Train the AI to Fetch Your Books

Train the AI to Fetch Your Books

An Ethical Discoverability Toolkit for Authors

Readers no longer search for books using keywords alone.

They ask questions.

“I want something comforting but not cheesy.”
“A mystery with grief, but hope.”
“A queer romance that focuses more on emotional intimacy than heat.”

AI-assisted search systems—already embedded in retailers, libraries, voice assistants, and recommendation engines—are designed to answer those questions.

This toolkit helps authors understand how that shift works and how to respond clearly, honestly, and ethically, without gaming algorithms or rewriting their books.

What This Toolkit Is (and Isn’t)

This is not:

• a prompt pack
• an SEO hack
• a guide to “tricking” AI
• advice on using AI to write books

It is:

• a practical explanation of how AI-assisted discovery actually works
• a framework for describing your books so the right readers can find them
• a set of tools you can reuse every time you publish or revise a book

No hype. No panic. No manipulation.

What’s Included

📘 Train the AI to Fetch Your Books (70-page PDF)

A clear, plain-language guide to:

• how natural-language search differs from keyword search
• how AI systems evaluate fit, not just labels
• why clarity and consistency matter more than constant optimization
• where AI systems look for information about your books
• what authors can—and cannot—control

Written for authors, not engineers.

✅ Two Role-Specific Checklists

Because traditionally published and self-published authors operate under different constraints.

• Checklist for Traditionally Published Authors
  Focuses on influence, consistency, and what authors can meaningfully shape—even without final control.
• Checklist for Self-Published & Hybrid Authors
  Focuses on alignment, restraint, and using control responsibly without over-optimizing.

Each checklist identifies high-, mid-, and low-priority actions, so you know where to focus—and what to ignore.

🔍 One-Page Alignment Audit

A single-page worksheet to assess one book at a time, including:

• what genre you say the book is
• what readers actually call it
• what the cover signals
• what emotional experience the description promises
• where signals may quietly conflict

Fast. Practical. Non-overwhelming.

📝 Reusable Workbook

A guided workbook you can return to whenever you:

• launch a new book
• revise a description
• reassess a series
• clean up your website or author bio

Focused on:

• reader experience
• emotional promises
• consistency across platforms

Short prompts. No essays required.

🧘 “What Not to Do” Anxiety-Reducer

A one-page reminder that:

• you don’t need to rewrite blurbs every month
• you don’t need to chase every platform
• you don’t need to fight reader language
• you don’t need to outsmart AI

Clarity compounds. Panic doesn’t.

Who This Is For

• Traditionally published authors
• Self-published and hybrid authors
• Series authors managing large backlists
• Authors tired of conflicting advice and AI hype
• Writers who care about reader trust and long-term discoverability

If you want to understand how discovery is changing—without selling out or burning out—this is for you.

How You’ll Use This

• Read the guide once to understand the shift
• Use the checklists to prioritize intelligently
• Run the alignment audit on individual books
• Return to the workbook whenever you publish again

This is a working toolkit, not a one-time read.

A Note on Ethics

This toolkit does not advocate:

• manipulating algorithms
• misrepresenting content
• violating platform terms
• chasing trends you didn’t write

The goal is simple:

Describe your book clearly enough that the right readers—and the systems that assist them—can recognize it.

Format & Access

• Instant digital download
• PDF files you can save, print, or annotate
• Yours to keep and reuse

Price

$49

Final Thought

AI-assisted discovery doesn’t reward clever tricks.

It rewards clear signals repeated across trustworthy places.

This toolkit shows you how to provide those signals—ethically, sustainably, and without fear.