The email platform for authors

Email marketing that sells books

Grow a reader list you own, automate your launches, and — for the first time — see exactly which newsletters turn into book sales.

14-day free trial · Unlimited sends on every plan · Free migration

app.authorsend.com — Dashboard

Good morning, Elena

Here's how your list is doing

New newsletter

Readers

12,482

+318

Open rate

48.2%

+2.1%

Click rate

7.9%

+0.8%

Reader growth

Last 90 days

The Midnight Crown — launch announcement

Sent to 11,940 readers · 2 days ago

Sent

10,000+

authors sending with us

50M+

reader emails delivered

99.2%

delivery rate

45–65%

cheaper than Kit at every list size

Everything in one place

Focus on the writing.
We'll handle the marketing.

Four jobs every author newsletter has to do — grow, send, automate, and prove it's working. AuthorSend does all four without duct-taping five tools together.

Grow

Grow a reader list you own

Algorithms change. Your email list doesn't. Capture readers everywhere they find you and turn casual browsers into a direct line you control.

  • Landing pages and link-in-bio pages with built-in A/B testing
  • Popup, slide-in, and embedded signup forms with reader-magnet delivery
  • The magnet swap network: genre-matched cross-promos with other authors
Explore list growth

Get the free prequel novella

Join 5,000+ readers and start the series where it all began.

you@example.com
Send me the novella

Unsubscribe anytime. Delivered instantly by AuthorSend.

Send

Send newsletters readers actually open

A drag-and-drop editor with author-made templates, an AI assistant trained to sound like you, and deliverability infrastructure that keeps you out of spam.

  • Book blocks, launch templates, and reusable saved sections
  • AI subject lines and drafts that follow your brand voice
  • 99.2% delivery on reputation-isolated sending infrastructure
Explore the editor
Newsletter editor — “October reader update”

The sequel has a release date 🎉

Pre-order now
Automate

Automate the busywork between books

Welcome new readers, deliver magnets, and warm up launch lists while you're drafting the next chapter. Set it up once; it runs for every new reader.

  • Visual sequences with triggers, waits, and open/click branches
  • Nested and/or segmentation across 32+ reader attributes
  • Live match counts before you hit send — no more guessing
Explore automation
Sequence — “New reader welcome”
Trigger

Reader joins list

“Free novella” signup form

Email

Deliver the reader magnet

Sent immediately · 78% open rate

wait 2 days
Email

The story behind the book

62% open rate

Condition

Opened the last email?

Yes
Email

First-in-series deal

No
Wait

Try again in 4 days

Prove

Know which emails sell books

Every platform shows opens and clicks. AuthorSend connects to your KDP account and shows the number that matters: books sold because you pressed send.

  • KDP sales attribution with baseline-vs-campaign analysis
  • Smart book links that route readers to their preferred store
  • A custom report builder with saved, exportable reports
Explore book-sale analytics
Book sales — KDP attribution

The Midnight Crown — launch announcement

Sent Oct 14 · 11,940 readers

12.4× est. ROI

Daily units sold (KDP)

Email sent

Attributed units

+214

KU pages read

38,420

Est. royalties

$612

Baseline vs. campaign-window sales, synced from your KDP account.

Only on AuthorSend

Built for authors, from the ground up

Generic email platforms treat your book launch like a shoe sale. AuthorSend speaks your language — readers, not subscribers; launches, not campaigns — and ships tools no general-purpose platform has.

  • Magnet swap network

    Genre-matched cross-promotion with thousands of authors — list growth no ad budget can buy.

  • KDP sales attribution

    Sync your Amazon KDP sales and see units, KU page reads, and royalties attributed to each send.

  • Smart book links

    One link for every store — Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, B&N — with per-store click analytics.

Why authors switch to AuthorSend
Magnet swaps — this week’s matches

Crown of Cinders

by R. Vale

Epic fantasySlow burn
94% matchApprove swap

The Hollow Court

by J. Adeyemi

Dark fantasy
88% matchReview

Saltwater Witch

by M. Okafor

Coastal fantasyRomance
81% matchReview

Matched by genre, list size, and engagement — you approve every swap.

Fair billing promise

Pricing that doesn't punish you for growing

Most platforms quietly bill you for unsubscribed contacts and meter every send. We wrote the opposite into our billing code.

Only active readers count

Unsubscribed and deleted readers never appear on your bill. Prune freely.

Unlimited sends on every plan

No send credits, no per-email metering. Launch week costs the same as a quiet month.

No overage fees, ever

Outgrow your tier and we ask you to upgrade — we never surprise-charge or delete readers.

Every capability on every plan

Automations, A/B testing, segmentation, and AI are never paywalled. Tiers buy scale, not features.

Authors who made the switch

AuthorSend transformed how I connect with my readers. My open rates jumped 40% in the first month, and the newsletter editor is a joy to use.

Sarah Mitchell

Romance author

The KDP attribution alone is worth it. For the first time in eight years of self-publishing, I know which emails actually sell books.

James Chen

Sci-fi author & writing coach

I found three swap partners in my genre the first week. My list grew more in two months on AuthorSend than the previous year on Mailchimp.

Priya Sharma

Fantasy author

Pricing

Three plans. Every feature. No surprises.

Start with a 14-day free trial on any plan — then pay 45–65% less than Kit at the same list size.

MonthlyYearly~20% off

Storyteller

For authors building their first readership.

$15/month

Billed yearly — save $48 a year

Up to 2,500 readers

Start 14-day free trial
  • Unlimited email sends
  • Sequences & automations
  • Signup forms & landing pages
  • Advanced segmentation
  • A/B testing & AI assistant
  • Magnet swap network
  • Email support
Most popular

Novelist

For working authors growing a serious list.

$39/month

Billed yearly — save $120 a year

Up to 10,000 readers

Start 14-day free trial
  • Everything in Storyteller
  • Remove AuthorSend branding
  • Custom sending domain
  • Advanced analytics & custom reports
  • 3 team seats
  • Priority support

Bestseller

For established authors and teams at scale.

$79/month

Billed yearly — save $240 a year

Up to 50,000 readers

Start 14-day free trial
  • Everything in Novelist
  • Deliverability monitoring
  • Dedicated sending infrastructure
  • 10 team seats
  • Priority support & onboarding
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

Compare all plans and features

Frequently asked questions

No — Storyteller at $19/month is built for authors growing their first list, and it includes every capability: automations, segmentation, A/B testing, landing pages, and the AI assistant. Higher tiers add scale and team seats, not features.

You get full access to everything on your chosen plan for 14 days. Cancel anytime during the trial and you pay nothing. After subscribing, there is a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Yes. Our migration tools import your readers, tags, sequences, and templates, and our team offers free white-glove migration — most authors are fully moved over in an afternoon.

Only active readers. Unsubscribed and deleted readers never count toward your bill — that rule is enforced in our billing code, not just promised on this page.

Connect your Amazon KDP account and AuthorSend compares baseline daily sales against the window after each send, attributing the lift — units, Kindle Unlimited page reads, and estimated royalties — to the campaign that drove it.

A built-in marketplace where authors cross-promote reader magnets. AuthorSend matches you with authors in your genre by relevance score; you approve every swap, and promo campaigns are generated for you.

Ready to grow your readership?

Join thousands of authors who use AuthorSend to write better newsletters, reach more readers, and sell more books.

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