Pricing

Lanternbee pricing: start free, then keep every sale

On Free you pay 5% only when a book sells, so a quiet month costs nothing. On Author you pay from $35€29£25 a month and Lanternbee takes no fee.

Free

$0€0£0 a month

No subscription. You pay only when a book sells.

Sell direct with no monthly bill. Pay only when a book sells.

  • 5% fee, only when you sell
  • Up to 5 titles
  • Ebooks, audiobooks and print on demand
  • Your own store address
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Author

No fee on sales

$35€29£25$45€39£35 a month

Billed yearly, $420€348£300 a year. You save $120€120£120.Billed monthly. Cancel any time.

For authors who sell most months and want to keep every sale.

  • No fee on your sales
  • Unlimited titles and series
  • Everything in Free
  • Bundles, reader reviews and release-day emails
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Studio

Coming soon

$105€89£75$139€119£99 a month

Billed yearly, $1,260€1,068£900 a year. You save $408€360£288.Billed monthly. Cancel any time.

For authors who write under more than one name.

  • Several pen names under one login
  • Seats for your assistant or team
  • Priority support
  • Everything in Author

Prices are in your local currency: euros in the euro area, pounds in the UK, US dollars everywhere else.

Card payments cost what Stripe charges your Stripe account, with nothing added by us. Print orders cost what the printer charges.

Compared with Shopify

Shopify and its book apps: about $111 a month. Lanternbee: $45.

A Shopify store that sells ebooks, audiobooks and print usually needs five or six paid tools. Here is what they add up to, next to Lanternbee.

Shopify plus the usual book apps

  • Shopify BasicThe store and checkout$39
  • BookFunnel Mid ListSending ebooks and audiobooks to buyers$20 + audiobook add-on
  • A bundles appSeries and format bundlesabout $20
  • An email toolNewsletter and automated emailsabout $17
  • A reviews appReader reviews on your book pages$15
  • A print-on-demand appPrinting and shipping paperbacks$0 + print costs

Every monthabout $111

Lanternbee Author plan

  • Your store and checkoutIncluded
  • Ebook and audiobook deliveryIncluded
  • Series and format bundlesIncluded
  • Your reader list and release-day emailsIncluded
  • Reader reviewsIncluded
  • Print on demandPrint costs only

Every month$45

US prices on monthly billing, checked on November 3, 2026. Lanternbee Author is $35 a month paid yearly, and some of the tools above are cheaper yearly too. Lanternbee is also priced in euros and pounds. Stripe’s card fees and print costs apply either way. Your own setup may use more apps or fewer.

Weighing other options? See how Lanternbee compares with Shopify, Payhip, BookFunnel, Gumroad and more stores, or read what selling books direct costs.

Pricing questions

Which plan should I choose?

Start on Free. The 5% fee only applies when you sell, so a quiet month costs nothing. Once your store sells more than about $900 (€780, £700) a month, Author costs you less. You can switch any time.

What else will I pay?

Stripe’s card fees, which Stripe charges to your own Stripe account. Lanternbee adds nothing to them. Print orders cost what BookVault or Lulu charges. There are no setup fees and no charges per download.

Is VAT or sales tax included in the price?

Stripe Tax adds the right VAT or sales tax to each reader’s order at checkout. You are the seller, so you file and pay it. Lanternbee taking EU VAT on ebooks off your hands is planned, not live yet.

Can I cancel?

Yes, whenever you like. Download your readers and orders first. Your books stay yours wherever you sell them next.

Is the comparison fair?

We used the prices each company shows today on monthly billing, for a mid-sized author list. Some authors pay less with free plans or yearly billing. Others pay more with a sales-tax app, a paid theme or a bigger email list. The sources are listed below so you can check them.

Tax by country: VAT and sales tax on books.

Where the prices come from