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A home for authors online.

BookClub is a dedicated place to showcase your writing and share your perspective in a secure and welcoming online environment. Here, you can find and connect with your people—hardcore fans who know and love your work, plus new readers primed for discovery. Lead conversations about your own books, create unique discussion guides, and record candid video responses.

Claim, and create your author profile

Customize your author profile with a photo, bio, and social links. Display your book covers on a virtual shelf, and add discussion guides and video responses. Readers can then find, follow, and explore your page—at no cost to you. We even make sure to include book purchase links to the retailers of your choice.

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Lead the discussion with interactive tools and video

Write discussion guide prompts for your books, and use simple BookClub tools to record and upload your own candid responses on video. Then start a book club, connect with a community of your most ardent readers, and share deeper insights into your work.

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Join reading groups virtually

Make virtual appearances simple and secure by joining BookClub members for their scheduled private book clubs. Engage on your terms—you decide if and when to accept reader invitations, and we handle the logistics.

Readers can invite authors to join their book clubs live via BookClub.

Connect with readers in live audio

BookClub members can start a live online conversation about your book—and you can join the room in real time. Initiate your own conversation for invited members or for everyone reading your book. The best part: you decide how and when to go live.

Readers and authors can connect live via Bookclub's live audio.

Claim, and create your author profile

Customize your author profile with a photo, bio, and social links. Display your book covers on a virtual shelf, and add discussion guides and video responses. Readers can then find, follow, and explore your page—at no cost to you. We even make sure to include book purchase links to the retailers of your choice.

BookClub mobile app showing featured books.

Lead the discussion with interactive tools and video

Write discussion guide prompts for your books, and use simple BookClub tools to record and upload your own candid responses on video. Then start a book club, connect with a community of your most ardent readers, and share deeper insights into your work.

Laptop showing the BookClub interface of the author Catherine Sanderson talking about her book Why We Act.

Join reading groups virtually

Make virtual appearances simple and secure by joining BookClub members for their scheduled private book clubs. Engage on your terms—you decide if and when to accept reader invitations, and we handle the logistics.

Readers can invite authors to join their book clubs live via BookClub.

A transparent revenue model.

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Authors with exclusive content on Book Club are eligible for a 20% revenue share. We calculate this by multiplying all applicable revenue by the percentage share of view time across all video content on BookClub and that 20% paid rate. We never have any hidden fees -- and only deduct taxes, hosting, and credit card fees.

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All authors on the platform, with or without book-related video content, can register for an affiliate program where authors earn a percentage of any initial fee from a member who joins BookClub directly through you.

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Links to encourage book sales appear alongside any unlocked title on the platform. We encourage supporting independent bookstores, but authors are able to identify up to four retailers of their choice.

Are you an author?

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BookClub creates an immersive experience for readers and fans with high-quality video content featuring authors and celebrity moderators. Any title on BookClub is eligible to be considered for these productions.

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Frequently asked questions by authors.

What is BookClub?

BookClub is a new platform that is author led and reader powered. BookClub helps authors cultivate a community, engage in ongoing conversation with your fans, introduce your work to new readers, and, after this initial beta period, will provide opportunities to earn additional book-related revenue. And, since you shape the structure of the conversation connected to your book, you can ensure it resonates with your audience and sparks ongoing dialogue.

BookClub is currently in an invite-only beta. Contact authors@bookclub.com if you are an author who is interested in participating in the beta. During this period, we are actively releasing new functionality to ensure we best understand and support author needs.

How does an author get involved?

Our goal is to build a flexible and interactive platform that grows with authors over the course of your career and supports you wherever you may be in your publishing timeline. To start, we encourage authors to:
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Claim your author profile. Using your BookClub account, you can signal your availability to join live group conversations or initiate your own. We provide in-app messaging and scheduling to provide authors a safe and streamlined way to connect with readers. Connect with readers on your schedule, in whatever way you’re comfortable.

Build your content. Build your content. We know that authors can't be at every book discussion, and that there are individual readers who may pick up your book without a dedicated reading group. With our author-centered tools, we help you produce and share a discussion guide complete with video responses from you, the author. Visit our guides for drafting nonfiction and fiction prompts, and how to film your answers. We'd love to hear what additional types of book-related content you'd like to share with your readers on the BookClub platform, so please take our author survey or reach out to us at authors@bookclub.com.

Engage with your community. Authors and readers can now lead conversations on BookClub right in the app, and soon authors will be notified if any reader on the platform starts a conversation about your book. We will soon be rolling out the ability for authors to receive notifications when these conversations start, to share text-based prompts and other formats, and other interactive engagement tools. We are currently mapping out an additional suite of tools designed for authors to streamline engagement with your readers and support community growth -- including exploring ways to help authors monetize additional content, build an audience, and activate your audience through tailored author tools and analytics reporting. We look forward to your feedback (as well as ideas for what else could improve your experience!), and we’ll keep all BookClub authors up-to-speed on what’s in development through regular product updates and town halls.

We recognize that this is early in the journey for BookClub, and we want to make sure we’re responding to author needs. We will be hosting regular town halls on the app to hear directly from authors, and all authors can provide feedback by taking this survey.

Why should I join?

BookClub helps authors and readers have life-changing conversations. We highlight your expertise, allow you to dive deep into the insights and ideas in your work, and provide space to engage in meaningful dialogue with your readers.
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We know there are many places your readers find you, but we believe BookClub is the place for in-depth and impactful conversations that help us build empathy, challenge our bias, and celebrate the transformative power of literature.
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BookClub offers authors:

Safe, streamlined, and secure access to readers and their book groups, whether public or private
A dedicated home for ongoing engagement with your readers that builds over time, whether they pre-ordered your very first title or discovered you later on
In-app links to the author’s retailers of choice to drive book sales
Tools to develop engaging content around your book, and tips on how to share it with your network
Promotional opportunities to introduce your work to new readers including being selected for curated book clubs and other featured placement throughout the site
Access to a book-loving community eager to hear directly from you

BookClub will also be introducing paid and curated book clubs paired with cinematic quality video content. All authors on the platform are eligible to be selected for these clubs.

What information is required to join?

Every author and every book has a home at BookClub.

In order to complete your profile, you’ll need to make sure that:

You are the author, and that the book is written by you. We do accept co-authored and translated titles, but we do not tolerate any form of plagiarism or copyright infringement.
You have published at least one book.
Your book is in print and available for sale in the US. We do accept self-published titles as well as forthcoming publications with a pre-order link. (We’re hoping to expand to other markets soon!)
Your book adheres to BookClub’s community guidelines.

BookClub is currently in an invite-only beta, and we are activating author profiles in waves to ensure balanced coverage across multiple genres and formats. We’re moving as quickly as we can, but please don’t hesitate to reach out to authors@bookclub.com with any questions or concerns.

What kind of book-related content can I add to my profile?

BookClub will be expanding the tools available to authors as we grow, but to start, we encourage authors to upload discussion guide questions and film your own video responses directly in the app.
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This content is made available to the entire BookClub community and does not need to be exclusive. If applicable, we do ask that authors have the rights to any uploaded content and that you clear any third-party rights to cross-post content.
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As we actively roll out new tools and functionality, we will update these FAQs and notify all authors registered on the platform.

How do I create content for BookClub?

Authors can unlock any of their titles on BookClub to make them available for conversation on the platform. We hope that authors develop video discussion guides taking readers deeper into their books, and we provide author-centered tools to support this process. You’ll soon be able to do this in-app, but in the meantime, please see our guides for drafting nonfiction and fiction prompts, and how to film your answers.
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While encouraged, authors do not need to pair video responses with their discussion guide questions. And content does not need to be exclusive to the BookClub platform. If you have video content and discussion guide questions that you would like to cross-post on BookClub, that’s absolutely fine.
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We will be adding additional flexibility for what content can be associated with an unlocked title on BookClub throughout the year, and are eager to hear from you on what content you’d like to be able to share with your readers.

How do I start or join a live audio conversation?

Live audio conversations can be created directly from the app. Visit the conversations page and select the “Start conversation” button. You have the choice of selecting any of your books, and your followers will be notified.

Does it cost an author anything?

No! BookClub is free for authors to join. All confirmed authors participating in the beta will also have reader access to the platform.

Does it cost my readers anything?

The BookClub community is free for readers to join, where they can follow you and their other favorite authors—and start conversations about their recent reads. In the future, readers will have the option to become a member of paid book clubs.

Can an author make money on BookClub?

Absolutely.
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At BookClub, we champion authors. At our core, we want to be your partner and advocate in promoting your content, highlighting your thought leadership, and helping you to interact with your readers.
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We are currently building a flexible, interactive suite of tools for authors to monetize your expertise in whatever way serves you best. To start, every author profile prominently features purchase links to the retailer of your choice.
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Throughout the year, BookClub plans to introduce and test different opportunities for authors to earn direct revenue, and we will continue to engage with you on how to participate.

Does BookClub sell books?

BookClub is not a bookseller, but we will always encourage readers to purchase your books from the retailer(s) of your choice through direct in-app links.

What are BookClub’s Community Guidelines?

We are committed to building a vibrant, engaged, accessible, and safe community for authors and readers. BookClub’s Community Guidelines are outlined here.

Does BookClub partner with publishers or publicists?

Yes! BookClub is eager to work with you and your entire publishing team—whether on the ideal timing for promotion, encouraging pre-orders, promoting a paperback launch, identifying a title for a paid and curated book club, or simply streamlining requests from book groups in one place for ongoing engagement and sales.

Does BookClub produce live events?

Not yet, but we are actively exploring this and potential partnerships with independent booksellers to do so.

Where can I share feedback?

We’re committed to building the strongest platform that serves authors and readers -- and who better to guide us than authors themselves. You can share feedback with us by taking our author survey, or by reaching out to us at authors@bookclub.com.

I have more questions. How do I get in touch?

We’re here to help! You can reach out to authors@bookclub.com, where you can expect a response from our team shortly.

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