Pricing

One paid plan. Most of the site is not on it.

Free

$0 forever

Everything a reader needs, and a real author page.

  • An author profile and portfolio at your own address
  • Unlimited book listings, once approved
  • Shelves, star and text reviews, tags, reading challenges
  • The review exchange — list a book, claim copies to review
  • The critique exchange — structured feedback on work in progress
  • The audiobook review exchange and narration critique, each on their own credit pool
  • A free advert in the front-page rotation
  • Universal book links with click analytics
  • The deals board, the social feed, forums, and book clubs
  • Serialised fiction with the chapter reader
  • Quote cards, press kits, and Ask-the-Author
  • Audiobook editions, the narrator directory, and the casting board
  • Series maps, the rights board, and embeddable widgets
  • Listening challenges and the collaboration board
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Author Pro

Author Pro

$40/month per month

Reach. The exchanges are free; this is what puts a book in front of people.

Everything in Free, plus:

  • Rotate up to 10 books in the front-page advertising slots — free members run one at a time
  • ARC campaigns, print and ebook
  • Audiobook ARC campaigns with retailer promo codes
  • Mailing lists and broadcasts to your own subscribers
  • The newsletter swap board
  • Private communities for your readers (3+ approved books as well)
  • 10 review credits every month, on top of what you earn — the exchanges themselves are free, this saves you the earning
Card payments are not set up on this site yet.

The things people ask

What happens to my work if I stop paying?

Nothing is deleted and nothing is hidden. Your books, reviews, shelves, profile, serials, and everything else stay exactly where they are and stay public. What stops is your ability to start new campaigns on the paid features listed above, and your advert rotation drops back to one. The review and critique exchanges are free and stay free — they are what the site is for, not something it sells. Credits you have already earned stay in your account.

What about a community I already run?

It keeps running. Creating a community needs Author Pro; keeping the one you have does not. Taking a community away from its members because the owner's card expired would punish the wrong people.

A payment failed. Do I lose access immediately?

No. A failed payment starts a 5 days grace period during which everything keeps working, and you will get a notification asking you to update your card.

Are the credits transferable between the four exchanges?

No, and deliberately. Reviewing a published book, critiquing a draft, listening to a ten-hour audiobook, and critiquing a narrator's performance are different amounts of work. One pool paying for another would drain whichever is cheapest to earn in. The monthly grant lands in the review pool.

Can I get an invoice?

Yes — every payment is on your billing page, and Stripe's customer portal has the downloadable invoices.