First Book ai is an AI writing platform focused on nonfiction book creation, designed to help users who have professional knowledge, stories, or ideas but lack the time or writing ability quickly complete a fully structured manuscript in their own voice. According to the official introduction, more than 2,400 authors have already used it.
Main Uses The platform is aimed at users who want to turn their personal expertise into a book, such as coaches, consultants, experts, entrepreneurs, and others. Users do not need to start from a blank page or write prompts; the system helps identify the topic, audience, tone, and the story only the user can tell through conversational guided questions.
Main Capabilities
- Generates an 8-chapter outline, with each chapter containing 3 subsections, which users can rename, reorder, or adjust before starting to write.
- Builds a style profile based on writing samples and tone preferences provided by the user, so each chapter draft matches the user's voice rather than being generic or mechanical text.
- Generates chapter by chapter, allowing users to edit, rewrite, or adjust depth online to control length, with each chapter requiring approval before continuing.
- Supports native writing in 12 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, and Finnish; the finished book can be switched to another language with one click.
- Generates a professional cover for each book and supports export to Word (.docx), EPUB, Markdown, and PDF, suitable for Amazon KDP or editing workflows.
- Offers an optional writing coach feature to guide the writing of each chapter; premium packages support up to 24 chapters per book.
How to Use Purchase credits to use it, with no subscription required, and credits never expire. The process has five steps: answer a few questions about the topic, audience, tone, and story; approve and adjust the 8-chapter outline; get drafts chapter by chapter and edit them in your own voice; generate a cover and export; complete editing, publishing, and launch through Author's Club. After purchase, there is no need to register an account immediately; the platform will send a setup link by email, and the credits are already in the account.
Pricing and Packages (subject to the official page)
- Single book: $29, including 1 complete book (200+ pages), an 8-chapter outline, writing in your own voice, 1 professional cover, export, Author's Club community access, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- 5-book bundle: includes 5 complete books, 5 professional covers, a custom cover editor, a writing coach, up to 24 chapters per book, writing and switching in 12 languages, unlimited outlines, Google Docs export, and optional team hands-on help.
- 20 This package: includes 20 complete books and 20 professional covers, with a minimum price of $9.95 per book, suitable for book series, lead magnets, and client books. All prices are in US dollars, one-time payment, no subscription. The larger the package, the lower the unit price per book. A 30-day money-back guarantee is provided: send an email to hello@firstbook.ai within 30 days, provided that no more than one book has been generated.
Use cases
- Books for coaches, consultants, and experts to build credibility, establish a professional image, and win clients and speaking opportunities.
- Use books as lead magnets, Kindle ebooks, or giveaway books for clients and conferences.
- Nonfiction writers who have ideas but do not know how to structure a book.
- Users who need to quickly produce a first draft and then edit and improve it.
Limitations and notes
- The platform is mainly aimed at nonfiction writing, and according to user reviews it is recommended for non-business or nonfiction writers.
- The official recommendation is to run plagiarism scans and have human editing before publication. Amazon may ask whether the content is AI-generated, so you need to remain transparent and follow its latest guidelines.
- The free outline does not include access to the Author's Club community.
- Users own 100% of the manuscript, the platform claims no rights, and inputs and drafts will not be used to train AI models.
- Author's Club is hosted on Skool, and the community has more than 400 authors and the First Book ai team.
- The platform has 76 reviews on AppSumo, with a rating of 4.3/5.
