Frequently asked questions

Sign up with your email, pick a template, add your books and bio, hit publish. Takes about 15 minutes.

Most authors go live within 15 minutes. Adding books takes longest.

None. If you can write an email, you can build a Zenpage site.

An email address. Book covers and descriptions help but can be added later.

Yes. Each book gets its own page with cover, description, and buy links.

Yes. Markdown editor, drafts, RSS feed auto-generated.

Yes. Free SSL included. Step-by-step guide in the dashboard.

Yes. Type in one ISBN and Zenpage looks up the rest of your books on Google Books and Open Library. Covers, descriptions, and buy links come along for the ride.

Yes. Add readings, signings, or virtual events with the date, location, and a ticket link. Past events move to their own section.

Yes. Connect Mailchimp, Kit (ConvertKit), Substack, Beehiiv, Brevo, or MailerLite. Real API integration, not just an embed code.

Every template is responsive.

Yes. Upload a PDF or EPUB (up to 50MB), set your price in any supported currency, and readers can buy directly from your book page. Stripe handles the checkout.

After a successful purchase, the buyer gets an email with a secure download link. The link is valid for 72 hours and allows up to 5 downloads.

Nothing from Zenpage. Stripe charges their standard processing fee (~2.9% + 30c per transaction). We take zero commission on your sales.

Yes. We guide you through connecting Stripe in about 5 minutes from your dashboard settings. Once connected, payments go directly to your own Stripe account. Payments open about a week after you create your Zenpage account, so if you have just signed up, your dashboard will show you the date. Everything else works in the meantime.

While your store is new, your sales collect in your Stripe balance rather than paying out automatically. It is your money the whole time. We release it to your bank once your store is established, and payouts run automatically from then on. If you would like it sooner, contact us and we will send it through.

New stores ask the buyer to confirm the payment with their bank. It is a standard card security check that keeps stolen cards away from your books, and it stops once your store is established.

PDF and EPUB. Files are validated server-side to make sure they are what they claim to be. Maximum file size is 50MB.

Yes. You set the price in cents and choose from multiple currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, and more.

Mailchimp, Kit (ConvertKit), Substack, Beehiiv, Brevo, and MailerLite. We add more based on demand.

Go to your dashboard settings, pick your provider, paste your API key and list ID, and test the connection. Takes about 2 minutes.

Yes. API keys are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before storage. They are never exposed to the browser or included in client-side code.

Yes. Zenpage integrates with your existing provider. You bring the account, we handle the signup form on your site. For Substack, you just need your subdomain.

Six: Folio, Minimal, Bold, Mythic, Solaris, Passion. 27 color scheme combinations.

Each template has 3-5 color schemes to choose from.

Yes, anytime. Content stays the same.

Templates use curated font pairings. Custom uploads aren't supported.

Toggle publish in the dashboard. Goes live instantly.

Yes. Toggle off and it returns a 404. Content stays saved.

yourname.zenpage.io by default. Or connect your own domain.

You put your domain on a free Cloudflare account that you own, add a CNAME and a TXT record, and we handle the rest. Free SSL. Zenpage never gets access to your domain or DNS: the Cloudflare account is yours alone, your domain stays at your registrar, and you can switch back anytime.

Google needs time to index new sites, usually one to two weeks after you publish or connect a domain. Every Zenpage site is SEO-ready out of the box: a sitemap at yoursite.com/sitemap.xml, proper meta tags, and nothing blocking Google's crawler. So if Search Console shows "Couldn't fetch" or "Discovered - currently not crawled" in the first days, that is normal, not a setup problem. The best way to speed things up is backlinks: links to your site from other sites, like your Amazon author page, Goodreads profile, and social media bios. Each one helps Google discover your site sooner and rank it higher.

Yes, free forever. The website builder and ebook selling are included at no cost. If you sell ebooks, Stripe charges their standard processing fee (~2.9% + 30c). We take nothing. No credit card needed to get started.

No catch. Static sites are cheap to host, and this is a passion project by someone who reads too much. We never touch your ebook revenue. No commission, no platform fee, no revenue share.

If you feel like it, yes. There is a Buy me a coffee button at the bottom of your dashboard sidebar. Donations never unlock anything, they just help cover the server and email bills.

Delete option in dashboard settings. Removes everything permanently.

Working on export. Contact us in the meantime.