Get a publisher’s toolkit.Keep your rights, your readers and your royalties.
One dashboard gives you an author website, a mailing list, direct ebook and paperback sales, review-copy distribution and a press kit, without handing anyone a share of your book.
- Free for 14 days, and no card is needed.
- It is $10 a month on the annual plan, or $12.99 month to month.
- Cancelling takes two clicks, any time.
Build your free author page in minutes.
Every page looks like its author, not like us.
Your own author site goes live on a free subdomain, or on a domain you already own. Pick a theme, add your covers and bio, and it looks like you. These are two members’ sites, exactly as their readers see them.
“Nearly $100 a month evaporated across email tools, landing pages and file delivery, before the Toolchest. Now it’s one bill, one dashboard, and I sell straight to my readers on top.”
“Selling paperbacks at the merch table after a gig was always the easy part. The ebooks were the bit I never cracked. Now readers buy straight from my Toolchest page before they’ve left the venue.”
Or share the version that makes you part of a publisher.
Every member also gets a page on •BulletPoint Publishing, the imprint. It holds the same books and bio under a publisher’s name, and you can send readers, podcasters and bookshops to either version.
A press kit, and a press release on letterhead.
Your press kit builds itself from your profile, with your photo, bio, covers and praise. Write a press release for each book, and the Toolchest turns it into a PDF on •BulletPoint Publishing letterhead, ready to send to a journalist or reviewer.
Your page is live in three steps.
Paste one ASIN or ISBN.
We pull in your title, cover and blurb wherever we can find them, and you fill in anything we cannot.
Click the link we email you.
There is no password and no card. Your page goes live and your 14 days begin.
Make it yours.
Add your other books, edit your bio and links, and start selling from your dashboard.
Six subscriptions is a lot of logins.
Most indie authors build their platform one tool at a time. This is roughly what that costs every month.
Approximate monthly prices for entry-level plans, in US dollars. The Indie Author Toolchest price is for the annual plan.
The toolbox holds everything a publisher would give you.
Four jobs a publisher normally does for you, handled from one dashboard.
Sell direct
Keep the sale, and keep the customer.
- Readers buy ebooks straight from your page, and every sale is tracked to you individually.
- Your paperbacks sell there too, with your own shipping rates and stock count.
- Personalised watermarking on every ebook discourages casual sharing, and you can switch it off.
- Amazon and Audible links send each reader to their own country’s store, alongside Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play and Barnes & Noble.
- One flat fee covers unlimited books and unlimited sales.
Own your readers
Build a list that outlasts any retailer.
- A mailing list with signup forms is built in, or you can send new subscribers to MailerLite, Mailchimp or Kit.
- Reader magnets go out as personalised EPUB and PDF files.
- Sales, subscribers and review copies sit in one dashboard, so you always know what is working.
Look like a publisher
A site and a press kit you are happy to send to anyone.
- Your own author site sits on a free subdomain or on your own domain, and a second page on •BulletPoint Publishing puts you alongside its other authors. You can sell and promote from either.
- Choose a theme and your page takes on its look, so no two authors end up with the same site.
- A press kit page builds itself from your profile, with your photo, bio, covers, praise and a press release for each book, and it updates when you do.
- A blog and an events calendar give readers a reason to come back.
Grow together
Reach readers you could not reach alone.
- Review-copy distribution handles requests, approvals, watermarked links and reminders for you.
- Group promotions and newsletter swaps with other members are rolling out as the membership grows.
This is a membership, not a publishing deal.
You get the tools and the credibility of a publisher. You keep everything else.
Your books stay yours.
There is no contract to sign and no rights to hand over. You set the prices and make every decision about your books.
Sales are yours.
You are the seller of every ebook and paperback. Each sale is tracked to you individually and reconciled to you monthly.
Leaving is simple.
Cancel in two clicks. Your page stays live until the end of the period you have paid for.
“Traditional publishers offer polish and credibility, at the cost of your rights and your royalties. The Toolchest gives me both without asking me to sign away either.”
One membership covers everything.
There is a single plan with every tool included. Choose monthly or annual, and the first 14 days are free either way.
- Unlimited books and unlimited sales
- Your own author site, mailing list and press kit
- Direct ebook and paperback sales, with every sale tracked to you
- Review-copy distribution and personalised watermarking
- A sales, subscriber and review dashboard
Author membership
Billed $120/yr, that's $35.88 (23%) less than paying monthly.
No card needed for your first 14 days.
Questions, answered.
Is this a real publisher, or just a website builder?
It is a membership, not a traditional publishing deal. You keep full rights and full control of your books. You get the tools and the credibility of a publisher, without giving any of it up.
Do you take a cut of my sales?
No. One flat monthly fee covers unlimited books, unlimited sales and every tool in the membership.
Is there a discount for paying annually?
Yes. Pay a year upfront and it is $120 instead of $12.99 × 12, a saving of $35.88 (23%). You can switch between monthly and annual billing any time from your dashboard.
Where does the money from my sales go?
Every sale is tracked to you individually and reconciled to you monthly.
Can I sell paperbacks as well as ebooks?
Yes. Set a price, a stock count and your shipping rates for each book, and post the copies yourself. You are the seller, so the order and the buyer’s address come straight to you.
Can I use my own mailing list tool instead?
Yes. Use the built-in list, or send new subscribers to MailerLite, Mailchimp or Kit.
What if I only have one book?
There is no minimum. The 14-day trial works the same whether you have one book or ten.
Will •BulletPoint Publishing be my publisher of record?
Not by default. Your author page and sales run under your own name. An optional ISBN service, for print and wider retailer distribution, is coming as an add-on. If you ever use it, we will explain clearly what that means before you opt in.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. Cancelling is self-serve, takes two clicks and needs no email. Your page stays live until the end of your billing period.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
Your page goes private unless you subscribe. Your account and everything in it stays exactly as you left it for 90 days, so if you come back and subscribe, nothing needs rebuilding. After 90 days of inactivity it is removed.
Do I need my own domain?
No. You get a free •BulletPoint Publishing subdomain (yourname.bulletpointpublishing.com). A custom domain can be connected any time.
Can I edit my page after it is built?
Yes. You get your own simple dashboard to edit your bio, book details, covers and links whenever you like.
Are there standards for covers?
Yes. Every author’s cover reflects on everyone else’s page, so the bar is simple: would it belong on a real bookshop’s front table? If it would not, we will tell you why. We can design you a proper one, or you can send us a revised version yourself.
Something we have not covered? Look in the help centre or get in touch.