If you have been searching for a website designer who actually understands books, you have probably run into the same problem: templates that all look the same, or developers who have never thought about how a mailing list or a “buy now” link needs to work for an author.
Dublin Publishing Press started out helping authors get their books ready for readers through editing, formatting, and cover design, so building websites felt like the natural next step. We build every author website Dublin has to offer with one goal: helping readers find you and want to read what you have written.
Tell us about your book and a consultant will get back to you within 24 hours, with no obligation.
A good author website is not just a homepage with your book cover on it. It needs to work for readers who have never heard of you, for readers who already love your work, and sometimes for agents, publishers, or journalists who are checking you out before they reply to an email. It also needs to be something you can look after yourself once it is live, without having to learn to code or ring us every time you want to fix a small detail.
We are website designers for authors Dublin writers turn to when they want something built the first time properly. That said, our clients are not all the same kind of writer, and the site we build always reflects that. We regularly work with:
Whatever kind of writer you are, the site should feel like it fits your books, not like it was built for someone else and adjusted afterwards.
Not everyone who builds websites understands books, and that matters more than people expect. A site built for a plumber or a restaurant is not built with the same things in mind as a site for someone selling stories. Before you hire an author website designer in Dublin, or anyone else, it is worth asking a few honest questions. These apply to whoever you end up going with.
A nice-looking homepage is not really the point. Good author website services Dublin readers rely on should do real work for you, quietly, in the background, long after the launch excitement has settled down.
Here is what a proper website gives you that social media alone cannot:
We keep the process simple, with clear steps and no surprises along the way.
We start with a call or a meeting to talk through your books, your goals, and what you already have, if anything. We ask about your genre, your readers, and what you want people to do once they land on the site. There is no pressure and no obligation at this stage.
We put together a design based on that conversation, showing you how your site could look before any building work starts. This is the stage to speak up if something does not feel right, since it is far easier to change now than once the site is built. You can ask for changes here before we move on.
Once the design is approved, your author website developer in Dublin builds the site page by page, testing everything as they go so nothing is left half-finished. We check how it looks and behaves on phones, tablets, and desktop screens along the way, not just at the end.
We add your books, your bio, your images, and any other content you want included. If you need help writing any of it, whether that is a short bio or the description for a new release, we can support with that too.
Before anything goes live, you get a proper chance to look over the whole site and ask for any small adjustments. Nothing goes live until you are genuinely happy with how it reads and how it looks.
Once you are happy, we launch the site and make sure everything is working as it should, including all your buying links and forms. From there, we can stay on for ongoing support and small updates if you want us to.
Our book publishing Dublin service covers the full journey, not just the final print run. Every Dublin book publishing project we take on begins with a proper look at the manuscript, so we understand exactly what stage you are at and what your book actually needs next.
We publish books across the platforms most authors use today, including Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, and other global distributors. Whether you want a print book, an ebook, or both, we help you choose the right format and route for your goals. Whether you are planning a small print run or a wider release, every book publication project in Dublin gets the same attention from our team, from formatting checks right through to final proofing.
Explore Book PublishingWe offer developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, and proofreading, depending on what stage your manuscript is at. Our editors focus on structure, clarity, and accuracy, while keeping your tone and your voice exactly as you intended it. You will always get notes explaining why a change was suggested, not just a marked-up page with no context.
Explore Book EditingWe provide ghostwriting support across fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, business books, self-help, and children’s stories. Our writers work closely with you, turning your ideas, notes, or recorded conversations into a manuscript that still sounds like you. Drafts are shared regularly along the way, so you can steer the direction of the book before too much work goes in the wrong way.
Explore Ghostwriting ServicesWe design covers for fiction, non-fiction, academic books, and children’s titles, in both print and digital formats. From illustrated concepts to clean, simple typography, our designers build covers that suit your genre and catch a reader’s eye. We usually offer a few different directions to choose from, rather than a single take it or leave it design.
Explore Cover DesignWe format manuscripts for novels, academic texts, children’s books, and non-fiction titles. Every layout is prepared for paperback, hardback, and ebook versions, so your file meets the technical requirements of each platform before it goes live. Small details, like consistent chapter headings and clean page breaks, get checked carefully before anything is approved.
Explore Book FormattingWe help you plan a launch, prepare online listings, build simple author branding, and run targeted campaigns where it makes sense. The goal is straightforward: get your book in front of the readers most likely to actually enjoy it, rather than spreading a small budget too thin across everyone.
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Every author’s website needs are different, so we do not publish one flat price that pretends to fit everyone. A simple site for a debut author with one book is a very different job to a site for a small press with a dozen authors and a shop built in. Things like the number of pages, whether you need a shop, and how much content you already have all affect the final figure.
Unlike a large author website design company Dublin businesses sometimes go with for a fast, generic result, we quote based on what your project actually needs, after we have talked it through with you properly. You will always get a clear quote before any work begins, with no hidden extras or surprise fees added later.
It is often the first real impression a new reader, an agent or a journalist gets of you, and it keeps working quietly in the background long after launch day has come and gone. Getting the design, the build and the care right the first time saves you money and hassle later, and gives you a home for your books that you can actually keep updated yourself.
If you are tired of putting this off, or tired of a site that does not reflect the work you have put into your books, get in touch. We will have a straightforward conversation about what you need, talk through timelines and cost honestly, and you can decide from there with no pressure either way.
We will have a straightforward conversation about what you need, talk through timelines and cost honestly, and you can decide from there with no pressure either way.
It depends on the size and features you need. A simple one-book site costs less than a larger site with a shop or multiple authors. We give a clear quote after talking through your project, before any work starts.
Most author sites take a few weeks from our first conversation to launch, depending on how quickly content and images come back to us, and how many changes you ask for along the way.
Most of our clients are in Dublin or elsewhere in Ireland, but we also work with authors further afield. Everything can be handled by phone, video call, and email if meeting in person is not practical.
Both are possible. Some authors prefer linking straight to Amazon or other retailers, while others want a proper shop built into the site. We can set up either, depending on what suits you.
Yes. We build sites on systems you can log into and edit yourself, so adding a new book or fixing a typo does not mean waiting on us or paying for every small change.
Often, yes. We can review your existing site and tell you honestly whether it makes more sense to update it or rebuild it properly from scratch.
Yes. Every site we build is designed to work well on phones and tablets first, since most readers will find you that way rather than on a desktop computer.
Tell us about your manuscript and a publishing consultant will come back to you within 24 hours — with an honest assessment and no obligation.
