From writing your first chapter to sharing with readers — every tool, shortcut, and hidden tip in the app, explained clearly.
The complete guide
19 sections · 81 features
Set up your library, create your first book, and learn the lay of the land.
Tap the + button on the My Books tab to create a new book. Give it a title, choose a category, add a cover image, and write a description to attract readers.
Each book is made up of chapters. Open your book, tap "Add Chapter", and start writing. Reorder chapters by long-pressing and dragging.
Control who sees your work. Keep books private while writing, or publish them publicly. You can also control whether others can duplicate your book.
Book Maker has 5 main tabs — My Books, Discover, Audio, Feed, and Menu. Each tab is designed for a specific part of your reading and writing journey.
When you open Book Maker for the first time, an interactive tutorial introduces you to all the key features. You can replay it anytime from Menu → Help.
View your books in grid or list layout. Sort by last updated, creation date, or name. Search your personal library to find any book instantly.
Book Maker checks for new versions automatically. When an update is available, you'll be prompted to upgrade for the latest features and fixes.
Draft, format, version, and export chapters with a complete writing toolkit.
The built-in editor supports full text formatting — headings, bold, italic, underline, lists, quotes, code blocks, images, and more. Choose from 10 custom fonts.
The chapter editor is a full Quill-based rich text editor with custom fonts, inline images, and extensive formatting. Write long-form content with ease.
Every chapter automatically saves versions as you write. Open a chapter, tap the history icon to browse past versions and restore any of them.
Export books as HTML, Markdown, or PDF. Open a book, go to Book Settings, and choose your preferred export format to download or share.
Assign your book to a category (e.g. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry) to help readers find it. Well-categorized books appear in category browsing.
Every book has a settings screen where you can edit the title, description, cover image, categories, privacy, and audio publishing options.
With author permission, duplicate public books to create your own versions. Perfect for translations, adaptations, or fan fiction.
Upload a custom cover image for every book. Tap the cover area in Book Settings or during creation to choose from your gallery or camera.
The editor supports importing Markdown and exporting your chapters as Markdown. Great for writers who prefer plain-text workflows.
Personalize the reader and pick up exactly where you left off.
The book reader supports rich text with images, custom fonts, and beautiful formatting. Navigate between chapters with a swipe or the chapter list.
Your reading progress is tracked automatically. The app remembers exactly where you left off in every book, even across devices.
Customize your reading experience with light, dark, sepia, and custom themes. Adjust font size, line spacing, and margins for comfortable reading.
Listen to curated background music tracks while you read. Choose from a selection of ambient tracks, adjust volume, and loop your favorites.
Download books for offline access. Once downloaded, you can read entire books without an internet connection — perfect for travel.
View exported books in HTML, Markdown, or PDF format directly in the app. Each format has a dedicated viewer optimized for reading.
Let AI draft, summarize, and polish your writing without leaving the page.
Stuck on what to write? Use the AI Content Generator inside any chapter to get writing suggestions, continue your story, brainstorm ideas, or generate an outline.
Get an AI-generated summary of any book or chapter. Useful for creating back-cover blurbs, previews, or refreshing yourself on story details.
The AI Content Generator has multiple modes — Freeform, Grammar Fix, Summarize, Expand, and Professional Tone. Choose the mode that fits your needs.
Turn any book into an audiobook or listen to chapters read aloud.
Convert any book to audio with text-to-speech. Open your book, go to the Audio tab, select a voice, and generate audio for your chapters.
While reading any book, tap the speaker icon to enable read-aloud. The app will read the current chapter aloud with adjustable speed and pitch.
Browse the Audio Discover tab to find books with published audio. Listen directly in the app with the full audio player including chapters navigation.
The dedicated audio player for published audiobooks includes playback speed, sleep timer, chapter navigation, and background playback support.
Find public books, follow authors, and explore the community.
The Discover tab shows public books from all authors. Browse by category, filter by newest or most popular, and find books from people you follow.
Search for books by title, author, or keyword. Apply filters for category, sort order, and content type to find exactly what you want.
Like books and chapters you enjoy, and leave comments to give feedback. Authors get notified when you interact with their work.
The Featured section highlights top books, trending authors, and curated content. Featured books get extra visibility in the community.
Create curated reading lists to organize books. Share your lists publicly so others can discover your recommendations.
The Feed tab lets you filter what content types appear — Books, Audio Books, Journals, Streams, Quotes, or Polls. Customize your feed to see only what interests you.
Translate books and chapters into 25+ languages on the fly.
Translate your books to 25+ languages instantly. Translate individual chapters or entire books with caching for offline access.
While reading any book, tap the translate option to convert the current chapter to your preferred language on the fly.
Turn passages into shareable quote cards and climb the leaderboard.
Turn any passage from your books into beautiful quote cards. Choose background styles, fonts, and share them as images to social media.
See the most-liked quotes from the entire community. The daily leaderboard resets every day, giving everyone a chance to be featured.
Set a quote as your profile status. Your status appears on your profile and in the community status feed for others to see.
Ask the community a question and see what readers think.
Create polls to ask the community questions about books, writing, or anything literary. Add up to 6 options and let readers vote.
Browse community polls, filter by category, and cast your vote. See real-time results and discover what other readers think.
Solve AI-generated mysteries with clues, alibis, and verdicts.
Play interactive AI-generated mystery cases. Read the scenario, examine evidence, and solve the case using your deduction skills.
Participate in different game modes — establish alibis, make choices at crossroads, or fact-check statements to progress through the story.
Deliver your final verdict after reviewing all evidence. In Witness mode, provide testimony and see how it affects the case outcome.
Keep a private or public journal with moods and comments.
Keep a personal writing journal with mood tracking. Each entry supports rich text, images, and mood emojis to capture how you feel.
Share journal entries publicly and let others comment. Use journals for daily reflections, writing prompts, or public thought pieces.
Manage your journal preferences, export entries, and control comment permissions. Version history is available for every journal entry.
Publish serialized stories one episode at a time.
Publish serialized story streams — short episodic content released over time. Perfect for serials, ongoing narratives, and chapter-by-chapter releases.
Discover story streams from other authors. Filter by category, sort by newest or most popular, and follow streams you enjoy.
Polish your author page, verify your account, and sync your data.
Customize your profile with a photo, bio, username, and display name. Control what information is visible to other users.
Apply for author verification to get a verified badge on your profile. Verified authors appear with a checkmark and get increased visibility in Discover.
Your books, journals, and settings sync automatically to the cloud. Restore your data on any device by signing in with the same account.
Upload a profile picture and cover image to personalize your author page. Tap your avatar in Edit Profile to choose from your gallery or camera.
View complete lists of who follows you and who you follow. Tap any user to visit their profile and discover their books and quotes.
Forgot your password? Use the "Forgot Password" link on the login screen. A reset link will be sent to your registered email address.
Verify your email address to unlock full app features. A verification link is sent when you sign up — tap it to confirm your account.
Keep favorite books and downloads close, even offline.
Save any public book to your personal library for quick access. Saved books appear in the Saved Books section of your Menu.
Download books for offline reading. Once synced, your offline library is available even without an internet connection.
Control themes, notifications, exports, and your account.
Set dark mode to activate automatically at a specific time. Choose system default, manual, or scheduled switching for comfortable reading day and night.
Fine-tune which notifications you receive. Control likes, comments, follows, messages, groups, and new book alerts independently.
Manage account settings, password changes, data export, and account deletion. Control messaging preferences and email visibility.
Download a complete ZIP archive of all your books, chapters, journals, quotes, and account data. Perfect for backups or migrating to another platform.
Request permanent account deletion from Settings. There is a 30-day grace period during which you can cancel the deletion and restore your account.
Understand how your books and reading habits are performing.
The Analytics Dashboard shows detailed performance stats for all your books — views, likes, comments, reads, and engagement trends over time.
Track your personal reading habits — total reading time, books completed, pages read, and daily/weekly reading patterns.
Your next chapter
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Social Features
6 featuresFollow, message, and build writing groups with other creators.
Follow Authors
Follow authors whose books you love to see their new content first. Your followers can also see your published books and quotes.
Direct Messages
Chat directly with other authors and readers. Messages support text and images. You can block users or report inappropriate messages.
Groups
Join or create writing groups to collaborate with other authors. Groups have their own chat and can share books within the group.
Blocking & Safety
Block users to prevent them from messaging you or seeing your content. Manage your blocked list from the Menu → Blocking screen.
Notifications
Get notified when someone likes or comments on your book, follows you, or sends you a message. Customize which notifications you receive in Settings.
Reply to Comments
Reply directly to specific comments on books and chapters. Threaded replies make conversations easy to follow and help authors engage with readers.