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.
Self-publishing guides
Fixes, rules and costs for publishing a book on KDP: editing, formatting, covers, Amazon listings, launch plans and author websites.
If a file is already stuck, start with our KDP rejected file fix, or see the paperback interior service if you are choosing who sets your pages.
Guides
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 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 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 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.
Book editing
How much does proofreading cost per word (and per page) in 2026?
Proofreading at Clean Page Press is $0.016 a word, or $16 per 1,000 words. A 70,000-word novel comes to $1,120, about $4 to $5 per double-spaced page.
Book editing
Line editing cost: what a line edit costs for a self-published book
Line editing is $30 per 1,000 words with a $149 minimum. A 70,000-word novel is $2,100 and 10 business days, with tracked changes in your own Word file.
Book editing
Do I need a proofreader before KDP, or only a format check?
If you sell the book, yes. KDP's spell check covers English ebooks only and passes real words in the wrong place. Proofread first, then format.
Book editing
Developmental editing vs line editing vs copy editing: which does your book need?
A developmental edit fixes structure, a line edit fixes how sentences read, and a copyedit fixes grammar and consistency. Pick the deepest problem you still have.
Written by the production team behind Clean Page Press.
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