Question 1

Why do I need a website if my books are already on Amazon?

Accepted Answer

Amazon owns every reader who buys your book through them. They will not give you the email address, the city, or the chance to tell that reader about your next book. An author website plus an email list captures the same reader as a permanent contact you control. Authors with healthy email lists routinely launch their second book to thousands of pre orders. Authors who stay only on Amazon launch each book from scratch.

Question 2

What does a Nova author website include?

Accepted Answer

A custom designed home page, an about page, a books page with one product page per title, a blog or news section, an integrated mailing list signup, and a Stripe powered direct checkout that ships paperbacks through our print on demand partner and delivers ebooks via secure download. Plus admin controls so you can update everything without touching code.

Question 3

How much does an author website cost?

Accepted Answer

Standard author websites are 1,800 to 3,500 dollars depending on page count and feature scope. E commerce sites with full direct selling are 3,500 to 6,500 dollars. Annual hosting is 240 dollars per year. We bundle author websites with publishing packages at a discount.

Question 4

Do I own the website?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Once we hand off, the domain is in your name, the hosting account is in your name, and you have full admin access to the site. We do not lock you into our platform. You can stay on our managed hosting or migrate the entire site to your own host whenever you want.

Question 5

How long does a website take to build?

Accepted Answer

Standard sites launch in 4 to 6 weeks from kickoff. E commerce builds with direct selling and integrated mailing list automation run 6 to 10 weeks. The longer projects mostly involve setting up payment processors, shipping rules, and the email automation that drives ongoing book sales.

Question 6

Can I edit the site myself after launch?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every Nova built author site comes with a simple admin dashboard for adding new books, editing copy, posting to the blog, swapping images, and pulling email signups. No CSS, no code, no developer required for day to day updates.

Question 7

What about SEO for my author site?

Accepted Answer

Every page ships with proper title tags, meta descriptions, structured data (Person and Book schemas), an XML sitemap, and clean URLs. We also write the foundational copy so your name, genre, and book titles rank for searches that matter, like your name plus the word author or your book title plus the word read online.

Question 8

Can I sell direct from my site or do I have to send people to Amazon?

Accepted Answer

You can do both, side by side. Direct selling earns you the highest margin per book (no Amazon middleman) and gives you the email address of every buyer. We wire up Stripe checkout that ships physical copies through our print on demand partner. Many authors keep an Amazon link too because some readers prefer to buy there. Both options live on the same product page.

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