The last two weeks were unusually slow and silent in the Guild. I am not sure, but it feels like there was less activity in most of the communities I am involved in. Is it just my perception, or have you experienced the same? Anyway, the Guided Publishing System is now built and fully operational. I am in the process of creating the new book with the system, and it works exactly as it was supposed to - "blank page syndrome" gone. Every time I come back to the book, I know exactly what the next step is. The same thing applies to the Review Catalyst tracker - it removed a lot of hustle and ambiguity from the process. I used the Paperback 3D Mockup for the A+ content for a few of my books, and it totally changed the experience of creating marketing materials. I am not sure if it's interesting to anybody except @Yannick Di Mondo, @Sven Georgiev and me. Anyway, it's OK for me to continue developing the tools, even if only three of us will use them. Slowly, without a rush, providing functionality that publishers are interested in. So, what is on your mind? What are you doing now? What are you aiming for? P. S. @Ana-Rita Piirainen It's so nice to see you back!

We all need a lot of different photos of our books for A+ content – different angles and different book positions. We all want to be able to create video ads for our books, using different angles or showing a page being flipped. We need green screens to fit them into custom backgrounds in our video editors. It requires a lot of shoots and a lot of work. But what do you do if the book is not published yet and you do not have a physical copy in your hand? There is likely a solution. See you today at 15:00 UTC at the meeting. It will be: 7:00 (PST) in Los Angeles 8:00 (MST) in Denver 10:00 (EST) in New York 16:00 (CET) in Berlin 23:00 in Singapore

A+ content, Facebook, Instagram, your own website, TikTok, video ads... There are a lot of places where we need photos and videos featuring our books, but not enough time to produce them. Now, if you have an Amazon-formatted PDF with a cover and a manuscript, you can create the necessary materials for your book in seconds. What kind of images or videos will you create first?

Thank you so much to @Thomas Juuls and @Ljubitza Kouris - it was a great meeting. @Suzanne Smith was with us at start, unfortunately, she left the meeting soon. It's sad that due to technical imperfections caused by moving the meeting to Friday, we were deprived of the opportunity to see @Yannick Di Mondo at the meeting. We discussed Guided Publishing System in deep. Premium tier members can watch the recording 🎦 in the Classroom. The main topics we discussed was: Core Philosophy & System Design - User-Centric Flexibility: Unlike many AI publishing tools that hide their processes, the GPS is designed to give users control over the specific Large Language Model (LLM) they use, such as Gemini Pro, ChatGPT, or Claude Opus. - The "Recipe" Framework: The system operates on a "recipe" model, where data files (market data, Book DNA, Reader Avatars) serve as ingredients and prompts as instructions. High-quality results depend on the precision of both. - Human-Led Creativity: Following the Pareto (80/20) principle, the system delegates "boring" heavy lifting to the AI while keeping the user in charge of creative taste and strategic decision-making. Quality vs. "AI Slop" - The Problem with Generic AI: "One-button" AI solutions often produce "AI slop" – low-quality content that consumers can easily distinguish from professional work. - Data Integrity: "Garbage In, Garbage Out." Generic data leads to generic results; it's important to upload their own specific research (e.g., from tools like KDP Scout) to get actionable insights. Key Tools & Functionality - Avatar Distiller: This tool generates highly detailed Reader Avatars based on a Book’s DNA. This allows publishers to "test" covers and marketing copy against an AI model that simulates their target audience’s specific demographics and habits. - Niche Finder: We discussed how using specific, user-collected niche data (rather than generic best-seller lists) dramatically improves the AI's ability to find profitable publishing opportunities. - KDP Ads Scenario Calculator: A tool designed to help publishers simulate different advertising outcomes to decide whether to continue or stop specific Amazon ad campaigns.

It's crucial when planning a new book to analyze reviews of your top competitors' books to improve your own. Now you can do it in a few clicks with the Royalty Guild Review Collector. This free and extremely simple-to-use Chrome Extension allows you to collect all reviews from a page into temporary storage and then navigate to the next page. Once you've gathered all necessary reviews, simply download them as a CSV file to analyze with your LLM of choice. Just upload the attached "Review Analyze Prompt.md" file and the downloaded CSV file to Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT, and type "Execute the prompt." You will get a ton of insights for your niche. ❗Local versions (.de, .es, .fr, .it) are in the development pipeline.