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Authors

A free author website template

A free author website template

A reader who finds your name wants to know which book to start with, whether it’s their kind of story, and where to buy it. A good author site answers that in a few clicks. Below is what an author website needs, what readers ask, and Sofia, a free author website template built for it.

A reader who finds your name wants to know which book to start with, whether it’s their kind of story, and where to buy it. A good author site answers that in a few clicks. Below is what an author website needs, what readers ask, and Sofia, a free author website template built for it.

What your website needs

Every book needs its own page, with the cover, a short description, what readers say and a buy link. That page is what you share when a book comes out.

Make buying easy. Link straight to the store you prefer and keep the button in view, so nobody has to look for it.

A short page about you helps readers feel they know you. A blog or news page gives them a reason to come back between books, and gives search engines something new to find.

If you have a newsletter, ask for the email on every book page. It’s the one list of readers you own.

What your visitors wonder

Is this book for me?

Describe it the way you’d tell a friend. Genre, tone and who it suits matter more than the plot in detail.

What do other readers think?

Put real reviews and ratings close to the buy button.

Where do I start?

If you have a series or several books, say which one to read first.

Where can I buy it?

A clear button to your own store, Amazon or a bookshop.

Who is the author?

A photo and a few honest lines about why you write.

A template that can cover this

Sofia

Sofia is made for authors with books to sell. Each book gets its own page with a description, a rating and a buy button that stays in view.

You add a book once in the CMS and it shows up everywhere it belongs. There’s also a blog and an about page.

Sofia template cover from the Framer MarketplaceSofia template: book list where each card shows cover, price and ratingSofia template: about page with a portrait and the heading One-girl army