An Author Website, Reader List and Direct Book Shop You Own, Built with AI

Mythex gives a self-published author a home base that belongs to them: a site with series in reading order and every retailer link, a reader list tagged by the book that brought each person in, a direct shop for ebooks and signed paperbacks, and one dashboard for sales from every retailer. Describe it in chat and publish.

A publishing house of one

An indie author writes the next book while commissioning covers and edits, uploading to retailers and print-on-demand, running ads and planning launches. Readers arrive from retailer algorithms, genre groups, newsletter swaps and back-matter links. Launch weeks and discount promotions spike; the backlist earns quietly in between. Sales reports come from several dashboards, and reader emails sit with whichever service collected them, so the author never quite owns the relationship. What helps is a site that sends new readers to book one and finished readers to book two, a list the author controls with consent recorded, and direct sales for the readers who want them.

Series reading order with a link to the next book
Buy links for every retailer and format
A reader magnet offered for name and email only
Subscribers tagged by signup source and book
Direct ebook delivery and signed paperbacks
Read-through per series and ad spend against sales

What you can build for self-published authors

A site built around reading order

Each series in order with a clear start-here, every book page with buy links per retailer and format plus direct sale, content notes and genre tropes, and the reader magnet on every page.

Build an author website for my fantasy series. Show each series in reading order with a 'start here' badge on book one. Each book page has the cover, blurb, content notes, buy links for each retailer and format, and a link to the next book. Offer a free novella for newsletter signup on every page.

A page per release, matched to the ad

New releases get a page with cover, blurb, pre-order links and launch date. Ad traffic lands on the book it was promised, and a reader magnet page asks only for name and email.

Make a launch page for my new romance novel with the cover, blurb, a launch-date countdown, pre-order links for each retailer and an ARC reader signup. Make a second page for my reader magnet that asks only first name and email.

Direct sales of ebooks and signed editions

Ebook files are delivered for download straight after payment, with a friendly guide to loading them onto common e-readers. Signed paperbacks track stock and postage by weight and destination, and series bundles cost less than buying each book.

Create a direct book shop for my author site. Ebooks download right after payment, with a help page for sending files to e-readers. Signed paperbacks have stock counts and postage by destination. Offer a series bundle priced below the individual books.

A reader list you actually own

Every subscriber records signup source and the book that brought them, books bought direct, and consent. Advance readers and street team members carry their own tag and review history, so launch emails go first to the right people.

Make a reader list for my author business. Each reader has email, signup source (reader magnet, back matter, event), series they came from, direct purchases and email consent. Tag ARC readers with the books they reviewed.

One view of every retailer

Import retailer reports and combine them with direct sales per book. Track read-through from book one to later books, ad spend against sales in the same period, and newsletter growth by signup source.

Build a sales dashboard for my books. Import monthly CSV reports from each retailer plus direct sales, combine them per book, show read-through for each series, ad spend versus sales by month, and newsletter signups by source.

A reader membership with a schedule you can keep

Tiers with early chapters, bonus scenes or every new ebook, members-only posts hidden from visitors, and a higher tier with signed paperbacks that needs a mailing address and shipping schedule.

Create a reader membership for my author site with two tiers: monthly bonus chapter and early ebooks, and a top tier adding a signed paperback each release. Members-only posts are hidden unless signed in.

Start with the list, then the shop

The first thing to own is your reader list. Put the reader magnet on the site and in the back matter of every book with a link to its signup page, tagged by book. Once a few hundred readers are on it, add direct sales, beginning with ebooks of the first book in a series and a bundle. Signed paperbacks and membership can follow.

Reader magnet link in every book's back matter
Signups tagged by book
Direct ebook sales of book one and a bundle

Email consent and reader data

Record consent with each subscriber, with the date and what they signed up for, and give an easy way to unsubscribe. Sending newsletters needs an email provider you connect. Privacy and marketing rules vary by country, and readers come from everywhere, so check what applies to you.

Questions

Can I sell ebooks directly from my site?

Yes. Readers pay and get the file to download straight away. Card payments need a payment provider you connect with your own account.

Can I build my own newsletter list?

Yes. Signups go into your project's database with source and consent. Sending the newsletter needs an email provider you connect.

Can it combine sales from different retailers?

Yes, by importing the CSV reports each retailer gives you. Mythex builds the import and the combined view per book.

Can I sell writing courses too?

Yes. Ask for a course area with lessons, downloads and progress tracking for students who sign in.

Is it free?

The Free plan needs no card and gives daily credits to build and publish. Pro is $25/month and adds a custom domain, code editing, export and GitHub.

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