About SageChimp
SageChimp is 100% free for every reader. We don't run third-party ads and we never sell your data — the site is funded by optional paid tools for authors and publishers. Anything paid to place is labeled, and paid placement never affects what our reviews say about a book.
SageChimp is 100% free for every reader. Authors and publishers create accounts for free. Optional paid products: ARC campaigns at $9.99 per 100 ARCs, Free eBook Giveaways at $9.99 per 100 free eBooks (tiers of 100–1,000 in one checkout), and featured book promotions at $9.99 per month. Unclaimed copies never expire. They stay available for that book until they're claimed. When a campaign's copies are claimed, the author runs another campaign. Storefronts, newsletters, blogs, dashboards, Launch Pad, cross-promotion, and publisher catalog tools are free.
Who pays
- Readers never pay. Library import, recommendations, shelves, reviews, clubs, forums, and claiming ARCs or free eBooks stay free.
- Authors and publishers create accounts for free. Storefronts, newsletters, blogs, dashboards, Launch Pad, cross-promotion, and publisher catalog tools are free.
- The optional paid products are ARC campaign ($9.99 per 100 ARCs), Free eBook Giveaway ($9.99 per 100 free eBooks), and Featured book promotion ($9.99 per month). Paid placement is labeled and never changes what a review says about a book.
Author tools
- Author storefront. A public page at sagechimp.com/@your-handle with series order, Amazon/Bookshop/Audible buy links, open offers, and a newsletter box readers can use without an account. Embed the widget on your site.
- Author dashboard and click analytics. Track reviews, shelf adds, campaign status, newsletter subscribers, and which retailer or title gets clicked.
- Built-in newsletters. Compose and send to opted-in followers from SageChimp. Export the subscriber list anytime. No Mailchimp or Beehiiv required.
- Author blog with RSS. Publish on SageChimp, or pull title and excerpt from an existing WordPress, Substack, or Medium feed. Full posts stay on your site.
- Cross-promotion network. Get matched with other authors in your genre for mutual audience sharing. Built into the platform — no StoryOrigin subscription.
- Launch Pad for debut authors. Every debut author gets a homepage slot. Not purchasable, not ranked by followers or sales.
- Reader magnets on your storefront. Offer a free book from your storefront. Claiming it can create a SageChimp account, add the book to the reader’s library, and follow you.
- Amazon review cross-post helper. Readers can copy a SageChimp review and open the correct Amazon review page. Submission stays manual so Amazon’s terms are respected.
- Book catalog and pen names. Add or claim titles, manage series order, retailer links, and pen names from one dashboard.
Publisher tools
- Catalog management. Upload and manage the press catalog with covers, metadata, genre tags, and plain-text author attribution.
- Publisher profile and SEO page. A public, search-indexed press page with catalog, genre focus, linked authors, and submissions status.
- Publisher dashboard. Track catalog activity, reader engagement, and campaign results across titles.
- Author network and book claims. Discover authors by overlapping genres. When an author claims a title you published, you approve the link for both audiences.
- Genre-based reader matching. Connect titles with readers whose taste profiles overlap the press’s genre focus.