A Mailchimp alternative built around books, not generic marketing funnels.
AuthorMailingLists.com gives authors the mailing-list basics they expect, then adds the piece broad email platforms do not: upload a book and turn it into launch emails, weekly newsletters, and re-engagement drafts.
- Preview one AI draft from your book on the Free tier
- Pay by monthly email volume instead of list size
- Import readers from CSV, Mailchimp, or ConvertKit paths
- Run author-specific launch, re-engagement, and Always-On campaigns
Bring the readers you already earned, re-confirm when needed, and keep them warm with book-based emails.
Why authors look for a Mailchimp alternative.
Most authors do not need a huge ecommerce marketing suite. They need a clean signup form, a list they own, better book launch emails, and help figuring out what to send after release week. That is the narrow job AuthorMailingLists.com is designed to do.
Book-aware email drafts
Upload EPUB, PDF, DOCX, or text. The AI extracts themes, tone, characters, hooks, and quotable passages before drafting emails.
Email-volume pricing
Your list can grow without forcing an upgrade by subscriber count alone. Paid tiers unlock larger monthly sending volume and author automation.
Always-On newsletters
Turn one or more books into recurring emails so your reader list does not go cold between launches.
Built around the moments authors actually send email.
The page target is specific, but the underlying system is the same: capture the right reader, draft the right message, send through clean infrastructure, and keep the next email from becoming a chore.
Debut authors
Start with a free signup form and one AI draft preview before paying for a larger sending plan.
Backlist authors
Use existing books as source material for weekly or monthly reader emails.
Launch authors
Draft a focused launch sequence without staring at a blank composer.
A practical switch path for authors.
- 1 Create a free AuthorMailingLists account.
- 2 Upload one book and generate your free AI preview draft.
- 3 Create a list and embed the signup widget on your author site.
- 4 Import existing readers from CSV, Mailchimp, or ConvertKit when appropriate.
- 5 Upgrade when you are ready to schedule sends, regenerate drafts, or enable Always-On.
Start free. Pay when you outgrow it.
Annual = 10x monthly. Two months free.
Free
forever forever
- 500 emails per month total
- Up to 2 lists
- Up to 2 books
- Preview 1 AI draft from your book
- Embeddable signup widget
- Double opt-in confirmation
- CSV import
- "Powered by AuthorMailingLists" footer on every send
- Upgrade to schedule or regenerate AI drafts
- No automation sequences
Author
or $90/yr (save 2 months) billed once - $7.50/mo equivalent
- 10,000 emails per month total
- Up to 5 lists
- Up to 10 books
- AI email generation from your book
- Pre-built launch / weekly / re-engagement sequences
- ConvertKit + CSV importers
- Reader-magnet delivery (free chapter on signup)
- No "Powered by" footer
- No A/B subject-line testing — upgrade to Active.
Active
or $190/yr (save 2 months) billed once - $15.83/mo equivalent
- 40,000 emails per month total
- Up to 20 lists
- Up to 50 books
- AI subject-line A/B testing
- Engagement-based auto-segmentation (hot / warm / cold)
- Mailchimp + ConvertKit native importers
- Priority support
Pro
or $490/yr (save 2 months) billed once - $40.83/mo equivalent
- 150,000 emails per month total
- Unlimited lists
- Unlimited books
- Priority deliverability lane
- Advanced automation workflows
- Dedicated support
- Early access to new features
Stripe billing. Cancel anytime; you keep access through your paid period. Upgrades are prorated; downgrades take effect at period end.
Quick answers before you start.
Is AuthorMailingLists.com a full Mailchimp clone?
No. It is intentionally narrower: author mailing lists, signup widgets, book-based AI drafts, launch sequences, Always-On newsletters, and clean deliverability controls.
Can I import a Mailchimp audience?
Yes. CSV import is available, and the Mailchimp import path is part of the platform. Imported lists may require re-confirmation to protect deliverability.
Why price by email volume?
Authors often have readers they email only occasionally. Email-volume pricing means the paid plan tracks actual sending use rather than list size alone.
Ready to make your author list easier to use?
Start free, build the system, and upgrade only when your sending volume grows.
Start free