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BookFunnel alternative

BookFunnel delivers. ArcRoster holds reviewers accountable.

BookFunnel is excellent ebook delivery — secure links, watermarks, download tracking. But delivery is where it stops. ArcRoster is built for what comes after: scoring reviewers, remembering them across launches, and tracing any copy that leaks to a name.

ArcRosterBookFunnel
Primary jobAccountable ARC campaignsEbook delivery infrastructure
Reviewer reliability scoreYes — living score across launchesNo
Permanent reviewer CRMYes — tags, notes, historyDownload tracking, not a CRM
Copy protectionPer-copy invisible fingerprintWatermark + non-shareable links
Leak → named recipientUpload the file, get the reviewerNot available
Review capture & scoringBuilt inNot the focus
Where ArcRoster wins

Attribution, not just a watermark

BookFunnel can watermark a file and track downloads. ArcRoster fingerprints each copy invisibly and, when a leak surfaces, extracts that fingerprint to name the exact recipient — with download time and a confidence score. Delivery tracking tells you who downloaded; attribution tells you who leaked.

A reviewer system, not a delivery pipe

BookFunnel hands each reviewer a link. ArcRoster remembers each reviewer — their reliability score, tags, notes, and full history — so your roster gets smarter every launch instead of resetting.

The whole campaign in one place

Reminders, review submission and approval, scoring, and leak response all live in ArcRoster. With BookFunnel you'd bolt those onto a spreadsheet yourself.

Where BookFunnel wins

Best-in-class delivery UX

BookFunnel's reader experience — help with sideloading, any device, any app — is genuinely excellent and widely trusted. If frictionless delivery is your only need, it's hard to beat.

Broader than ARCs

BookFunnel also handles reader magnets, direct sales fulfillment, and conference giveaways. ArcRoster is focused specifically on ARC campaigns.

Questions

BookFunnel vs ArcRoster, answered.

Is ArcRoster a BookFunnel replacement?
For running ARC campaigns, yes — ArcRoster delivers secure, expiring, individually fingerprinted copies and adds the reviewer CRM, scoring, review tracking, and leak attribution that BookFunnel doesn't. If you also use BookFunnel for reader magnets or direct sales, you might keep it for those and use ArcRoster for ARCs.
BookFunnel already watermarks files — why do I need fingerprinting?
A visible watermark can be edited out and, on its own, doesn't reliably map a leaked file back to one recipient. ArcRoster's fingerprint is invisible, embedded across multiple locations, unique per copy, and designed to survive common EPUB edits — so uploading a leaked file returns the actual reviewer it was issued to.
Does ArcRoster track downloads like BookFunnel?
Yes — download events, timestamps, and delivery status are tracked per reviewer, and they feed each reviewer's reliability score automatically.
How much does ArcRoster cost?
ArcRoster has a free plan plus paid tiers at $7/month (Starter), $17/month (Pro), and $39/month (Publisher), with annual billing saving roughly two months. It's free during the private beta with early-bird pricing locked in for life.
Your next launch, reviewed

Build a roster that outlasts any one launch.

ArcRoster is free during the beta. Bring your reviewers, run your next campaign, and see who actually shows up.