapter Import\n\nSelect Plan Buy Once”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.royalroad.com/premium/subscription",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Royal Road",
      "evidence_quote": "$5.99 / month\n\n-   Everything from Reader Premium\n-   Detailed Analytics\n-   Review Push Notifications\n-   Customizable Fiction Header\n-   ePub Export\n-   Find & Replace\n-   Automatic Draft Saving\n-   Chapter Import\n\nSelect Plan\n\n  \n\n$59.99 / year\n\n-   Everything from Reader Premium\n-   Detailed Analytics\n-   Review Push Notifications\n-   Customizable Fiction Header\n-   ePub Export\n-   Find & Replace\n-   Automatic Draft Saving\n-   Chapter Import\n\nSelect Plan Buy Once",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1373-web-fiction-and-serials-tools",
      "subject": "Royal Road",
      "topic": "Author Premium subscription pricing",
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      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "royalroad",
        "topic": [
          "money.pricing"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1373_web_fiction_and_serials_tools_royalroad_terms_min_age",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Royal Road: Minimum age requirement for using the platform",
      "summary": "Royal Road requires users to be at least 13 years old to use the Services",
      "body": "Royal Road requires users to be at least 13 years old to use the Services\n\nWhat Royal Road actually says:\n\n“1. **MINIMUM AGE**\n    \n    If you want to use our Services you have to be at least thirteen (13) years old. If we learn that someone under the age of 13 is using the Services, we will terminate their Account.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.royalroad.com/tos",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Royal Road",
      "evidence_quote": "1. **MINIMUM AGE**\n    \n    If you want to use our Services you have to be at least thirteen (13) years old. If we learn that someone under the age of 13 is using the Services, we will terminate their Account.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1373-web-fiction-and-serials-tools",
      "subject": "Royal Road",
      "topic": "Minimum age requirement for using the platform",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "royalroad",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1373_web_fiction_and_serials_tools_royalroad_patreon_affiliate",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Royal Road: Amazon affiliate program disclosure",
      "summary": "Royal Road is an Amazon Associate and earns from qualifying purchases through their Amazon affiliate program",
      "body": "Royal Road is an Amazon Associate and earns from qualifying purchases through their Amazon affiliate program\n\nWhat Royal Road actually says:\n\n“## Amazon Affiliate\n\nRoyal Road® as an Amazon Associate earns from qualifying purchases.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.royalroad.com",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Royal Road",
      "evidence_quote": "## Amazon Affiliate\n\nRoyal Road® as an Amazon Associate earns from qualifying purchases.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1373-web-fiction-and-serials-tools",
      "subject": "Royal Road",
      "topic": "Amazon affiliate program disclosure",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "royalroad",
        "topic": [
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1373_web_fiction_and_serials_tools_patreon_platform_fee",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Patreon platform fee structure",
      "summary": "Patreon charges 10% of the income creators earn on the platform plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees",
      "body": "Patreon charges 10% of the income creators earn on the platform plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“## 10%\n\nof the income you earn on Patreon\n\n[Plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees, and applicable taxes.](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview)”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.patreon.com/pricing",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Patreon",
      "evidence_quote": "## 10%\n\nof the income you earn on Patreon\n\n[Plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees, and applicable taxes.](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview)",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1373-web-fiction-and-serials-tools",
      "subject": "Patreon",
      "topic": "Patreon platform fee structure",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "patreon",
        "topic": [
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1373_web_fiction_and_serials_tools_royalroad_review_rules_no_plagiarism",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Royal Road: Review rules prohibiting plagiarism accusations",
      "summary": "Royal Road prohibits accusing authors of plagiarism in reviews",
      "body": "Royal Road prohibits accusing authors of plagiarism in reviews\n\nWhat Royal Road actually says:\n\n“4.  Reviews comparing the story to another according to the following rules will be removed:  \n    Accusing an author of plagiarism in reviews is forbidden. Any story violating Royal Road terms of use(such as plagiarism) should be reported directly using the report system via the report button on the violating fiction or chapter. If the story plagiarises your content, please check out the DMCA takedown link https://www.royalroad.com/dmca”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.royalroad.com/support/knowledgebase/73",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Royal Road",
      "evidence_quote": "4.  Reviews comparing the story to another according to the following rules will be removed:  \n    Accusing an author of plagiarism in reviews is forbidden. Any story violating Royal Road terms of use(such as plagiarism) should be reported directly using the report system via the report button on the violating fiction or chapter. If the story plagiarises your content, please check out the DMCA takedown link https://www.royalroad.com/dmca",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Royal Road",
      "topic": "Review rules prohibiting plagiarism accusations",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "teaching",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "royalroad",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
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        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1373_web_fiction_and_serials_tools_royalroad_general_rules_no_pol_con",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Royal Road: General rules prohibiting political and religious discussions",
      "summary": "Royal Road prohibits political and religious discussions anywhere on the site",
      "body": "Royal Road prohibits political and religious discussions anywhere on the site\n\nWhat Royal Road actually says:\n\n“1.  Political and religious discussions are not allowed anywhere on the site.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.royalroad.com/support/knowledgebase/115",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
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      "evidence_quote": "1.  Political and religious discussions are not allowed anywhere on the site.",
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