AI Books Vs. Real Authors: Standing Out in Today’s Publishing Market
With AI-Generated Books Flooding the Market, Your Authentically Written Book Stands Out
Would-be-authors have a new problem. In a world where AI-generated books are multiplying faster than the stinging nettle plants taking over my garden, how do you stand out?
Platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing are awash with titles created by large language models like ChatGPT and MidJourney. Their authors hope for cheap and easy content creation. But as one client of mine discovered, the use of AI isn’t always the shortcut it seems.
The AI Shortcut That Wasn’t
Take Linda, for example (not her real name, we have NDAs). Linda, an ambitious entrepreneur, had a plan: use generative AI to produce a draft of her first non-fiction book and save on upfront costs. She thought, “Why spend months on my creative process when AI tools like ChatGPT can handle it?” Armed with the best AI she could find, and an online course that promised her the AI book would be a hit, Linda hit the ground running.
