Official editions you own
Your AI Edition is verified, controlled, and owned by you — the canonical conversational version of your book, not a third-party derivative.
For independent authors & creators
Your book, owned and in conversation.
Publish an Official AI Edition you own and control — a grounded, conversational layer that turns your book into an ongoing learning environment for the audience you've already earned.
Built with independent creators in mind
- Indie nonfiction authors
- Self-published writers
- Business & startup authors
- Productivity & self-improvement creators
- Educators & course creators
- Substack & newsletter writers
- Coaches & consultants
- Audience-driven creators
Why indie creators are exploring conversational editions
Books create the audience. Engagement happens elsewhere.
Books build trust, shape ideas, and create lasting audiences. But once the reading ends, the relationship often becomes fragmented across newsletters, courses, communities, and platforms.
Ask This Book keeps readers, conversations, highlights, and ongoing learning connected to the book itself.
What an AI Edition is
The value shouldn't end at the sale.
Most books end at the last page. The reader closes the cover, and the relationship quietly dissolves into newsletters, courses, and communities scattered elsewhere. An AI Edition is a way to keep the book itself at the center of that relationship.
Ask This Book
A book readers can return to.
An AI Edition turns a book into an ongoing reading experience — where readers can revisit ideas, ask grounded questions, rediscover highlights, and continue learning long after the last page.
Grounded in the book
Every answer stays connected to the original text and citations.
Conversations that continue
Readers can return weeks later and pick up where they left off.
Built around your ideas
The book remains the source of truth — not a disconnected chatbot.
The goal isn't to replace reading. It's to help books stay useful longer.
Authors keep ownership of their editions, audience relationships, and pricing.
Grounded in your text
Every answer is generated from your manuscript and cites the chapter and page it came from. Your ideas, in your words — never invented.
A direct line to readers
Readers engage with your ideas in dialogue, building a relationship with your work — and with you — instead of a marketplace algorithm.
Engagement that continues
The book stops being something readers finish. It becomes a learning environment they return to — over weeks, months, and rereads.
An AI-native publishing layer
Sit alongside the formats you already publish in. The AI Edition extends your book's life and impact without replacing how you reach readers today.
Inside an Official AI Edition
Reader questions this week
- How does this apply to modern learning?
- What does the author mean by “deep work” here?
- Can you explain this concept more simply?
- Which chapter expands on this idea?
Reader engagement patterns
- Readers revisit Chapter 3 most often
- Reflection prompts are frequently saved
- Readers commonly compare this chapter to Atomic Habits
- Beginner explanations are requested most often
Every Official AI Edition is grounded in your uploaded text, with citations to chapters and passages throughout the experience.
How it works
From manuscript to Official AI Edition.
- 1
Submit your manuscript.
PDF, EPUB, or working text. We handle the rest.
- 2
Verify authorship.
A lightweight verification protects your edition with a public author mark.
- 3
Tune the voice.
Set tone, depth, and how the companion handles questions outside the book.
- 4
Publish your edition.
Readers can explore your book in dialogue, with citations on every answer.
- 5
Watch the conversation.
Receive insights on what readers ask, weekly, in your inbox.
Author ownership
Your readers should stay connected to your work.
Ask This Book is designed so authors keep ownership of their editions, audience relationships, and pricing.
We don't take a marketplace commission on AI Editions. Standard payment processor fees still apply.
The goal is simple: books create lasting value, and authors should benefit from the relationships built around them.
Be among the first creators to publish a conversational edition.
We're working with a small group of independent authors to shape what AI-native publishing looks like when the creator stays in control.
No marketplace lock-in. You own the edition, the audience relationship, and the rights to your ideas.