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HELP READERS FIND MY BOOK

Your website is the storefront that works for you while you write.

Share your art, news, and stories with your readers with a secure,  fully branded website.
Sites from $1,500 · care from $30/mo · 3-payment plan available

what to expect

I can't gush enough about my experience with Book Genie! Michael does fabulous work and best of all, he's so kind and communicative throughout the process. We had a tight deadline for our website launch because we wanted to make a big splash on Juneteenth as a celebration for Black authors. Michael was very conscientious of our timeline and the mission of our initiative, so he made sure our website was ready to go. After that first project, we've come back to hire Book Genie. I love the versatility of services offered by Book Genie, and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking to establish their author and/or publishing brand!
Myah Scaled
Myah Ariel,When I think of you (Berkley 2024)

I'm not a big author yet, but I want a professional online presence.

Authors relying only on social media or free tools juggle multiple logins, a lack of custom design, and multiple steps for a customer to follow. An author website is a cost-effective way to host information, establish a brand identity, and give readers an incredibly easy place to engage with you and your books. 

Take Control of Your Storefront

  • Sell from Your Site
  • Tracking and Analytics You Control
  • Visual Branding Authentic to You
  • One-Click Newsletter Sign-up

Having a website doesn't have to be confusing.

Even the most tech-averse author can enjoy a professional, custom, and compliant site that engages readers and site visitors.
Suitable for most authors

Author Websites

Best for most authors
$1,500
3 payments of $500
  • A custom design made from scratch for you
  • Home, About, Catalogue, Contact, and a page for each book
  • Retailer buy links for every book
  • Newsletter sign-up connected to your email platform
  • Mobile-ready, fast, basic SEO included
  • Accessible compliant web designs (WCAG). AA and AAA designs available.
  • All site text professionally copyedited

Custom Build

Larger or specialized builds.
From $2,950
quoted per project
  • Everything included with Author Websites +
  • Unlimited pages
  • Woocommerce integration
  • Membership sites, small press sites, and advanced stores available
  • Custom-coded integrations

Service and Support Included

Do a little or a lot. You choose and we provide hands-on service or train you to DIY.
Included
Hosting
$30/mo
Caremost popular
$79/mo
Store Care
+$149/mo
Every plan
Fast hosting and SSL certificate
✓
✓
✓
Daily backups
✓
✓
✓
WordPress theme and plugin updates
Manual
Scheduled
Scheduled
Ongoing minor edits
30 mins / mo
2 hours / mo
+5 hours / mo
Support level
Standard Support
Premium
Priority
Care
Cloudflare Enterprise Caching
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✓
✓
Protection from common Artificial Intelligence scraping
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✓
✓
Security monitoring and malware protection
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✓
✓
Speed and performance checks
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✓
✓
Generated Legal pages kept up to date — privacy, cookies, terms (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
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✓
✓
Store
WooCommerce store hosting — direct sales, bundles, signed copies
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✓

Custom servers and increased edit hours available with Store plan and above. 

A Small Selection of Sites We've Built

Mandy B Website

Mandy Bardisbanian

Sapphic Romantasy Author
Pixie Website

Pixie Rella

Twitch Streamer & Romantasy Author
Myah Ariel Website

Myah Ariel

USA Today Bestselling Author
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Callie Chase

Romantasy Author
Http jilliangraves.com

Jillian Graves

Paranormal Romance Author

MOst authors add...

The Book Launch Package

Thirty days pre-launch, we run for you: newsletter setup, a landing page that converts, ARC and review outreach, ad setup, and a month of social media content so you can keep writing through release week.
from $3,000
booked at least 8 weeks out
  • Newsletter platform setup
  • Social media content plan and coaching
  • ARC and review outreach list
  • Ad campaign setup and management
  • PR outreach
  • Author media kits
  • Performance analytics reports

Frequently Asked Questions

No. If we design your site, we will host and maintain it for you. If you decide to move your hosting, you will be responsible for migrating, licensing, and redesigning the site. If you paid for your domain, however, you do retain ownership over your domain name.  

Our average intake to live timeline is about a month. Please factor in some flexibility as you will likely have ideas and preferences, and the longest investment of time generally comes from making decisions about colors, fonts, branding, and other creative aspects before we even begin the build.

Yes, we do accept payment plans for website designs. Please note, though, that if a site goes live and a hosting fee or design installment payment fails or is not made, we reserve the right to take down the site until payment is made current.

Yes. Our website designs must be hosted by us. We cannot make exceptions to this policy. 

If you love your site, we can work with you to design something similar in tone/brand, and we will help you migrate the domain to the site we host. This is easier than it sounds, so don’t hesitate to look into a new design just because we will have to move it. Most sites experience very little down time during a migration, but we quote a maximum of 48 hours of down time to move a site. We will work with you to schedule this down time so it occurs at a time that is least disruptive to your customers. 

If you’d like to sell books, swag, or other items from your site, you will need the Store Care plan, but yes, we can set up a store that sells from your site and teach you how to use it. Please note, we cannot be responsible for any errors you make on the store itself. So for example, if you violate Amazon’s Terms of Service by selling a book on the site that you should not, all liability for that transaction is your responsibility. We can help you navigate questions related to this, but it is the client’s responsibility to comply with any applicable sales, tax, shipping, or other rules and restrictions that may apply to online sales. 

Give your book the professional storefront it deserves.

Ready to start? Tell us about your books and the site you picture. It gives us everything we need to scope your build and send you a quote.

Step 1 of 4

You and your books

Step 2 of 4

What the site needs

Pages and features you want

Step 3 of 4

Look and feel

What do you already have?

Step 4 of 4

Timing