Ownshelf is your own bookstore: your storefront, your checkout, your readers. Every sale hands you the customer email, so you own your store, your readers and your email list for life.
A single automated review can freeze a KDP account and a decade of income with it. No appeal, no phone number, no customer list to fall back on — because the buyers were never yours.
Step 1
Pick a name, upload your titles, publish a branded storefront in an afternoon.
Step 2
Every Stripe checkout hands you the reader's email — yours, not a marketplace's.
Step 3
Series bundles and post-purchase offers lift order value while you sleep.
Your name above the door, your covers front and centre, on your own link.
Fast, trusted checkout that turns every buyer into a subscriber.
Expiring, watermark-ready download links for EPUB, PDF and audio.
Group titles into offers and add one-click upsells at checkout.
Export any time. No platform standing between you and your readers.
Trackable campaign links so you know which promo actually paid.
| What matters | Ownshelf | Amazon KDP | Gumroad |
|---|---|---|---|
| You keep the customer email | Yes | No | No |
| 95%+ of every sale | Yes | No | No |
| No account terminations | Yes | No | Yes |
| Built for books & series bundles | Yes | No | No |
| Your branding, your domain | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reader analytics you control | Yes | No | No |
"I rebuilt my whole backlist as a store in one weekend. First bundle outsold a month of marketplace royalties."
"Losing my KDP account cost me a year. Now the list lives with me, so it can never happen twice."
"Checkout to download is seconds, and I finally see which promo actually converts."
Start with Core for $17 — no subscription. Add the upgrades you actually need. Payment processing fees are Stripe's own.
Launch your own bookstore and start selling.
$17 one-time
Unlimited + Profit Engine.
$37 one-time
Broadcasts, segments and automated follow-up.
$47 one-time
BookBub Accelerator.
$27 one-time
Run stores for clients under your own brand.
$67–$147 one-time
Open your Ownshelf store today and keep every reader you earn.
Get Started — $17