Calamus Compile
Calamus Compile turns a finished manuscript in Calamus’s Binder into paginated EPUB or PDF files for listed book retailers.
What Calamus Compile is
Calamus Compile turns a finished manuscript in Calamus’s Binder into paginated EPUB or PDF files for listed book retailers. It includes print-layout controls for widows and orphans, running heads, page numbers, and chapter openers. More than 1,900 Google typefaces are available, with separate settings for headings, body text, and running heads or footers; selected fonts can be embedded in exports. Built-in US and UK trim sizes range from mass market to large print. Listed destinations include Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play Books, OverDrive, Draft2Digital, Smashwords, tolino, and Scribd. Style themes provide rendered previews before selection. Calamus supports fiction workflows with scenes and beats and nonfiction workflows with parts and sections. The suite is in beta and is not open for purchase. Its 14-day browser trial excludes Compile, although trial users can download manuscripts as DOCX, RTF, Markdown, or plain text. The maker says manuscripts are not used to train AI models and describes TLS, encrypted storage, row-level security, and request-level two-factor verification.
Good
- Exports paginated EPUB and PDF
- Print controls for professional layouts
- More than 1,900 Google typefaces
- Built-in US and UK trim sizes
- Rendered style-theme previews
Watch out
- Calamus is still in beta
- Not open for purchase
- 14-day trial excludes Compile
- Requires a Calamus Binder manuscript
Who it suits
Compile suits fiction and nonfiction writers preparing ebook and print files from Calamus manuscripts. It is relevant to authors targeting the listed retailer destinations and trim sizes.
Verdict
Compile offers detailed typography and print pagination for Calamus manuscripts, alongside broad retailer destination support. Availability is limited while Calamus remains in beta and Compile is excluded from the browser trial.
Plans and prices
From Calamus Compile's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Calamus Ideas | $4.99 a month | iPhone companion for ideas, focus timer, quotes, and social sharing · Free for Calamus license holders · Monthly subscription purchased in the app |
| Calamus | $129, paid once | Unlimited books and words · Compile to EPUB and PDF · Mac, iPadOS, and browser · Not open for purchase while in beta · One payment; $189 regular price, $129 launch price |
The facts
Each one read from Calamus Compile's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial limit
- The 14-day browser trial excludes Compile, and trial users can download their manuscript as DOCX, RTF, Markdown, or plain text.checked 7 Oct 2026
What it does
- Input requirements
- Compile operates on the manuscript in Calamus's Binder; the site describes compiling a finished manuscript into a retailer-ready book.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Calamus describes the suite as serving fiction and nonfiction writers, with scenes and beats for novels and parts and sections for nonfiction.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Pagination
- It supports printed-page features including widows and orphans, running heads, page numbers, and chapter openers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Preview
- Each style theme shows a rendered preview before selection.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Print sizes
- US and UK print trim sizes are built in, from mass market to large print.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says manuscripts are not used to train AI models by Calamus or its partners.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Compile turns a manuscript in Calamus into a paginated, retailer-ready EPUB or PDF.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Release status
- Calamus is in beta testing and is not open for purchase yet.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Retailers
- The site lists Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play Books, OverDrive, Draft2Digital, Smashwords, tolino, and Scribd as supported destinations.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says traffic uses TLS, manuscript storage is encrypted at rest, and database row-level security restricts access to each user's data.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site provides support at [email protected].checked 7 Oct 2026
- Two-factor authentication
- Two-factor verification is checked on every request to content, and recognized devices can be revoked.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Typography
- Compile supports more than 1,900 Google typefaces and embeds them in exported files, with separate settings for headings, body text, and running heads and footers.checked 7 Oct 2026
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