How to self-publish your book with AI

Review your manuscript

Are your friends and family too busy to copyedit your book? Don’t stress—generative AI proofreads and edits your book to remove typos, grammatical issues, or punctuation errors. Simply copy and paste what you’ve written into your preferred AI platform or upload the document for AI to proofread. Try these concise prompts to get the most out of your AI proofreading experience:

• Please check each page for punctuation errors or run-on sentences, and tell me which pages of the document I need to edit.
• Review my book for any plot holes or inconsistencies.
• Please fact-check my manuscript to make sure that everything is correct.

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Create a book cover

Draw readers in and boost sales with an exciting book cover. If you’re on a budget, create a book cover with AI. Ask AI to generate images that match how you’ve described the characters, key symbols, or locations in your book. Use detailed image prompts to make your book cover even better. Try these AI prompts to create your next book cover:

• Create a 6×9 image of a knight on a white horse with a blue dragon in the background.
• Create a cartoon-like image of a man and a woman holding hands on a beach.
• Generate a black-and-white image of an astronaut floating in outer space.

Generate blurbs and listing descriptions

Attract and entice your target audience with a short description—also known as a blurb—on the back cover of your book. If you’re selling your book online, create a description using relevant keywords to ensure your readers can find it while searching the web. Copy and paste your book or upload the document to your favorite AI platform, and try these prompts:

• Read my book and create an intriguing blurb based on it.
• What keywords should I utilize online to promote my book?
• Create an online listing description for my book that will get more people to read and purchase it.

Print and sell your book

Now that your book is typo-free and has a stunning cover, it’s time to figure out how to print your book and where you can sell it. Coordinate these logistics with AI prompts like these:

• Where can I get my self-published book printed in paperback for a good price?
• Where are the best places for authors to sell their self-published novels online?
• What are the best places to sell my book online as an e-book?

Get marketing ideas

Typically, book publishing companies handle the marketing of a book, but when you self-publish, that task falls on you. If you don’t have a marketing background, don’t worry: Get valuable insights on how to draw more eyes to your book with AI. Try these prompts for marketing ideas:

• How can I use social media ads to promote my new book?
• What are the best ways to promote my self-published book?
• What are the best ways to reach out to book bloggers to review my book?

Publishing your own book is exciting, and it’s even easier when you have AI to streamline the process. Learn more about how to publish your book and explore other ways to use AI in your everyday life.