Author website
One-page or five-page author website: which one fits your first book?
For a first book, one scrolling page is enough: the book with buy links, a short bio with photo, and a contact or mailing list form. Add pages with a series or ads.
Author website
Author websites: which pages you need, one page or five, what WordPress costs over three years, examples by genre, and Amazon Author Central.
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Author website
Author website vs Amazon Author Central: do you need both?
Author Central is free, starts from the KDP Marketing page, and puts your books and bio on one Amazon page. Amazon sets the layout, so a website is the page you control.
Author website
Author website examples: 10 designs by genre and what each does well
We opened ten live author sites on 13 October 2026 and measured each on a phone. The best ones put the newest book, or the way into the books, first.
Author website
Author website on WordPress: theme, hosting and the cost over three years
A WordPress author site needs the free software, a theme, and hosting with a domain. The trap is renewal: one host we checked went from $3.99 to $17.99 a month.
Author website
Author website pages: which ones you need and which you can skip
Three pages or sections cover it: books with buy links, a short bio and photo, and a contact or mailing list form. All three fit on one page.
Author website
How much does an author website cost in 2026?
At Clean Page Press an author website is $449 for one page or $849 for five, built in WordPress. Domain and hosting are extra and in your own name.
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