After a Beta Reader has gone through their Trial phase and been accepted as an Active reader, they will be paid for any other beta books that they are accepted to read and that they submit their questionnaire for on time. 

Exact amounts will differ per book, but can be found in the sign up email (and the sign up section on your dashboard) so that the reader knows the payment amount before deciding whether to sign up.

Payments are made once a month to the reader’s Paypal account and the amounts are based on a variety of factors, such as length of book, number of questions in the questionnaire, length of time to complete, etc.  This makes it hard to give an estimate, but the expected amounts will usually be in the $5-$20 USD per book range. 

Example:  Under the current pricing model (which may change as the program evolves*), a 60,000 word book that only has 10 questions on the questionnaire and with at least a week to read would pay each Beta Reader $8 USD, whereas an 80,000 word book with 20 questions would pay $15 USD.

IMPORTANT: In order to be paid for a book, the Beta Reader MUST complete AND submit their questionnaire by or before the due date of the book. 

The due date will be listed in the sign up email (and sign up section of your dashboard) for each beta book, so it is up to the readers to make sure they will have enough time to complete the job prior to signing up.  As the authors submitting these books are paying for the service and have deadlines to meet in terms of their publication, meeting your commitment to each due date is critical.  Not only does not meeting the questionnaire deadline mean that the Beta Reader will forfeit payment for that book, but it also may put their continued inclusion in the Beta Reader program at risk. 

Remember that unlike an ARC, not liking a beta book is NOT a valid reason not to finish reading the book and completing the questionnaire.  In fact, if you don’t like a book for some reason, your feedback is probably even MORE important to the author. 

*Note: If the payment model does change, whether up or down, it only affects future books.  Any books that you signed up for prior to the change will still be paid out at the rate that was listed in the sign up info you were originally sent for that book.