HostingAuthors free tier for authors: Start your book site

Launch a polished book landing page in minutes with templates, free hosting, and upgrade paths for growing indie authors.

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Why HostingAuthors free tier for authors gets your book noticed

The HostingAuthors free tier for authors gives self-published and indie authors a professional book-landing website at no cost. Build a single book page with cover galleries, metadata, buy links, and starter mailing list tools, with paid tiers ($9–$29/mo) available to unlock custom domains, multiple books, blogs, podcasts, and bookstores.

Trusted by over 8,000 indie authors and used to launch 12,000+ book pages, HostingAuthors focuses on fast setup and clear conversions. "I launched my novel's landing page in under an hour and saw preorders climb," says Mia Perez, self-published novelist.

Start free and upgrade any time at https://www.hostingauthors.com/ to add more books, a custom domain, or advanced marketing tools as your author career grows.

How HostingAuthors free tier for authors actually works

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Sign up in seconds

Create a free HostingAuthors account with your email—no credit card required. Your dashboard walks you through site and book setup.

2

Pick a book template

Choose a mobile-optimized template designed for book discovery. Templates include back cover blurbs, excerpt blocks, and author bios.

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Customize and connect

Upload cover art, add buy links and sample chapters, set basic SEO metadata, and connect the starter mailing list—no coding needed.

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Publish and promote

Publish your landing page on HostingAuthors hosting with free SSL. Upgrade any time to add a custom domain, multiple books, blog, podcast, or e-commerce features.

Free tier features for authors — what the HostingAuthors free tier gives you

Beautiful book templates

Prebuilt, customizable templates designed to showcase covers, blurbs, excerpts, and author bios on every device.

Buy links and bookstore widgets

Add links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and indie bookstores or use our store widget to centralize purchases.

Basic SEO and analytics

Control page titles, meta descriptions, and view site stats so you can measure traffic and conversions from day one.

Starter mailing list

Collect reader emails with built-in signup forms and send simple broadcasts to grow your audience.

Secure hosting and SSL

Free hosting with HTTPS ensures your book pages are fast, secure, and ready for promotion.

Compare the HostingAuthors free tier for authors with paid plans

The free tier is perfect for launching a single book quickly and affordably. Paid plans ($9–$29/mo) are designed for active authors who need multiple book pages, a blog or podcast feed, advanced mailing lists, and a custom domain.

You can start on the free plan and upgrade when you need features like an integrated bookstore, multiple-book management, or white-labeling your site with your own domain.

Upgrade benefits at a glance

  • Add multiple books and series management
  • Use your custom domain and remove HostingAuthors branding
  • Publish a blog or podcast alongside your book pages
  • Access advanced mailing lists, automations, and storefront tools

Frequently Asked Questions about HostingAuthors free tier for authors

Yes. The free tier provides a fully hosted, SSL-secured book landing page with templates, buy links, basic SEO, and a starter mailing list—no credit card required.

The free tier supports one active book landing page. Paid plans ($9–$29/mo) allow multiple books and series management.

Custom domains are available on paid plans. Free-tier sites are hosted on a HostingAuthors subdomain, and upgrading lets you map your own domain.

Yes. All sites include secure hosting and HTTPS. You don’t need to manage servers or certificates.

The free tier includes a starter mailing list to collect emails and send simple broadcasts. Advanced automations and larger lists are available on paid plans.

Free-tier users have access to knowledge base articles and email support. Paid plans include priority support and onboarding help.

Ready to try HostingAuthors free tier for authors?

Create a polished, conversion-focused book website for free today and upgrade anytime at https://www.hostingauthors.com/.

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