Your book deserves more than a moment. It deserves a business. Author.Direct turns your book into a living, interactive companion that deepens reader engagement and creates clear pathways to revenue — courses, consulting, speaking, and more.
Companions start at $499. Courses start at $300. No monthly hosting fees.
Nominate Your Book →A companion is a living extension of your book — built from your words, your ideas, and your expertise.
A clear, authoritative introduction to your ideas that attracts new readers and re-engages lapsed ones.
Readers ask questions. Your book answers back — grounded in your published ideas. Faster “Aha!” moments that build lasting interest.
Your world in one place: newsletter, social links, community, events, media, and more.
Courses, coaching, and products that extend your ideas and give readers a path from insight to action.
Authors tell us companions help readers stay longer, explore deeper, and take meaningful next steps.
We transform your content into a structured online learning experience you can review, approve, and sell.
Your expertise becomes discoverable by organizations, event planners, and companies looking for voices like yours.
A phone-ready companion that delivers personalized tools, practices, and content — no app store required.
Authors use companions to grow their lists, increase conversions, and create new income streams without adding complexity.
Author.Direct’s Social Media Management is a done-for-you service built specifically for nonfiction authors. We handle strategy, content creation, posting, and engagement — so your ideas reach the readers who need them, on the platforms that matter.
We audit your current channels, define your brand voice, and build a tailored content strategy. You approve every direction before we create a single post.
Our team produces graphics, video, and captions — then posts and schedules across your channels. We optimize in real time based on what’s resonating.
Continued content production, engagement expansion, and strategic pivots. New series, collaborations, and initiatives to keep your audience growing.
Every engagement is tailored to your goals, your audience, and your platforms.
“Author.Direct is building something rare: a platform that protects the author’s vision while expanding their ability to earn. It gives entrepreneurs and thought leaders a way to share their expertise in a deeper, more connected, and more profitable way.”
— Yemayá Hall-Ruiz, CEO, AHO! Wellness Tech
Fifteen companions are already live across Personal Finance, Self-Help, Business, Health, Medicine, Psychology, Leadership, Senior Care, and more.
Our curated library spans 20 categories — each one a companion waiting to be built. Every purchase supports independent bookstores through Bookshop.org.
Companion
$499
One-time. Your book as a living, interactive experience.
Course Add-On
$300
Per course. We build it from your content — you review, approve, sell.
Launch Bundle
$999
Companion + two courses. Save $100. Everything you need to launch.
No monthly hosting fees. Author.Direct earns from referrals to your books and services — keeping the economics aligned with your success.
See Full Pricing →Every purchase through our Bookshop.org store puts money directly into local independent booksellers' hands.
Shop at Bookshop.org →Author.Direct creates companion experiences that explore your book's ideas, connect readers to your world, and extend your impact — with an optional set of literary agent services to support your social media, newsletter, and bookings of you consulting, and speakerships.
Nominate your book for an official Author.Direct Companion. Companions include courses, workbooks, study guides, journals, toolkits, or hosted flipbooks — whatever best fits your content and audience.
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