What Is Tertulia for Authors?

Tertulia for Authors is an all-in-one author platform that helps writers build, manage, and grow their direct-to-reader business. You enter one book’s ISBN and Tertulia automatically builds a professional author website—importing your books, covers, descriptions, reviews, and retailer links—then adds an online storefront, email newsletter, blog, events calendar, and direct sales tools in a single system. It is made by Tertulia, the book-discovery company, but is a separate product from the consumer Tertulia app for readers.

How does Tertulia for Authors work?

You start with a single book’s ISBN. Tertulia’s importer pulls in the information for all your books—cover, description, reviews, and retailer links—and assembles a professional, mobile-ready author website automatically, with no design or coding skills required. From there, you customize pages, add a blog, set up your email list, list events, and (on the Pro plan) turn on direct sales. Most authors have a site ready to launch in under an hour.

What’s included?

There are two plans, both starting with a 14-day free trial (full Pro features, no credit card):

• Basic—$7.99/mo billed annually ($9.99 monthly): a professional author website with a free .com domain for the first year, unlimited books and series, a blog, events, reviews, mailing-list building, custom pages, a custom domain, and basic analytics.
• Pro—$15.99/mo billed annually ($19.99 monthly): everything in Basic, plus direct ebook, audiobook, and print book sales, email campaigns and newsletters, a Reader Magnet, third-party marketing integrations, and advanced analytics.

Can I sell books directly from my website?

Yes. On the Pro plan, you can sell ebooks, audiobooks, and print books directly from your own site—and Tertulia takes no per-sale commission. You pay only standard payment processing fees (Stripe). That means more of each sale stays with you, and you own the customer relationship instead of handing it to a retailer.

How is Tertulia for Authors different from Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, or Substack?

Squarespace, WordPress, and Wix are general-purpose website builders with no book-specific features. These platforms require add-on features and plug-ins to enable ecommerce and email, and while they can be heavily customized, they don’t provide templates optimized for authors. Substack is a newsletter platform that sells subscriptions, not books, on a site you don’t own. Tertulia is built specifically for authors: your site starts from your ISBN, your books are first-class, and direct book sales are built in rather than bolted on.

How much does Tertulia for Authors cost?

$7.99/month (Basic) or $15.99/month (Pro), billed annually; $9.99 and $19.99 respectively if billed monthly. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial with full Pro features and no credit card required.

Is Tertulia for Authors the same as the Tertulia app?

No. The Tertulia app is a consumer book-discovery service for readers and a co-op bookstore. Tertulia for Authors is a separate product—a website and direct-sales platform for authors. They’re made by the same company.