Help & Answers
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about BookBud.ai.
AI & Writing
No. BookBud.ai is meant to accelerate your writing process, not replace your judgment. You stay in control and can revise, refine, and shape the content however you like.
Features
BookBud.ai supports EPUB, PDF, and Word/DOCX export. You can also download the cover image on its own, or use "Export All" to get a single ZIP file containing all formats plus the cover image — handy if you want everything in one download.
Yes. BookBud.ai includes AI-assisted cover generation to help you produce a professional-looking cover. When generating a cover you can choose from multiple style presets or enter your own custom instructions to steer the design. You can also upload your own cover image if you prefer to use one you have already created.
General
Yes. For nonfiction, you can build or edit your own outline and type or paste existing text into any section. For a novel you have already written, there is no single manuscript upload; you add it chapter by chapter. When you create the fiction project, the setup screen fills in a suggested title, characters and setting from your brief description. Those are only suggestions: replace them with your own title, author name and characters (the Remove button deletes a suggested character). Nothing you have written is changed by setup. Then open the Write Story tab, click "+ Add Blank Chapter", paste your first chapter and click Save Section; use "+ Insert" on that chapter to add the next one. Avoid the AI writing buttons such as Regenerate Section or Generate Full Book, which write new text. Once your chapters are in, Analyze Manuscript gives free feedback without changing anything.
Yes. The new project wizard includes a built-in AI Idea Generator. Enter a general topic or interest, and BookBud will suggest a complete concept — working title, subtitle, target audience, tone, and style direction. You can accept the suggestion as-is or adjust any part of it before you start.
Every EPUB you export from BookBud is automatically checked with EPUBCheck, the same industry-standard validator that major ebook retailers use, before it is offered for download. If a file ever fails the check, BookBud holds it back and our team is sent the details so we can fix it. That way you are not handed a file that retailers would reject.
For nonfiction, you can generate the full book from its outline or work one section at a time. Fiction uses an interactive section-by-section flow: tell BookBud what happens next, choose a new chapter or subsection, and edit each draft as you go. You can revise any saved section at any time.
The AI writing tools are inside a book project, not on the dashboard. Open the project and use the steps across the top: Overview, Book Cover, Outline, then the writing step. The writing step's name depends on the book. On a nonfiction book it reads "Write Book" until any chapter has text, and then it is renamed "Book Content". On a fiction book it reads "Write Story". In a nonfiction book, click a chapter in the list and choose "Regenerate Section" to have BookBud write it using the context of the whole book, then "Save Section" to keep any edits. "+ Add Chapter" at the bottom of the list adds a new chapter. The "Write Book" button drafts the whole book from the outline in one go; after a full-book generation has finished, you continue chapter by chapter instead. In a fiction book, open "Write Story" and describe the next scene in the "What happens next?" box to draft the next chapter or section.
Yes. Every project has Short, Standard, and Large targets. For nonfiction, the choice guides the outline and chapter sizes toward roughly 50, 100, or 200 pages; for fiction, it guides each generated section while you decide how many chapters or subsections to add.
Yes. The fiction setup step includes a character builder where you can describe each major character — name, role, appearance, personality, and backstory. BookBud uses these details to keep your cast consistent throughout the generated story. You can add multiple characters and designate one as the main protagonist.
Nonfiction is outline-first: you can refine a nested chapter plan, draft section by section, or generate the full book in the background. Fiction uses the interactive Write Story flow, where you guide each new chapter or subsection and choose when to continue, wrap up, or end. Fiction also includes character setup and the Polish & Editorial Review tools.
When you start a fiction project, you describe your story idea in a few sentences and BookBud automatically fills in the full setup for you — title, subtitle, genre, setting, mood, themes, narrative style, and even an initial cast of characters. You can review and adjust every field before moving on. This AI-assisted prefill saves the blank-page problem and gets your fiction project configured in seconds.
After you finish a fiction book, BookBud gives your whole manuscript a professional two-part edit from the Polish & Editorial Review card on the Write Story tab.
Analyze Manuscript is free and takes seconds — it scans the complete book for repeated phrases, chapters that open in similar ways, overused character gestures, AI-sounding stock phrasing, and pacing notes. It reads your book and reports; it never changes a word of it. On especially long manuscripts, the pacing/dialogue notes may only cover the opening chapters that fit in one free pass — you’ll see a note telling you exactly how much was read. The paid Editorial Review below always covers your entire book.
From there, one pass runs two stages, in this order, and you cannot run them separately. The Polish stage rewrites each chapter to vary sentence rhythm, openings, and word choice so the prose reads naturally — without changing your story. The Editorial Review stage then reads the entire manuscript for the things a style pass can’t catch: timeline and continuity errors, character-knowledge slips, motivation gaps, cause-and-effect problems, and plot points that need clarifying. It runs in the background, and when it finishes you get a continuity report listing each issue, the chapters involved, and a suggested fix.
Because the review is the second half of that single pass, the only way to get the continuity report is to let the Polish rewrite run first. If you want the findings without keeping the rewritten prose, see the next question — Undo Last Polish restores your text and leaves the report in place.
The Polish stage does rewrite your prose, and that is reversible. It is a line edit, not a rewrite of your story — plot, events, clues, character names, point of view, and the meaning of every dialogue exchange are preserved, and each chapter stays within about 15% of its original length. Every chapter’s previous version is saved automatically, so if you prefer your own wording you can click Undo Last Polish and the whole book reverts instantly to exactly the text you had.
The Editorial Review stage never edits your manuscript. It only reports the continuity and logic issues it finds, each with a suggested fix you can apply one at a time from the report, so you stay in full control of every change.
If you have hand-edited your chapters and want the continuity findings without keeping the rewritten prose: the Editorial Review is not a separate button — it only runs as the second half of the Polish pass, so the rewrite happens first either way. Run the pass, read the report, then click Undo Last Polish. Your chapters go back to your own wording and the continuity report stays available under View Editorial Review. You are still charged for the polish that ran, so budget for the full combined estimate shown before you confirm.
Analyzing your manuscript is free, including the editor’s notes on pacing, dialogue, and continuity.
The full pass has two parts, and you’ll see the exact combined estimate before you confirm:
- The Polish stage costs about 1 credit for every 2 characters of manuscript text (half the normal generation rate).
- The Editorial Review stage costs about 1 credit for every 3 characters, because it reads your whole book rather than rewriting it.
You’re only charged for work that actually completes — the polish for the chapters it polishes, and the review only if it finishes successfully.
Short Text mode limits each generated section to a brief overview — just a few sentences — instead of full paragraph content. Toggle it on from the sidebar inside any project. It is useful when you want a quick structural draft you plan to fill in yourself, or when you need very concise, summary-style content.
The Editorial Review reads your entire novel the way a developmental editor would, looking for the story-consistency issues that are easy to miss when a book is written chapter by chapter:
- Timeline — events out of order, impossible durations, contradictory dates or days of the week
- Character knowledge — a character acting on something they couldn’t yet know, or forgetting what they learned
- Motivation — actions with no established reason, or reasons that contradict earlier behavior
- Continuity — physical or factual contradictions in names, objects, injuries, or who was present
- Cause and effect — setups that never pay off, or payoffs with no setup
- Plot clarity — points a careful reader would find confusing or unexplained
Each finding tells you the chapters involved, the specific conflict, and a concrete fix you can choose to make. Because it compares details across the whole book, it catches inconsistencies that only appear when two distant chapters disagree.
For findings where the exact text to change is clear and unambiguous, a Quick Fix button appears in the review — clicking it applies the correction to your chapter in one step. Most continuity and logic issues require a judgment call, so for those you'll see the affected chapters and a suggested fix to guide your own edit in the section editor. The Quick Fix step does not use any credits.
Yes. Nonfiction projects have an "+ Add Chapter" button in the editor that adds a blank chapter at the end of your chapters, ahead of back matter such as Citations, ready for you to write yourself. In a fiction project, a brand-new project with no chapters yet shows a "+ Add Blank Chapter" button on the Write Story tab, under the Title Page, Copyright Page and Front Matter; after that, use the "+ Insert" option on any chapter to add a blank chapter after it. Either way, the new chapter is added instantly and you can paste or type your own text into it (click Save Section to keep it), or generate it with AI later.
Yes, if you do not cancel — regenerating the outline replaces the entire section list, so any text already written in those sections is lost. BookBud now warns you first and tells you exactly how many sections have written content before you confirm. If you only want to add a chapter without losing your writing, cancel and use the + button on any chapter row in the Outline list instead.
No. In nonfiction, once the outline exists you can open any section and type or paste your own text instead of generating it. In fiction, you can edit generated story sections or fill blank inserted sections yourself, so one project can mix your writing with AI-assisted drafts.
The image generator has a safety filter that sometimes refuses a cover, most often when the cover direction suggests romantic contact or uses words like "spicy" or "steamy". You are not charged when this happens, and BookBud tells you what kind of content triggered the refusal. Rewording your cover direction usually fixes it, or you can upload your own cover image instead.
Yes. During project setup you can name up to three authors whose style you want the writing to echo. BookBud blends those stylistic qualities into the generated content — things like sentence rhythm, tone, and pacing — without directly copying anyone.
BookBud supports a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres. Fiction writers use it for novels, thrillers, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, short story collections, and more. Nonfiction writers use it for business books, self-help guides, how-to titles, memoirs, educational materials, and topic-driven ebooks. During project setup you specify your genre, tone, and writing style, and the AI adapts accordingly.
BookBud.ai supports over 45 languages, including American and British English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, and many more. You choose the language when you create a new project and the AI generates all content in that language — outlines, section text, and cover copy.
Yes. The login and registration page offers Sign in with Google alongside the standard email and password option, and both methods use the same account. If you later want email and password access, use Forgot Password with your Google email address to create a password.
Yes. The free outline tool at bookbud.ai/tools/book-outline lets you describe your idea, pick a book type, and get back title options, a chapter-by-chapter outline, and a back-cover hook — all in about 30 seconds, no account needed. After you see your outline you can sign up and let BookBud write the full book for you.
Yes. The free AI content checker at bookbud.ai/tools/ai-content-check lets you paste a chapter (at least 120 words, up to about 20,000 characters) and get a plain-English report with no account needed. It highlights the sentences that read as machine-written, explains the patterns behind them, and suggests what to change. No tool can prove who wrote a text, so the result is a judgement about writing patterns with a confidence level, not proof.
Yes. All new accounts start with 25,000 free credits — enough to generate an outline, create a cover, and draft your first few chapters, with no credit card required. When you are ready for more capacity, you can upgrade to a paid plan.
Credits are the currency BookBud uses for AI generation tasks — outlines, chapters, covers, and section images each consume a small number of credits. Subscription credits (the monthly allocation on paid plans) reset at the start of each billing cycle and do not roll over. One-time credits — such as the 25,000 signup bonus, the Finish Your Book credit pack, or promotional grants — never expire and stay in your account until spent. Your current balance and a full usage history are always available on your dashboard.
BookBud.ai has three paid plans: Starter at $19 per month (up to 3 books per month), Publisher Basic at $49 per month (up to 15 books), and Pro at $99 per month (up to 50 books). Annual billing is also available at a discounted rate. You can compare plans and subscribe from the Pricing page.
Yes. You can cancel at any time from your account settings. Your access and credits continue until the end of the current billing period — you will not be charged again after cancelling.
The Overview tab has eight required fields: Book Title, Author Name, Book Type, Audience, Approximate Book Length, Goal, Language, and Topic / Description. Until all of them are filled in, the project stays at the Overview stage and the later steps stay locked. If you try to move on early, BookBud lists exactly which fields are still empty. Fill them in and press Save and Next to continue.
The books per month figure on each plan refers to how much AI generation capacity your credit allocation covers each billing cycle — not a cap on how many projects you can have open at the same time. You can save as many book projects in your account as you like and switch between them freely. The limit simply reflects how many new books you can fully generate within a single month given your plan.
It depends on the type. Subscription credits (the monthly allocation that comes with your paid plan) reset at the start of each billing cycle — they do not accumulate. One-time credits — such as the 25,000 signup bonus or any promotional credit grants — never expire and remain in your account until spent.
Yes. If you have an affiliate or referral code, enter it in the coupon box on the Pricing page before you subscribe. A valid code applies a 10% discount to your first invoice. Codes are one-time use per customer. StackSocial promo codes are different — those are redeemed from your dashboard and add credits to your account rather than reducing the subscription price.
Nothing you have saved is ever lost when credits run out. When an action would cost more credits than you have, a popup shows exactly how many credits you need and offers one-click options to keep writing (like the Finish Your Book pack or a Starter plan). Paid subscribers receive a fresh credit allocation at the start of each billing cycle, and any one-time credits on your dashboard never expire.
Yes. You can change your plan at any time from your account settings page. Upgrades take effect immediately — your credit allowance increases right away. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing period, so you keep your current plan and credits until then.
Yes. The 'Finish Your Book' offer lets you buy 400,000 credits for a one-time payment of $19 — no subscription, no recurring charge. Credits from this purchase never expire, so you can work at your own pace. This option is designed for users who have already started a book and just need enough capacity to complete it. Look for the offer in any invitation email or at bookbud.ai/finish-your-book.
Yes. BookBud participates in the Archieboy Affiliate Program, which lets you earn a commission when you refer new paying subscribers. You can sign up and get your unique referral link at archieboy.com/affiliate/. Customers who use your link also receive a discount on their first subscription payment, so it is a benefit for both sides.
Yes. All three plans offer an annual billing option at a discounted rate compared to paying month to month. Starter is $190 per year, Publisher Basic is $490 per year, and Pro is $990 per year. You can select annual billing during checkout on the Pricing page.
The Pro plan is treated as unlimited for AI generation, so the dashboard and project editor show Unlimited instead of deducting a numeric credit balance. The 50 books per month figure describes the plan's expected creation volume, not a hard limit on saved projects.
Yes. Inside any book project you can generate an AI image for individual sections, in addition to the main cover, or upload your own JPG, PNG, or WebP image for any section. Section images appear in your exported EPUB, PDF, and Word files. Generate or upload as many or as few as your project needs.
Yes. If a full-book generation is running, you can stop it at any time using the Stop button on the project page — your already-generated sections are saved automatically. When you are ready to continue, use the Resume option to pick up from the last completed section rather than restarting the whole book from scratch.
Not through the normal project workflow. The Export step unlocks after every content section has text, so finish or remove any blank chapters first. Save any manual edits before exporting so the files contain your latest work.
AuthorPass is a benefit available to selfpublishing.pro subscribers. If you have an active AuthorPass, you can claim a free BookBud.ai Starter plan by entering your selfpublishing.pro email on your BookBud dashboard — no separate payment needed. Your access is maintained automatically as long as your AuthorPass remains active and will revert to free if it lapses.
Your projects and saved content remain in your account when a subscription ends. Unused subscription credits expire when the plan ends, but one-time credits remain available; you can still open and export your books, and any remaining one-time credits can be used for generation. You can resubscribe or use the one-time Finish Your Book offer if you need more credits.
Yes. Once your book is complete, open the project and click the "Distribute My Ebook" button. BookBud will generate publishing metadata (description, keywords, BISAC categories) and send your EPUB, PDF, and cover to selfpublishing.pro for distribution. You can review and edit all metadata before submitting. Distribution is handled through selfpublishing.pro and is subject to their Terms of Service. If you also want a print-ready interior, use the separate "Send to DocToPrint" button — see the FAQ below.
Yes. Once your project is complete, click the "Send to DocToPrint" button inside your project. BookBud automatically sends your manuscript, title, author name, and cover to DocToPrint.com in one click — no re-uploading or retyping — and creates (or finds) a DocToPrint account for you. You can generate a watermarked preview of your actual print interior for free; if the layout looks right, a one-time $19 unlocks the clean print-ready PDF, the cleaned Word source, and future formatting regenerations for that same book. There is no subscription required.
Yes. Open your finished project and click "Send to AuthorVoices.ai" to hand off your EPUB and cover in one click — AuthorVoices creates a free account for you if needed, splits your manuscript into chapters automatically, and uses your cover as the audiobook art. Pick a narrator from 54 curated AI voices before you submit; if you already have an AuthorVoices Studio subscription, the picker can filter down to just the voices included in your plan.
There is no upfront distribution fee for BookBud members, and your ebook gets a free ISBN. BookBud keeps 15% of net royalties and you keep 85%. Royalties are paid by PayPal or direct bank transfer once your balance reaches $25, so you will need one of those to receive payment.
Sign in to your BookBud account and go to your dashboard. Look for the 'Redeem Promo Code' section, enter your code exactly as provided, and click Redeem. Your credits will be added immediately and a confirmation email will be sent. Each code is single-use, so make sure you are signed in to the account you want the credits applied to before redeeming.
No. Distribution through BookBud is all-or-nothing: your book goes out as a single bundle to the full retailer set — Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Everand/Scribd, the eBookIt bookstore, and the Ingram retail network. There is currently no per-retailer opt-out, so if you are not ready to go to all of them for a given title, hold off on distributing that title through BookBud.
It depends on where you publish. Amazon KDP requires authors to disclose AI-generated content when uploading a book, and other retailers may have similar requirements that can change without notice. BookBud does not make this disclosure for you — you are responsible for reviewing and following the current rules of any retailer or platform you publish through.
Not while it is enrolled. KDP Select requires exclusivity to Amazon, so a Select-enrolled ebook cannot legally be distributed to other retailers until you remove it from Select. That is done in your own Amazon KDP account — BookBud cannot do it for you. Once the book is out of Select, you are free to use BookBud's distribution.
BookBud automatically creates a Title Page, Copyright Page, and Front Matter section for every project — these are standard parts of a properly structured ebook. You can edit the content inside each one, but they are protected from deletion to keep your book format intact. They will appear in your exported EPUB and PDF files.
Because of the barcode option, not the ISBN. Entering your own ISBN on KDP is fine. But the option that says your cover already includes a barcode tells KDP to expect a real, scannable barcode printed in the barcode zone of the cover file you uploaded. The print covers BookBud and DocToPrint produce deliberately leave that area blank so the printer can place the barcode, so there is nothing there for KDP to accept, and the previewer will not let you move on to approval.
Leave that option unchecked and let KDP add the barcode. KDP encodes whichever ISBN is on the book, so if you entered your own ISBN, the printed barcode is your ISBN — you do not lose your imprint or your ownership of the number. The only thing you give up is control over the exact placement of the barcode rectangle.
Your purchased barcode files are still useful for print channels that require the barcode to be embedded in the cover art, such as IngramSpark. For KDP, they are not needed.
Verified citations are available for nonfiction projects with an evidence-friendly tone and apply to full-book generation, not as a post-processing step.
Turn on Include verified academic citations before starting the full-book run; your choice saves immediately, and BookBud confirms whether citations are on or off before you continue.
During that run, BookBud searches OpenAlex before each eligible section and restricts the draft to sources it found, using fewer or no citations when suitable sources are unavailable.
Used sources are de-duplicated into a linked Citations chapter at the end of EPUB, PDF, and Word exports.
Yes. The Learn section at bookbud.ai/learn/ has free step-by-step guides on topics like how to write a book with AI, how to format a manuscript, how to self-publish, and more. New articles are added regularly. You can also reach out via the Contact page if you need help with something specific.
BookBud does not claim an ownership or publishing interest in the manuscript, cover, and exports you create through your account, subject to the Terms and any refund-related conditions. Rights in AI-assisted material depend on applicable law, and BookBud does not guarantee originality, copyrightability, or exclusivity. Review the Terms before publishing or distributing your work.
BookBud will email you with a link to update your payment method, and the billing provider will retry during a 30-day recovery window. Your books remain in your account, but paid access may be suspended if the payment is not recovered. Use the billing portal from Account Settings to update your card or manage billing.
Yes. Go to your profile page to update your full name, screen name, profile photo, or email address. Password changes and subscription management are available on the same page.
If you already have a password, go to Account Settings, enter your current password and a new password, then save. If you signed up with Google and have never set a password, use Forgot Password with your Google email address to create one.
Yes. Use Forgot Password with the email address connected to your Google account, then follow the emailed link to create a password. After that, you can sign in with either your email and password or Google.
BookBud.ai is a web app — there is no separate app to download. You can open it in any modern browser. The project editor (where you draft and edit chapters) is designed for larger screens and works best on a desktop or tablet; using it on a phone screen is possible but not ideal for extended writing sessions. The dashboard, project list, and your account settings pages all work fine on mobile.
Yes to both. To rename a project, edit the title field inside the project — it is editable at the top of the project editor. To delete a project, use the delete option from the project card on your dashboard. Deletion is permanent and removes all generated sections, content, and cover assets for that project, so export anything you want to keep first.
Yes — how depends on the kind of book. In a fiction project, each section in the Write Story list has ↑ and ↓ buttons on its row; use those to move a section up or down, and the new order saves automatically and carries through to your exported files. There is also a + Insert button to add a blank chapter after any section. The Title Page, Copyright Page and Front Matter are fixed and stay at the front.
In a non-fiction project, the Outline step does not yet have a move control. Each row there offers only 'Add section after this' and 'Delete section', so to change the running order you add a new section in the right place and delete the one in the wrong place. If you have already written text into a section, copy it out before deleting, because deleting removes the text with it — or ask support and we will reorder it for you.
Yes. Full-book generation runs in the background on BookBud's servers, not in your browser tab, so you can safely close the page or shut down your computer and the generation will continue. When you return and open the project, your completed sections will be waiting. If a generation ever appears stuck, simply reload the project page — BookBud automatically detects and resumes any generation that has stalled.
The Metadata CSV export contains all the publishing information BookBud generates for your book — title, subtitle, author, description, keywords, BISAC category codes, and related fields — formatted for easy import into retailer and distributor dashboards. Download it from the Export panel inside your project. It is especially useful if you are uploading your book manually to platforms like Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, or Draft2Digital and want to copy your metadata in bulk rather than typing it field by field.
The Export All option packages every available export format into a single download: your EPUB, PDF, and DOCX manuscript files, the book cover image, and the Metadata CSV. Use it when you want everything in one step — for example, before distributing or archiving a finished project. If you only need one specific format, you can still download each file individually from the same Export panel.
If your book project has not been updated in 7 or more days and you have not yet exported it, BookBud automatically sends a reminder email to nudge you to continue. It is simply a helpful prompt — nothing has been changed or deleted in your account. If you prefer not to receive these reminders, you can unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of any such email.
Yes. Any AI-generated or uploaded section image you insert is embedded in your EPUB, PDF, and Word/DOCX exports. It appears in the same section where you added it, with no separate export step.
Yes. Open the Front Matter section to add a dedication, copyright notice, author bio, promotion, or other preliminary content. Click Save Section to store the change; saved front matter appears in your exports and becomes the starting template for future new projects.
Research Keywords guide the academic citation search when verified citations are enabled. BookBud uses these keywords to query the OpenAlex open academic database before writing each chapter, pulling real peer-reviewed papers that are relevant to your topic. If you leave the field blank, the AI derives search terms from your book title and outline automatically; adding specific keywords helps it find more targeted or technical sources for niche subjects.
BookBud accepts portrait-oriented JPEG, PNG, or WebP cover images and converts uploads to JPG. A tall image around a 2:3 ratio, such as 1600 x 2400 pixels, is a good target for common ebook retailers. If a file cannot be read as an image, BookBud tells you right away so you can re-save it as JPG, PNG, or WebP and try again.
BISAC (Book Industry Standards and Communications) codes are the standard subject categories retailers, distributors, and libraries use to classify books — for example, FICTION / Thriller / Suspense. When you export metadata or distribute, BookBud automatically generates three relevant BISAC categories (plus seven keywords) from your title, genre, and description. You can review and change the categories on the distribution review screen before submitting, and they are included in the Metadata CSV export.
Audiobook production is handled by AuthorVoices.ai, which BookBud launches automatically from your project. Distribution of the finished audiobook to platforms such as Audible, Spotify, Apple Books Audio, and others is managed through AuthorVoices.ai and its distribution partners — not directly through BookBud. Once your audiobook is produced on AuthorVoices, follow the distribution steps there to submit it to retail and streaming services.
If a payment fails or your subscription lapses while a generation is running, the generation will complete normally for any sections already in progress. However, once your account returns to free status, new AI generation tasks — including starting additional sections — will be paused until your billing is resolved. Your existing content and all saved sections remain intact. Update your payment method from your account settings to restore full access.
Generated full-book sections are saved as they finish, but manual editor changes are not saved merely by typing. Click Save Section and wait for the Saved confirmation before closing the page or switching sections.
Yes. When you edit Front Matter and click Save Section, BookBud also stores it as your account template. Future new projects start with that content, while existing projects keep their own saved front matter and can still be edited separately.
Not currently. Each BookBud account is a single-user workspace, and projects are private to the account holder. If you need to share your work with a co-author or editor, the easiest path is to export your manuscript as a DOCX or EPUB file and share it directly. You can then paste any edits back into your BookBud sections.
A single generated section typically takes 20–60 seconds. A standard nonfiction book generated from its outline usually takes 10–30 minutes and continues in the background if you close the browser. Fiction is written interactively one chapter or subsection at a time, so its total time depends on how many sections you create and revise.
Your projects and content are private to your account — other users cannot see your books, outlines, or chapters. BookBud stores your content to power the editor and export features; it is not shared publicly or used to train AI models. If you delete a project, its content is removed from your account.
Getting Started
BookBud.ai is an AI-powered platform that helps authors, experts, entrepreneurs, and creators plan, draft, organize, and export book projects much faster.
BookBud.ai is for nonfiction authors, fiction writers, coaches, consultants, educators, and anyone who wants a faster, more organized way to turn an idea into a real book draft.
Not at all. BookBud.ai is designed to be straightforward even if you are not especially technical. The step-by-step workflow guides you from idea to finished book without requiring any coding knowledge or publishing experience.
Your credit balance appears at the top of your dashboard. Click it to open the Credit History panel, which logs every AI task — outlines, chapters, covers, and images — showing how many credits each step consumed and your running balance after each action. This makes it easy to track where credits are going and spot any unexpected usage.
How It Works
BookBud.ai helps you move through a practical workflow: plan your book, generate an outline, build and refine sections, and export your manuscript when you are ready.
Yes. BookBud.ai is designed to support both fiction and nonfiction workflows, so you can structure your project around the kind of book you are creating.
Projects & Writing
Yes. Nonfiction outlines support Level 0 chapters, Level 1 sections, and Level 2 subsections. Choosing Standard or Large only changes the generated book-length target; it does not unlock or restrict outline levels and it does not stop you adding more rows. Use the + button on the outline row where the new section should go, choose its level with the indent controls, and use the pencil button to edit a saved title.
BookBud sets the label automatically from what is already in the project. A book moves through Overview, Book Cover, Outline and Book Content, and shows Complete once every chapter in its outline has text in it. Complete does not mean the book has been reviewed, edited or published; it means no chapter is empty, which also unlocks the export step. You can keep editing a Complete book at any time.
Support
Yes. Use the contact page and the BookBud.ai support team will point you in the right direction, or click the chat assistant available in the corner of any page for instant answers.
For security reasons, support does not make sensitive billing, legal, privacy, cancellation, or account-change requests by email. Those cases are handled separately when needed.
