Step-by-Step Guide

TailoredRead makes it easy to create a personalized nonfiction book that fits your learning goals, interests, and skill level. This guide will walk you through each step of the process, from choosing your book subject to downloading your finished copy. Follow these simple steps to craft a book that’s uniquely tailored just for you.

Step 1: Visit TailoredRead

Go to the TailoredRead Website and click “Create your book” or “Sign Up” to get your magical reading experience started:

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Step 2: Sign Up

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Sign in with any of the two options:

Option 1: Sign in with Google (recommended) Press “Sign in with Google” and choose a Google account to sign in with.

Option 2: Sign Up/In with Email Enter your email, and you’ll get an email with a link to sign in to TailoredRead - press the Link in the email to complete your sign-in:

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Step 3: Design your book

It’s time to create your book!

If you don’t see the book creation page or button, visit this page to create your book.

Step 3.1 : Subject

  • Type your desired subject in the Book Subject field (e.g., Mastering Productivity and Time Management).
  • Adjust the Proficiency slider to match your knowledge level (e.g., Novice). Adjusting this ensures the content suits your experience.
  • Click Next to continue.

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Step 3.2 : Background

  • Your Occupation: Enter your job role or status (e.g., Developer and Graduate Student).
  • Your Education: Specify your educational background (e.g., Masters in Computer Science).
  • This information helps the AI tailor content to your professional and educational background.
  • Click Next to continue.

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Step 3.3 : Goals

  • Add goals that you want your book to help you accomplish.
  • You can manually type your own goals in the text box (e.g., Optimize study habits or Enhance work-life balance) and click Add a goal.
  • You can press the suggested goals below the text box to add them.
  • Select as many goals as you’d like to tailor the content to your needs.
  • Click Next when you're ready to proceed.

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Step 3.4 : Topics

  • Add the topics you want your book to cover.
  • Type a topic in the text box (e.g., Productivity Management) and click Add a topic.
  • You can also choose from suggested topics below the text box, like Pomodoro Technique, Sleep Hygiene, or Deep Work Sessions.
  • Choose as many topics as needed to tailor the book to your interests.
  • Click Next to proceed.

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Step 3.5: Review

  • Select Book Length: choose a length for your book depending on your needs.
  • Select License: the default personal license allows you to read the book for personal use. We have other licenses that also allow you to share, edit, sell, and publish your book.
  • Review the book title and description.
  • Scroll down to review the table of contents, which includes all the chapters and subchapters in your books.
  • When you’re ready, click Create to proceed.

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Step 4: Purchase

After pressing “Create”, you will be redirected to Stripe, a secure industry-standard payment processor, to complete your purchase.

You can choose from one of several methods available - just fill in the payment information and hit “Pay”.

The payment is processed by Stripe, so we have no access to your credit card number.

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Step 5: AI Writes Your Book

Step 5.1: Choose Book Visibility

Choose whether you want to make your book visible to fellow readers - they will only be able to see a sample of the book. You can always edit this setting later.

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Step 5.2: Read the book while it’s created

The book will generate right in front of your eyes!

This may take 5-10 minutes, but you can start reading the book immediately.

When it’s done, you’ll get a message redirecting you to your Full Reader page.

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Step 6: Book Creation Is Done

Read Your Book

Whether your book is still generated or it was created, you can always find your book in Your Library. In your library, press any book to open it.

Your Library

Download a PDF (Optional)

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In the book reader page, press the ⋮ icon in the top-right corner, and choose:

  1. Download PDF for Tablet or Computer
  2. Download PDF for Phone

Send to Kindle (Optional)

In the book reader page, press the ⋮ icon in the top-right corner, and choose “Send to Kindle”.

Follow the onscreen instructions:

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