Is Cardel an alternative to BookBub or Tertulia?

Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace BookBub or Tertulia when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where BookBub and Tertulia are marked.

Can I use Cardel with BookBub or Tertulia?

Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep BookBub or Tertulia for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

How much does Cardel cost compared with BookBub and Tertulia?

You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. BookBub and Tertulia set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

How do I switch from BookBub or Tertulia to Cardel?

Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.

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BookBubvsTertulia

BookBub Author Websites builds a book-first site and simple newsletter for authors. Tertulia builds an author website from an ISBN, with a list, events, and direct book sales.

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How BookBub and Tertulia compare

BookBub Author Websites is made for writers who would rather be writing. Import an ebook from Amazon or BookBub and its cover, description, and retailer links fill in, and each book gets its own page that you update in one place. Templates are designed around genres, the Author Bio, Blog, and Contact pages are ready on day one, and a built-in newsletter pulls your book details into every email. Pro adds series pages, a press kit and events, and reader magnets that trade a free download for a signup, and the Free plan has no time limit.

Tertulia for Authors is a website built around the books. Enter an ISBN or ASIN and it imports the covers, descriptions, reviews, and buy links, then adds a blog, an events calendar, and a mailing list. Pro adds direct sales and newsletters. That is real strength. If the site should come from the catalog instead of a blank page, Tertulia is built for exactly that.

Where they are different

Choose BookBub when your books sell through retailers, you want a polished author site in an afternoon, and a simple monthly newsletter is all the email you need.

Choose Tertulia when the center of the work is the book catalog: imported pages, retailer links, events, a reader magnet, and direct ebook, audiobook, print, and merchandise sales with no Tertulia commission.

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What's on BookBub and Tertulia

A check means that capability is available. BookBub and Tertulia are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

Workspace site
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included
Custom domain
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included
Theme and fonts
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included

Public content

Blog
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included
Reader engagement
BookBub: Not included
Tertulia: Included
Showcase pages
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included
Shop pages
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included

Reach and quality

SEO
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included

Audience and email

Audience
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included
Marketing emails
BookBub: Included
Tertulia: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
BookBub: Not included
Tertulia: Included

Feature comparison for BookBub and Tertulia
Feature	BookBub	Tertulia
Site and brand
Workspace site	Included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Included	Included
Reader engagement	Not included	Included
Showcase pages	Included	Included
Shop pages	Included	Included
Reach and quality
SEO	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Not included	Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of BookBub or Tertulia, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but BookBub or Tertulia may add or remove features that are not shown here.