comparisons

Comparisons

Torcul beside Vellum, Atticus, Lacuna, Kindle Create and Draft2Digital, and what each way to a finished book costs.

Torcul beside other tools

Vellum alternatives that run on Windows

Vellum has been macOS only for over a decade. The alternatives, what each one costs and what you give up.

Atticus compared

Many Windows authors consider Atticus once Vellum turns out to be Mac only. What it does well, what its users dislike, how Torcul differs.

A Lacuna alternative

Lacuna is a desktop app, licensed per computer, that does not make covers. Torcul runs in a browser, is licensed per book and makes the cover too.

A Kindle Create alternative

Kindle Create makes a KPF, which only KDP accepts. Torcul makes a standard print PDF, an EPUB that passes EPUBCheck and a cover, each checked before upload.

A Draft2Digital alternative

A template lays a book out and hands the files back. Torcul also reads its print PDF and EPUB back: margins at the real page count, layout faults, EPUBCheck.

What it costs

What formatting a book costs

What it costs, in money and time, to go from a finished manuscript to uploadable files — including proof copies, re-uploads and the second book.