--- title: PublishDrive AI Assistant description: We're dedicated to empowering authors and publishers like you with the tools and resources needed to navigate the complex world of book publishing. Our AI-powered Publishing Assistant is designed to s --- [Skip to content](https://help.publishdrive.com/publishdrive-ai-assistant#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://help.publishdrive.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![pd-white.png\]](https://help.publishdrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pd-white.png?height=38&name=pd-white.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://help.publishdrive.com/kb-tickets/new) - Go to publishdrive.com Go to publishdrive.com Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [PublishDrive Help Center](https://help.publishdrive.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Publishing Assistant](https://help.publishdrive.com/publishing-assistant?hsLang=en) # PublishDrive AI Assistant We're dedicated to empowering authors and publishers like you with the tools and resources needed to navigate the complex world of book publishing. Our AI-powered Publishing Assistant is designed to streamline your journey from manuscript to marketplace, offering a range of industry-specific tasks aimed at enhancing the success of your books.   **Understanding Our Capabilities** In the long term, we will add several services to our Publishing Assistant tool to help authors and publishers succeed in the market. The first service of the Assistant generates metadata from content using cutting-edge AI technologies.   **How does it work?** Our Publishing Assistant starts by analyzing the content of your books to ensure relevance and appeal, followed by crafting detailed metadata. We understand that metadata is crucial in the online publishing process, acting as a bridge between your book's content and its potential readers. Effective metadata significantly impacts visibility, interest, and, ultimately, sales conversions. By optimizing metadata, our assistant helps your books stand out in the competitive digital landscape.   **Insights into the Purchase Funnel** Let's take a closer look at the journey of a book sale. It involves several stages: Visibility, Interest, and Conversion. Our assistant ensures that your book maximizes its potential at each stage, from appearing in search results to influencing the final purchasing decision.   **Overcoming Barriers to Effective Metadata Creation** We understand the challenges authors face in creating effective metadata. Emotional attachment to your work and a lack of technical knowledge about the best-performing metadata, which is constantly changing, can hinder the process. That's where our assistant comes in, swiftly generating effective metadata so you can focus on your creativity.   **Target Audience and Value Proposition** Our Publishing Assistant is invaluable for both authors and publishers. Whether you're launching a new release or looking to optimize metadata for existing titles, our assistant could potentially provide significant benefits such as boosting visibility, which in turn could help to increase sales.   **How It Works** Our assistant takes the textual content of your book in various formats and provides recommendations for metadata elements such as title, subtitle, series name, pen name, blurb, categories, keywords, and prices. You have the flexibility to fine-tune the results, select preferred options, provide feedback, export recommendations, and seamlessly integrate with our distribution service.   **Utilizing Our Services** Accessing our Publishing Assistant is simple. You can use the [direct link provided](https://assistant.publishdrive.com/) or access it within our platform's app list. ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/Q4Q66RWqVW7fIzoAjzNUVwYYas_DjTqVJ09s_qXhM2kUU11RbYD0yp5Sxu3KAoN8HwvnyWgF9XpWljKziLCvEM1R8b-EMGbSKHipk2EGw3m3z_LNgJ27JK4yTBi3zWMSG9q9MknjbskEpWmLNlgneBI) Additionally, our new full-page product navigator feature ensures seamless navigation between services, making it easier than ever to utilize all our platform has to offer. ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/GXq1X5D1iQls4cD1c6BUZag_3XmrpJ-JDacRbIq2dG5o9FbtDLPTKuqoYIIpU2nJTLiS5wZ9fCyGMWDYvGnGlTm2act_NLh78ro-Jd9d62By_kZjYnho2lDKnLVBxOhq3liyV_Lor4y_9OzF8L8U59A) Clicking on the tile **‘Publishing Assistant’** will lead to the next page, where you can start working on your project with us.  **![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/ERPU9sqAzq9udzz7Dh24SoaDtenjFKU4Eky8KGNnD_F94lUtLO4OXMZdtpdGSwuL2MjjoROJ6A3xsW7V0h9RXeBXRdMxkAS-1C9ZkrjZAIAz3H9gvrVubfLDCLLnCbn0Aue00og0hJEfDWTdMS_JBS4)** - As an introductory promotion, you will receive 50 credits to start. This is sufficient to process one book, as processing typically requires around 50 credits (the exact amount depends on the book's length and language). You can check your credit balance at any time by looking at the top right corner of the page. Clicking on the tile of **‘Craft and optimize metadata’** your journey begins. In the pop-up window, you are required to upload your title and provide us with some information.  The Publishing Assistant currently provides solutions for ebooks; therefore, the accepted formats are the following:  - .epub - (both epub2 and epub3) - .docx - .pdf *Important note: Metadata crafting relies on textual content, so it won't work with image-only or minimal text content. For optimal quality results, it is recommended to upload a book with at least 10,000 words.* ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/UU-DfDg3xqOiGoA-WjQ1jzg09oSh4yL6ZT3JL1sLLWq4Tke1ektCqKKbypcrAWapWh76Wyhq9ntX83s4JUGINXDutNA9332dNPm4i6N3FVfIxKyLMOl9wBUXHO__i9R4QJQsQat31VWteOFKsxkvGVo)**![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/_t89Z4idF5cdWIKAP7OGD9TRcF2N_gP1Cjlun0mPIqxgsbW8h05xe7D4nuD5h0hH2WplT19wpm2AjBNzT1YwZuwicyeNPkmcRbzVnN-QzmnwyGrRj5O7paK-QIWBq3DT_nYWphwd2wNPDYHP-a1sHzw)** Once all data is provided and you hit the **START** button: ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/A_1mPjpSb0XrE9XeBhIiokupmX0aC_t5oXw_B6fn1_nxpw96FfweTfZOtutsprIhizjLrHS1Oxso1moi-1qznRiRnXjcbtyL1KgUZza60LLvAfNEntbsHr5Ywg-66OqNGf-jIP9PBsuHfGksUOs-hcA) After a few minutes of processing, you can select the Title, Subtitle, Pen Name, Series, Description, Categories, Keywords, and Price.  ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/M55ZbTQ36kOYOfLFPAeE_-_AIhephjihf9NT0PnHfP8NcoKaQMcm3nRejdkCSr_nH9fBEhA_UPlpL1Ckv3mBBlABYirGS_WXipgBUtM_C08RnYHkGsvL8zk06Gw1reKAvm3x887DpRQdmVGWVqaRDu4) If you don't like the suggestions or are curious about additional recommendations during the process, clicking on ‘**GENERATE MORE**’ will provide further options. For some metadata types, such as title, subtitle, series, pen name, and blurb, you can generate unlimited additional recommendations as many times as you wish, while for other types, like keywords, price, Amazon categories, and BISAC categories, the recommendations are limited. You can still request more options by pressing ‘**GENERATE MORE**,’ but eventually, you will be notified when no further recommendations can be generated. Generating more suggestions will use additional credits from your balance, according to the table below. **Undo of it is not available.**  **![](https://help.publishdrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-28-2024-11-48-29-9925-AM.png?width=638&height=518&name=image-png-May-28-2024-11-48-29-9925-AM.png)** Once you have made all your selections, you can click **READY**. The button will remain inactive until all steps are completed.  After clicking on **READY**, the summary will appear on the right side of the page. ![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/CszuGlT4-aukLhwZCATdxVf4uiiBfGJPOWm-2MNcP0bB-RjLMPflQwoqzmr47ho3d3Vh37_IXg8dDDbhyaYLssxA64eEBPgQcUD7L3TgaZfSKrAixoK_7u_QVe2-uUoopMxf0zw__bIWfvYcQBuRg40)![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/6Qj10JMHwiWWu8l9Vwmi7EqYkchAtRCUb1x0YuX2zkodUERPcJCwVrBQIRdy27JqGqrngZDiLtsWSC_7Fy-0ZL-ewWjW8rlvYaOU_CcVt2K0WrjbcaACBp_wf9su7H6cksii-g0yxmHaYUvUSKluxvU)   **Are you running out of credits?**  By clicking on the tile displaying your credit balance in the top right corner of the page, you can add funds to your balance at any time with a one-time payment using any of the following payment methods: - Debit/Credit card - Apple Pay - Google Pay - PayPal Pricing information for top-up:  ![Screenshot 2025-03-04 103357](https://help.publishdrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-03-04%20103357.png?width=688&height=423&name=Screenshot%202025-03-04%20103357.png)   **Empowering Your Publishing Journey** Whether you're in the pre-publishing phase or seeking post-publishing enhancements, our Publishing Assistant is here to support you every step of the way. Post-publishing, it's crucial to analyze your sales figures and optimize your metadata for better results. Our tool offers powerful recommendations to help you fine-tune your strategy and maximize your book's potential. 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