Do authors need a website? Not always, and here's how to tell

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Last reviewed by Robert Prime — August 2026

Short version: if you’ve published one book, have no second in progress, no mailing list and no plans to sell direct, you can skip the website for now and nothing bad will happen. Set up Amazon Author Central instead, then spend the afternoon you saved on the next book.

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Do authors need a website? Not always, and here's how to tell