BookForge
Free during the private beta

Honest pricing,
no surprise hooks.

BookForge is free while we harden the pipeline with real publishing houses. Paid plans roll out at general availability — early-access users get advance notice and a fair transition path.

Operator

For individual authors and freelance editors

TBA

Subscription priced like a creative tool, not like enterprise SaaS. Final number announced before launch.

  • Everything in Beta
  • Unlimited projects on a single account
  • Cloud-synced project metadata (manuscripts still local)
  • Priority email support
  • Author bundles & series management — coming
Notify me at launch

Publishing house

For small & mid-sized publishers, imprints, packagers

Custom

Per-seat with role-based access for editors, copyeditors, production, design. We talk to you first.

  • Everything in Operator
  • Role-based access (editorial director / editor / production / design)
  • Shared style guides, entity bibles, translation memory
  • SSO & admin audit log
  • Self-hosted option — on request
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Pricing FAQ

The questions
you're probably asking.

What happens to my projects when the beta ends?

Nothing changes about your work. Project folders live on your disk; the desktop app keeps reading them whether you're on a paid plan or not. If you don't subscribe at launch, the cloud-synced niceties (account-bound auto-updates, shared style guides for teams) pause — but your manuscripts and pipeline output stay yours.

Will I have to pay for AI usage on top of my subscription?

You always pay Anthropic for AI usage directly through your own Claude account — that doesn't change at any tier. BookForge's subscription only covers the desktop app, the cloud account, and (at higher tiers) team features. We're never reselling your API tokens.

Is there a discount for early-beta users?

Yes. Active beta users will get an introductory price locked in for the first year, plus advance notice well before paid plans go live. We'd rather have a small, loyal group of working publishers than a huge churn-prone funnel.