Hamsterra
Books worth hoarding
Tools for authors who want early readers. Run advance review copy campaigns from the first application to the last review: no spreadsheets, no form builders, no sending files one email at a time.
Tools for authors
Everything you need to find readers, send your book and gather what they think.
ARC and Street team campaigns
Run an advance review copy campaign or a street team for any book, before or after its release date. Each campaign has its own page, dates and reader limit.
Application forms
Ask readers the questions that matter to you, filter applications and approve them one by one, in bulk or automatically.
Personalised EPUB and PDF copies
Every approved reader downloads a copy with visible personal marking and a Copy ID. Your source files stay private.
Scheduled access and reminders
Choose when copies open. Hamsterra sends the emails and reminds readers ahead of your release or review deadline, so you don't chase anyone by hand.
Review links and private feedback
Readers report where they posted their review and can leave feedback only you see. Results export to CSV.
Reader magnets and group giveaways
Offer a free book to grow your reader list, or run group giveaways.
Your author page
A public shelf with your books and open campaigns, in a page design you choose. Readers can follow you there.
Reader contacts with consent
Readers opt in to hear about your future ARCs. Invite them to your next campaign or export the list.
How a campaign works
- 1
Recruit
Share your campaign link. Readers apply through your form.
- 2
Approve
Pick your readers by hand or let the rules decide.
- 3
Deliver
Personalised copies open on the date you set.
- 4
Collect
Review links and private feedback arrive in one list.
Readers never pay to read on Hamsterra and can take part without creating an account.
Your next book deserves its first readers
Create an author account and set up your first campaign.