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Kotobee Author Review: Price, Features and Score

Kotobee Author at a glance: Free plan; paid from $150 one-time, on Windows, Mac and Linux. Below are its plans, what its own site says it does for an author, its score and the products to compare it with. We did not test it ourselves; the data was checked on October 14, 2026.

Prices and data checked October 14, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Kotobee Author on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · book formatting · #7 of 12 ·

Best for: Authors of interactive or illustrated ebooks wanting a free desktop tool

BookBird Author Score6.7/10 #7 of 12 book formatting. Worked out from Kotobee Author’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts31.3/50Each of the 8 author jobs on the book formatting list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Kotobee Author’s own pages confirm it. 5 of 8 confirmed = 31.3 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts10.9/25Searches, 20 points: 170 a month for “kotobee”, against Adobe InDesign, the most searched in this category (22,200), on a log scale = 10.3. Trend, 5 points: down 38% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 0.6; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 67.1 of 100 points= 6.7 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Kotobee Author’s own pages

  • Yes: EPUB for ebook stores
  • Not stated: Print-ready PDF in KDP trim sizes (not stated)
  • Yes: Ready-made book designs
  • Yes: Device and print preview
  • Yes: Imports a Word file
  • Yes: Front and back matter
  • Not stated: Full-bleed images (not stated)
  • Not stated: Several editions from one file (not stated)

Kotobee Author pricing

Free plan + paid plans, one-time option. There is a free plan. The plans as Kotobee Author’s own site listed them on October 14, 2026, in US dollars:

  • Free (1 user, lifetime; exports EPUB, PDF, web and desktop apps; free serial number required)
  • Basic (1 user): $150 one-time (lifetime licence, removes Kotobee watermark, adds branding and AI content generation, 1 year of free upgrades; 3/10/100-user versions $350/$800/$4000)
  • Premium (1 user): $300 one-time (lifetime licence, adds encrypted EPUB, SCORM reporting and 5 mobile app exports, 1 year of free upgrades; 3/10/100-user versions $700/$1800/$8000)
  • Institutional (10 users): $2000 one-time (training, premium support, 60 mobile apps; 25/50/100-user versions $4000/$7000/$10000)
  • Mobile app credits: $30 one-time (add-on: 1 native Android/iOS app export; 10 for $150, 100 for $500)

Author licences are lifetime one-time payments in USD (from the pricing data embedded in the pricing page); the page's monthly/annual toggle applies to the separate Library and Cloud products, not to Author.

What Kotobee Author offers

From Kotobee Author’s own pages, checked on October 14, 2026:

  • Imports DOCX, PDF and HTML; opens existing EPUB files
  • Standard exports: EPUB, encrypted EPUB, Kindle (MOBI), PDF and Word
  • 80+ ebook templates, some free and most premium
  • Emulated preview on 20+ devices
  • Auto-generated table of contents page with chosen placement
  • Interactive content: video, audio, quizzes and widgets
  • Exports as web, desktop and native mobile apps; SCORM/LMS on Premium
  • Library of 3 million+ free photos and video clips

Runs on: Windows, Mac and Linux. Exports: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, DOCX, HTML5 web app, desktop app, Android app, iOS app and SCORM. Launched: 2016.

Who Kotobee Author suits, and what its pages do not say

Best for: Authors of interactive or illustrated ebooks wanting a free desktop tool.

Not confirmed on Kotobee Author’s pages when we checked: print-ready PDF in KDP trim sizes, full-bleed images and several editions from one file. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.

About 170 people a month search Google in the US for “kotobee”, down 38% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).

Kotobee Author alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Draft2Digital9.0Free planAuthors wanting free EPUB and paperback PDF, publishing wide or not
Atticus8.9$147 one-timeSelf-publishers who write and format in one app, any OS
Kindle Create8.6FreeKDP authors wanting free, simple formatting for text-heavy books
Vellum8.6$199.99 one-timeMac-based authors formatting many books for a one-time price
Bookow7.4$80 one-timeAuthors wanting a typeset KDP-ready interior per book, no software

Compare: All book formatting · All software for authors

Kotobee Author questions

How much does Kotobee Author cost?

Free plan; paid from $150 one-time. Kotobee Author lists 5 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.

What does Kotobee Author run on?

Windows, Mac and Linux, according to its own site.

What file formats can Kotobee Author export?

EPUB, MOBI, PDF, DOCX, HTML5 web app, desktop app, Android app, iOS app and SCORM, according to its own site.

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from Kotobee Author’s own site on October 14, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.