Book Bolt alternatives for publishing a non-fiction book
Book Bolt is built for KDP sellers: niche research, keywords, a cover and interior studio, puzzle and coloring books. If your book is mostly text, you need a few more steps: the manuscript, editing, typesetting and an ebook. Here is what each option covers.
Short answer
Bookfairy takes a text book from idea to upload in one account, paid per book with no subscription.
- Idea to uploadManuscript, editing, typesetting, EPUB, cover, keywords and categories.
- Paid per bookKeywords $7.20, categories $4.20, full cover $12.
- Book BoltSubscription from $19.99 a month billed yearly or $23.99 billed monthly, with a 3-day free trial.
Five tools for a non-fiction book on KDP
Same job for every option: publish one book with text on Amazon KDP, with keywords, categories and a print cover.
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Whole book, one account
Self-publishing tools for non-fiction and self-help: write the book, edit it, typeset it, make the EPUB and cover, find keywords and categories.
- Good for
- Non-fiction and self-help books with text, from idea to KDP and IngramSpark
- Runs on
- In the browser
- Price
- Per tool and book, no subscription needed: keywords $7.2060 tokens, categories $4.2035 tokens, cover $12.00100 tokens
- Up to 100 keywords with search volume, seven KDP phrases ready to paste
- Amazon categories with the rank of no. 1 and 2, plus THEMA and BISAC
- Full cover in one print PDF: front, spine and back, with the barcode and publisher logo on the back
- Manuscript, editing, typesetting and EPUB in the same account
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Book Bolt
Research and design suite for KDP sellers: keyword and niche research with Amazon search volume, category finder, cover and interior studio, puzzle, coloring and story book creators.124
- Price
- Pro $23.99 a month billed monthly or $19.99 a month billed yearly (1,000 AI credits a month); Premium $35.99 or $29.99 (4,000 credits); 3-day free trial1
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Publisher Rocket
Research software for Amazon keywords, categories and competition.5
- Price
- $199 one-time payment (offer price; the page says it will become an annual subscription)5
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Canva
Design tool with book cover templates; the print wrap with spine is set up by hand at a custom size.6
- Price
- Free plan $0; Pro $18 a month or $144 a year for one person, excl. tax6
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KDP Cover Creator
Amazon's cover tool inside KDP; covers made with its stock images cannot be downloaded for use outside KDP.7
- Price
- Free for KDP titles7
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Atticus
Writing and formatting software for print books and ebooks on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook.8
- Price
- $147 one-time8
As of 8 November 2026, from the providers' websites (US prices in USD).
Book Bolt, Publisher Rocket, Canva, Kindle Direct Publishing and Atticus are trademarks of their respective owners. Bookfairy is not affiliated with them.
Where Book Bolt and Bookfairy differ
- Built for books with text: non-fiction and self-help
- Manuscript, editing, typesetting and a reflowable ebook in the same account
- Keywords, categories and a full cover for the same book
Keywords and categories for one book
- Up to 100 keywords with search volume from Amazon market data
- Seven phrases ready to paste into the KDP fields, a 249-byte backend block and 10 title ideas
- Amazon categories with the rank of no. 1 and 2, plus THEMA, BISAC and trade groups
- Paid once per book: keywords $7.2060 tokens, categories $4.2035 tokens
The rest of the book
- Write the whole book from your idea: the outline and chapter 1 are free to read
- Editing checks sense, logic, facts and language, first 3,000 words free
- Typesetting with chapter openings, running heads and page numbers
- EPUB tool for a reflowable EPUB 3
A full cover for the same book
The cover tool makes front, spine and back as one print PDF from your page count, with the EAN-13 barcode, your publisher logo and the back cover text. $12.00100 tokens once per cover.
- Translate the cover, exactly the same look in the other language: $4.8040 tokens
- New trim size or page count, spine recalculated: $2.4020 tokens
- Audiobook cover, square 3,000 × 3,000 px: $2.4020 tokens
- Swap or remove the barcode and logo on the back: $1.2010 tokens
- Change a cover in your own words: $1.2010 tokens per change
Paying per book instead of per month
- Per tool and book, nothing in the months you do not publish
- All prices on the pricing page
Frequently asked
Is Bookfairy made for non-fiction books?
Yes. Bookfairy is made for non-fiction and self-help books with text: manuscript, editing, typesetting, EPUB, cover, keywords and categories. Book Bolt lists journals, planners, log books, puzzle, coloring and illustrated story books for its Studio, plus research tools for any book.
What do keywords, categories and cover cost at Bookfairy?
Keywords $7.20, categories $4.20, the full cover $12, each once per book. No subscription.
How does Bookfairy compare with the Book Bolt subscription?
Bookfairy has no subscription: you pay per tool and book. Book Bolt Pro costs $23.99 a month billed monthly or $19.99 a month billed yearly, with 1,000 AI credits a month; Premium costs $35.99 or $29.99 a month with 4,000 credits. Both start with a 3-day free trial (Book Bolt pricing page, 8 November 2026).
Can Bookfairy write my book?
Yes, if it is non-fiction or self-help. You describe your idea, Bookfairy writes the concept, outline and every chapter, up to 100,000 words. The outline and chapter 1 are free to read.
Do I get BISAC codes with Bookfairy?
Yes. The category tool gives you Amazon categories with ranks plus THEMA, BISAC and trade groups, as text and as CSV.
Does the Bookfairy cover fit KDP's spine width?
Yes. The spine width is calculated from your page count and paper, and the wrap comes as a print PDF with bleed, barcode and logo on the back.
Sources (8)
- Book Bolt, Pricing, monthly and yearly view (accessed 7 Nov 2026). bookbolt.io/pricing/
- Book Bolt, Book Bolt Studio (accessed 7 Nov 2026). bookbolt.io/studio/
- Book Bolt, Home page (accessed 7 Nov 2026). bookbolt.io/
- Book Bolt, KDP Category Finder (accessed 7 Nov 2026). bookbolt.io/kdp-category-finder/
- Publisher Rocket, Home page (accessed 7 Nov 2026). publisherrocket.com/
- Canva, Plans and pricing, US view: prices in USD, excluding applicable tax (page as of 1 Nov 2026, checked 8 Nov 2026). canva.com/pricing/
- Amazon KDP Help, Cover Creator (accessed 7 Nov 2026). kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201113520
- Atticus, Home page (accessed 7 Nov 2026). atticus.io/