No asterisk

Author website pricing: free.

Everything included. No hidden fees. No credit card. No premium tier.

$0/forever
  • Sell ebooks (Stripe fees only, no commission)
  • Automatic ebook delivery by email
  • 6 newsletter provider integrations
  • Custom website URL
  • 5 professional templates
  • 18+ color schemes
  • Unlimited book pages
  • ISBN book import
  • Events calendar
  • Blog with markdown editor
  • Custom domain support
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Built-in SEO
  • Image optimization & CDN
  • RSS feed
  • Mobile responsive
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How it compares

Zenpage
Typical builder
Price
Free forever
$144-480/yr
Ebook sales
Free (Stripe fees only)
5-10% commission
Ebook delivery
Automatic by email
Manual or third-party
Newsletter
6 providers, API-integrated
DIY embed
Book pages
Included
Build it yourself
Blog
Included
Manual setup
Custom domain
Yes + Free SSL
Yes
SEO
Auto-generated
Manual setup
Templates
Built for authors
General purpose
Book import
ISBN auto-import
Manual entry
Events
Built-in calendar
Plugin or manual
Image optimization
Automatic
Varies

The obvious question

Why is it free?

Author websites are mostly static pages: text, images, and links. They cost almost nothing to host. We're talking pennies per site per month.

This is a passion project built by someone who reads too much and thinks authors shouldn't have to pay $20/month just to exist online. The infrastructure costs are low enough that charging for it would feel wrong.

When you sell an ebook, the payment goes through Stripe directly to your account. We never touch your money. Stripe charges their standard processing fee (~2.9% + 30c). We charge nothing on top. No commission, no platform fee, no revenue share.

Down the road, we may introduce optional paid add-ons to make authors' lives even easier. But the website builder and ebook sales? Free. Today, tomorrow, forever.

Still have questions?

Yes. The website builder and ebook selling are free forever. We may introduce optional paid add-ons down the road, but the core product and everything that exists today will never go behind a paywall.

No catch. Static sites are genuinely cheap to host, and this is a side project built by someone who reads too much and codes too late. There's no VC money, no growth targets, no reason to start charging for something that costs almost nothing to run.

No. Stripe charges their standard processing fee (~2.9% + 30c per transaction). We take zero commission. Your ebook revenue goes directly to your Stripe account.

Yes. We walk you through connecting Stripe in about 5 minutes from your dashboard. Once connected, payments go directly to your bank account.

No. Not now, not ever for the website builder. You sign up with your email, build your site, and publish. To sell ebooks, you'll need a free Stripe account.

Maybe. If we do, they'll be separate paid add-ons designed to make authors' lives easier. The website builder and ebook sales stay free.

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