Choosing an author domain name: .com, .co.uk and how to keep hold of it
Register yourname.com if it's free and a .co.uk if it isn't. Buy it at a registrar in your own account, not inside your website builder. What it costs in 2026.
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Author Websites
Expert articles on KDP formatting, self-publishing, and book design for UK authors. 6 guides and counting.
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Self-Publishing
3 articlesDo authors need a website? Not always, and here's how to tell
No, not always. One book, no newsletter, no direct sales, and a free Amazon Author Central page covers it. Here's the test for when a site earns its keep.
What an author website really costs in the UK — the 2026 numbers
An author website costs just under £95 a year to run yourself, or just under £300 at the top, once domain and business email are counted. The 2026 UK numbers.
Book Design
1 articleAuthor website examples: 12 UK authors' sites, pulled apart
Twelve author website examples from UK novelists, reviewed in detail: what each one gets right, what has quietly gone out of date, and what is worth copying.
Marketing & Sales
1 articleAmazon Author Central vs your own author website: what each one can and can't do
Amazon Author Central is free and gives UK authors five of its seven features. Here's what it can't do that a £199 author website can, and when to buy one.
Tools & Software
1 articleMoving your author website without losing your Google rankings
Moving an author website only costs rankings when URLs change and nothing maps them. Here's the 301 map, the canonical rules and how to verify it worked.