A complete guide to building a fully functional direct sales author website with Lovable and Curios, no coding required.
Lovable creates the website. Curios powers the business behind it.
Lovable gives you total creative freedom. Curios gives you a real, globally compliant direct sales store, the moment your site goes live.
Build the site on Lovable. You can quickly design, build, and launch your site without any coding.
Curios handles the operations. You get all the benefits of direct sales without any of the administrative burdens. Curios handles payments, tax, digital content delivery, fraud prevention and customer support so you can be free to write more books.
How to build a fully functioning author website with Lovable and Curios
Create your Lovable account.
5 minWhat is Lovable?
Lovable is an AI-powered website builder that lets you create a completely custom website simply by describing what you want. Instead of learning HTML, CSS, or hiring a developer, you build your website by chatting with AI.
Why use Lovable?
Build your site using plain English.
You’re not limited to templates.
Change anything by asking AI.
Your website isn’t locked into a platform.
Set up your books on Curios.
5 min per bookWhat is Curios?
Curios is a direct sales platform built specifically for creators. It handles everything that happens after a reader decides to buy, including secure checkout, payments, digital content delivery, taxes, customer support, and more.
Think of Curios as your commerce engine. It stores your products, processes payments, delivers digital content, manages customer support, and powers the checkout experience your website links to.
Why use Curios?
More of your revenue goes to you, not a marketplace.
Curios manages payments, taxes, fraud prevention, digital delivery, and customer support.
From ebooks and audiobooks to print books and bundles, everything is managed from one place.
On Curios, email capture is automatic for anyone who buys your books, so you can know your readers.
Important note
Every product you publish on Curios receives its own Direct Checkout Link. Later, when building your website, you’ll connect each Buy button to the appropriate checkout link.
By the end of this step, your books are ready to sell, even before your website is finished.
Build your website with AI on Lovable.
20–40 minNow it’s time to design your author website. This is where Lovable shines, simply describe the website you want.
Continue refining
Try prompts like:
Now connect Curios
Once your website layout is complete, connect the Buy buttons. You don’t need to edit HTML or JavaScript, simply copy the Direct Checkout Link for each product from Curios and ask Lovable to update the appropriate buttons.
Lovable will update the links automatically.
Publish your website.
5–10 minOnce you’re happy with your website and all of your Buy buttons are connected, click Publish inside Lovable. Your website will immediately receive a temporary Lovable URL.
Take a few minutes to:
Purchase your domain
When you’re ready, purchase or connect your custom domain directly inside Lovable.
Lovable handles the domain connection and SSL setup for you, so there’s no DNS configuration required when you purchase your domain through Lovable.
You’re ready to sell.
Congratulations. You now have everything you need to sell directly.
What's next?
Congratulations! You now have a professional website that you own, powered by Curios and ready to sell directly to readers.
From here, your focus shifts to growth. Drive readers to your website through your marketing efforts, continue adding new books and landing pages, build email funnels, create bundles, and experiment with new ways to engage your audience.
Your site will capture the contact information of every reader, so your future marketing and awareness efforts will be much easier.
How everything works together
Your website is yours.
You control your branding, design, domain, and the relationship with your readers. Curios powers the commerce behind every Buy button.
That means you can launch a professional direct-sales website without becoming a web developer or an ecommerce expert, while Curios handles the operational work that comes with selling books online.
Better tools, for less
Building a professional direct sales website doesn’t have to mean stitching together multiple subscriptions. With Lovable + Curios, you get an AI-powered website builder and a commerce platform designed for creators. The examples below compare a typical Lovable + Curios setup with a common Shopify stack.
Pricing is approximate and based on publicly available plans at the time of writing. Additional apps or services may be required depending on your specific needs.
Basic direct sales website
For authors selling print and digital books on their first direct sales website
Advanced direct sales website
Ideal for creators selling multiple formats, print books, bundles, and using more advanced selling features.
Beyond the monthly cost
The biggest advantage isn’t just the lower monthly price. It’s the simplicity. With Lovable + Curios, you can:
Instead of piecing together multiple ecommerce tools and integrations, you can focus on creating while Lovable and Curios handle the technical work behind the scenes.
Ready to sell direct and keep 100%?
No credit card required. Join creators building real businesses on their own terms.