BookFunnel on the BookBird Author Score
Author Score · aRC reviews & reader building · #5 of 9
Best for: Indie authors delivering reader magnets, review copies and direct-sale ebooks
66.2 of 100 points = 6.6 out of 10. How this score is calculated
Author jobs, from BookFunnel’s own pages
- Yes: Sends advance copies to reviewers
- Yes: Delivers a free book for email sign-ups
- Yes: Connects to your email provider
- Not stated: Reviewers are screened (not stated)
- Yes: Protects the files
- Yes: Group promotions
- Yes: Clear price per book or plan
BookFunnel pricing
Subscription. The plans as BookFunnel’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:
- First-Time Author: $30 a year (annual only; 1 pen name, 500 downloads/month, no mailing-list integration, email collection, watermarking or ARC delivery)
- Mid-List Author: $20 a month (or $200/year; 4 pen names, 5,000 downloads/month, 4 mailing-list integrations, watermarked files, secure ARC delivery)
- Bestseller: $30 a month (or $300/year; 6 pen names, unlimited downloads, 6 mailing-list integrations, priority support)
- Audiobook delivery add-on (by usage): $2 a month (plus $0.04 per delivered hour of audio; prepaid tiers $10/$20/$30 per month; Mid-List and Bestseller only)
No free trial; 30-day full refund on request. Separate plans for publishers and promo sites.
What BookFunnel offers
From BookFunnel’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:
- Custom landing pages for reader magnets, ARCs and sales
- Certified Mail sends review copies with reminders and download reports
- Watermarked EPUB and MOBI files on Mid-List and above
- Direct sync of sign-ups to MailerLite, Kit, Mailchimp and other list services
- Group promotions board and 1:1 author swaps on every plan
- Delivery for direct sales from Shopify, Payhip, Stripe and others
- Printable download codes and book gifting
- Reader support plus a reader app for getting books onto devices
Runs on: web. Launched: 2015.
Who BookFunnel suits, and what its pages do not say
Best for: Indie authors delivering reader magnets, review copies and direct-sale ebooks.
Not confirmed on BookFunnel’s pages when we checked: reviewers are screened. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.
About 12,100 people a month search Google in the US for “bookfunnel”, down 18% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).
BookFunnel alternatives
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| StoryOrigin | 8.4 | Free plan; paid from $50 a year | Authors building a mailing list and review team on a small budget |
| BookSirens | 8.0 | Free plan; paid from $10 one-time | Authors who want pay-per-reader ARC promotion or free private ARC delivery |
| Prolific Works | 7.8 | Free plan; paid from $20 a month | Authors growing a mailing list through free and group giveaways |
| Booksprout | 7.1 | Free plan; paid from $9 a month | Authors running regular ARC campaigns who want reminders and reviewer tracking |
| NetGalley | 5.1 | Not confirmed in USD | Authors with a marketing budget seeking reviewers, librarians and booksellers |
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BookFunnel questions
How much does BookFunnel cost?
$30 a year. BookFunnel lists 4 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
What does BookFunnel run on?
web, according to its own site.
How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from BookFunnel’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.