Create Books with AI for Publication

No. Print book formatting and ebook formatting are very different.

BookBud.ai automatically generated your ebook files, plus a Word document (.docx) and .rtf of your book. You use the Word document to send to the formatter (or do it yourself) to format for print book. This means making it look nice, adding correct margins, headers, footers, page numbers, etc. Ebooks don't have those things... so the formatted ebook files (.pdf, .epub, and .mobi) made automatically by the system are distribution ready. Keep in mind that Step 7 (Book Text) is the source that is used. So just by uploading files back to BookBud, it does not change the source. If you or the formatter make changes to the content, you need to also make those changes in Step 7 (Book Text) and then regenerate your ebook files.

English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese.

As of March 25, 2024, BookBud.ai is ideal for both fiction and non-fiction.

With fiction, the current limitation is 30 sections or about 20,000 words (novella).

Yes! As of January 7, 2024, this is now a feature. Seamlessly add images for both ebook and print.

Keep in mind that once your book has been created it is not automatically ready for download. There are still several steps on the checklist that need to be completed before books are completed. However, if you want to jump to the download of your ebooks you can.

First, in the APP MENU, select "Your Books." Now locate your book, and click the step that reads "Generate Your Ebook Files":

This will generate your ebook files (usually takes about 10 seconds) and if there are no errors, you will see the download buttons. Click the button of the format you want to download:

Follow the steps. Many people are trying to see the book before it is created, which is temporally impossible (according to prevailing theories in physics). But let's walk through this:

If in the Book Text step, expand the section to proof it by clicking on the section name. To proof the ebook files, click the button to download the file of your choice.

Yes. For references, you must choose the "scientific" tone in the "PROMPT" step (step 3).

Some things to consider when using references:

• AI will make strong use of references that will change the tone of the book to academic/scientific. Just make sure this is what you are going for.
• We make adjustments so the references are moved to "reference" page in the back of the book rather than in each section. However, sometimes AI is inconsistent in how it writes references so these are not detected. This means you must manually check each page for references at the bottom of the page and if they appear, move them to the reference page (do this in the "Book Text" step - step 7).
• The reference style used is APA, but AI doesn't always get the formats 100% accurate. So if this is very important to you, you need to manually check each reference for proper format.
• AI is notorious for "hallucinations" which is often found with citations and references. This typically happens when a reference does not accurately reflect what it claims to. So it is a good idea to check the references.
• If you are sending your book to narration using AuthorVoices.ai, references and inline citations are automatically removed for a pleasant listening experience. But AI might changes some of the formatting so there may be some left over inline citations that you need to manually remove.

There are two potential issues to consider:

1. Ensure that you click the "Next/Save" button at the bottom of the page. By doing so, all the data on the page will be saved.
2. Make sure you do not have multiple tabs or windows open to BookBud.ai. If you do, it's possible that one window might display outdated data that was recently saved in another tab or window. Then, if you proceed in the other window, the outdated data could overwrite the newer data. To avoid confusion, just ensure that only one tab or window is open to BookBud.ai at a time, and everything should work smoothly.

Note: You can now also re-order sections by moving section up and down. The links are right next to the "insert" and "delete" sections links.

It depends on the length of the book. But for this example, let's use a standard size book (6x9 about 100 pages, about 25,000 words, about 180,000 characters).

If you have a paid plan, the creation of this book is included in that. If you don't it will be $40.

You are going to want a professional ebook cover. That is $10 from our recommended vendor.

Now if you are listing the book yourself, there are no more fees. If you use our service to list the book for you, it is $50 (that includes print and audio as well) unless you are part of the King or Patterson plans, which includes free distribution.

If you create a paperback as well, that is included in the cost of our service (so you pay nothing if you already have the credits), but you will want a professional cover, which is $35 (includes the ebook cover) + $5 if you add Ingram cover. Add $10 if you use our suggested formatter (or nothing if you format yourself).

Audiobook cover is $5 extra. But for audiobook, you need to buy credits (pay as you need them) from AuthorVoices.ai. For this size book, that is about $65.

As mentioned, these costs will change if you create a smaller or larger book (cover costs will remain the same).

If you are creating a print book, you need to know the EXACT number of pages so the designer can use the correct template in making your cover. This is because the template includes the spine of the book, which changes in size based on number of pages (and creme or white paper - creme is thicker). To find this out, you need to open up your formatted PDF print book interior file and look at the number of pages in the pdf reader—note that this is NOT your ebook pdf that is automatically generated by the system; it is the file that you send to the formatter to manually format for the print book. Also, this is not the page numbers printed on the pages... these don't take into consideration the front and back pages.

Here is an example of when the PDF is opened in a web browser (Firefox). The total page numbers are displayed in the upper left (99):

If you need to know the total number of pages for the ebook, you can use the print book PDF or the ebook PDF.

If you already created the audio book, did the formatted interior, and/or published the book, changing the title becomes increasingly more difficult and problematic. You need to think about everywhere the old title is and change as needed.

Yes! Both custom ones that you upload and ones you can generate with AI within BookBud. For instructions, see https://www.virversity.com/course/BookBud/AOyJ2

There are strategies that BookBud.ai uses on the back end. This is a continual cat and mouse game however, as AI detectors are constantly changing. For the most part, books written by BookBud.ai are not detectable as AI by most detectors out there, but we make no guarantees.

You can manually edit the text by adding in some more human-sounding language and writing patterns if you are very concerned about this. Spelling errors also help make this more human (but less professional as a book).

My advice is not to worry about this.

This is a complex answer so please bear with me...

If you are using our distribution services: You don't need to worry about obtaining ISBNs or placing them anywhere in your book. We supply the ISBNs and they are used in the metadata, that is, your listing information with the retailers. It is not necessary to include in the book or on the cover (and advised against because ISBNs can change if you choose to change distribution strategies).

If you are using a third-party for distribution, like another aggregator: You will need to ask them about the ISBN requirements. If they provide you with the ISBN, I strongly suggest you do not include the ISBN anywhere in the book or on the cover, despite what they may tell you, because it will make it more difficult for you to end your distribution agreement with them, since they own the ISBN.

If you are doing your own distribution: You still do not need to put the ISBN anywhere on the books or cover. But if you choose to, work with cover company and request the ISBN goes on the back cover of any print book versions. As for the interior of the book, you can add the ISBNs to the copyright page in BookBud (step #7).

• You do NOT need an ISBN for any of the major retailers if just doing an ebook.
• If submitting a print book to Amazon, Amazon will provide you with a free ISBN.
• If submitting a print book to Ingram you will need an ISBN.
• If submitting your audiobook to retailers, they may require and ISBN - check with retailer.

Here is some useful information about ISBNs / barcodes:

• You purchase your own at https://www.myidentifiers.com - they are not cheap so consider using a distribution service that doesn't require you to buy your own.
• If you are starting your own publishing company and plan on more than 10 books, then https://www.myidentifiers.com begins to become a wise investment.
• 10-digit ISBNs are no longer accepted, so make sure yours are 13 digits.
• "ISBN" stands for "International Standard Book Number", so stop saying "ISBN Number"! (and while you are at it, stop saying "ATM Machine")
• You never need to worry about a barcode - Amazon or Ingram will take care of that part for you.
• Don't include the price of the book in the barcode because changing the price becomes very difficult.

There are two ways to do this.

1) Go to "Your Books" and click the "Start a New Book" button:

or 2) Just click "Create Your Book" button in the menu. You should see a message about starting a new book, if not, you will see the "Start a New Book" button. Click that button.

When you start a new book, no information will be filled out in step 1. If you see your other book's information there, you are NOT starting a new book but writing over your existing one. Click the "Start a New Book" button again.

Assuming you are on the Plath free plan, you can see an estimate at the bottom of Step 6 (Contents Part 3) assuming you are creating a non-fiction book. It will show how many characters your book requires, then you can purchase the characters at https://www.bookbud.ai/pricing-plans-for-creating-and-publishing-books-with-ai.html - the bottom of the page. You can buy a minimum of 200k characters.

By default, the magic of BookBud.ai minimizes repetition but doesn't always eliminate all repetition. This is why a thorough proofing is strongly suggested for all books. However there are some things you can do to minimize repetition even more, and some things you can avoid.

Things You Can Do To Minimize Repetition

• Don't write large books on small topics. AI will struggle to fill the pages and just start repeating things.
• Do proof the table of contents carefully and remove/rename any sections titles that are too similar to others in the book.
• Don't mess with the suggested length of each section unless you know what you are doing. The biggest mistake is making the chapter introduction long, then having long subsections that just repeat what was written in the chapter introduction. If you have sections within chapters, the chapter intros should be short. If you have sub-sections under sections, either the section should be short or the sub-section should be. BookBud automates all of this, so this is only a concern if you manually change the lengths.
• Do proof the book well. It is simple to edit the content and remove redundancy. If you are not sure how, see https://www.bookbud.ai/frequently-asked-questions.html032