Build a Free Author Website and Newsletter

Author Websites has everything you need to launch a website, start a mailing list, and stay in touch with your readers. There’s no fee or subscription and it takes less than 15 minutes to create a new site.

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Choose a free website template.

Our polished, professional templates are designed to make it easy for you to launch a free site to highlight your books, start collecting email addresses, or publish your bio.

Start building an email list
Add an email collection form to your website for free to start building direct relationships with readers.
Send newsletters to your readers
With our free plan you can send up to 1,000 emails per month without any charge.
Customize your design
Use our design tools to enhance and personalize your site — no coding required.
Add a blog or highlight other writing
Your free site can include a blog, pages for news and updates, or a section for other writing.

Unlock more features when you’re ready

Stay on our free plan for as long as you want. Upgrade to Pro when you want more customizations and tools to grow your audience faster.

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Author Websites is brought to you by book marketing experts at BookBub — trusted by more than 100,000 authors and publishers.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to have a published book to create an author website?

No, in fact, it’s smart to create a site before you publish your first book. When you create an author website with a bio, an email collection form, and details about the book you’re working on, readers who hear about your book while you’re writing it have a place to visit and learn more. Those visitors can also submit their email address and get alerted when your book is released. The more readers that find your website and submit their email address before you publish your book, the more you’ll have a built-in audience to reach when you release your book.

How much does an author website cost?

BookBub’s free author website builder costs nothing — there’s no upfront fee, no ongoing subscription cost, and no credit card required to host your website, collect email addresses, and send up to 1,000 emails per month. You can read the full details on the Author Websites pricing page.

What should I put on my author website if I haven’t published my book yet?

If you’re working on your first book — or even just starting to think about it — there’s plenty you can put on your website. Many aspiring authors start with their author bio. Others publish updates on the progress of their book, write blog posts, post links to other writing, and share other unique content that helps introduce themself and their work to potential readers. For more ideas, check out our blog post: 5 Things You Need to Include on Your Author Website

Can I use my own domain name, or do I need to buy one?

With a free site on Author Websites you can connect a custom domain you already own (yoursite.com) or use a subdomain on author-pages.com (yoursite.author-pages.com). If you want to register a new domain to use on your free site, you can do that for $15 per year.

Do I need to know how to code to build my website?

No, Author Websites is designed to help authors spend less time building and managing their website and more time writing. Authors can use our free no-coding design tools to create a professional-looking site in less than 15 minutes.

Can I send emails to my readers from my website?

Yes, when you create a free site with Author Websites, you can create an email collection form to start building your email list. You can also send up to 1,000 emails per month to your mailing list without any charge. (If you want to send more than 1,000 emails, you can upgrade to Pro.)