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Readers & email

How readers follow your publication and where their replies land.

Can readers sign up, comment and react?

Yes. Readers create a free account on your publication to react and comment. During signup they see a default-on checkbox — 'Email me new stories from this publication. You can turn this off any time.' — which controls email updates, and they can change it later. Reader accounts are branded to your publication, not to Suru.

Can a reader start their own publication?

Yes. A reader can tap 'Start your own publication' from their Account page at any time. Suru upgrades the account to a reporter, starts the publisher onboarding, and keeps any follows, comments or memberships already on the account.

What address do my emails come from?

A Suru-authenticated address built from your publication name, shown in Settings → Publication → Email identity. It isn't editable, so deliverability stays reliable.

Where do reader replies go?

To your own inbox, once you switch it on. 1. Settings → Publication → Email identity. 2. Enter your inbox and tap Send code. 3. Enter the code — the identity saves itself and replies route there. Reader replies are off until you do this.

Can I use a Gmail address for replies?

Yes. Any inbox you can receive a code at works — it doesn't have to be on your own domain.

Do new subscribers get anything automatically?

Yes — a branded welcome email, then an email each time you publish a new story.

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