01 - Free tools for authors

Small tools that help your book move forward.

Free, fast and private. Every tool on this page runs in your browser, so nothing you type is uploaded anywhere. Built by Wecrafte, a studio that writes, designs and publishes books for authors worldwide.

02 - The tools

KDP Royalty Calculator

See exactly what you earn per copy on Kindle ebooks and paperbacks before you set your price, including the famous $9.99 paperback cliff.

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Word Counter and Reading Time

Count words and characters, and see how long your chapter or manuscript takes to read aloud and silently.

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Book Title Generator

Stuck on a title? Generate title ideas for fiction and nonfiction from proven title patterns, then save the ones you like.

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Pen Name Generator

Publishing under a pen name? Create clean, believable author names by style: modern, classic, mysterious or romantic.

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The KDP Quiz

Ten quick questions on royalties, pricing and publishing rules. Most authors get at least two wrong. Can you score 10 out of 10?

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The Blog: publishing guides

Plain, honest guides on publishing costs, KDP vs IngramSpark, and publishing on Amazon step by step, with new guides added regularly.

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03 - Why these tools exist

Authors ask us these questions every week

How much do I actually earn if my ebook is $4.99? Is my manuscript long enough for a paperback? What should I call this book? Instead of answering one author at a time, we turned the answers into free tools anyone can use, as often as they like, with no sign up.

Every figure in the royalty calculator follows Amazon KDP's published rules for Amazon.com. Rules change, and we update the tools when they do. Always check KDP's own pages before you publish.

Need more than a tool?

Wecrafte is a full studio for authors: ghostwriting, editing, cover design, formatting and KDP publishing, handled end to end. If you would rather have a team do it with you, visit wecrafte.com or write to info@wecrafte.com.