Comparisons
We gave the same book idea to 3 AI book writers. Here is what came out.
Every comparison of AI book writers lists features. We wanted to see the books.
So we typed the same idea into three tools. We make one of them, create-ebook, so read this with that in mind. We have kept the parts where the others did better.
| create-ebook | getebook.ai | 1MinEbook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tested on | Sep 21 | Oct 19 | Oct 20 and Nov 8 |
| Shows the plan before writing | Yes, editable | Yes, with Regenerate | No, went straight to writing |
| Book planned | 5 chapters | 5 chapters | 7 chapters |
| Words in a chapter | 923 to 1,195 | 14 pages in all | 824 and 827 (the two we wrote) |
| Covered all three problems in the idea | No, missed "a hard decision" | Yes | Yes |
| Free preview | Chapter 1 | 9 pages, stops at the start of chapter 2 | One chapter, others 3 credits each |
| Cover | Illustrated, one, can be regenerated | Three to choose from | Gradient and title, used the account's real name |
| Interior | One style | Coloured callouts and tables | Four styles |
| Editor | Plain text | Not seen in the preview | Formatting toolbar |
| Price | $19 a book, or $39 a month for 3 | From $29 a month, 300 credits | From $29 a month, 300 credits |
| Cost of a book on the entry plan | $19, or $13 on the plan | About $2.42 for a lead magnet | About $3.40 for 10 chapters |
The idea we typed
Ancient wisdom for modern struggles. A racing mind, a hard decision, a heavy week. People have carried these same problems for thousands of years, and the wisest among them left instructions. Roots turns their answers into a few calm minutes a day. Talk about mobile app "Roots: Daily Philosophy".
We asked for a short book in English. The tests were run on the free tier of each competitor, so we saw what a new user sees before paying.
How each one opens chapter 1
create-ebook: "Your phone can deliver a hundred demands before breakfast. A message from work needs an answer."
1MinEbook: "In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it's easy to feel disconnected, overwhelmed, and adrift."
getebook.ai: "Your mind races. Emails pile up, deadlines loom, and the endless to-do list feels like a crushing weight."
Judge for yourself. 1MinEbook's opening could start almost any self-help book. getebook's is punchy and close to the reader, then turns into sales copy: its chapter is called "Unlock Calm: The Ancient Secret to Quieting Your Racing Mind TODAY", and a page later comes "Studies show that the average person processes 74 GB of information every single day", with no source. Ours is quieter and starts from a scene. Which one you prefer depends on the book you want to publish.
You can read our whole chapter without an account.
Where we lost
- Price. If you want many short books, the other two cost a fraction of ours per book. It is not close.
- The plan. Ours skipped one of the three problems in the idea. We have since changed how plans are built so that every problem named gets covered, but this book is the result we got that day.
- Layout. getebook's callouts and 1MinEbook's four interior styles look more designed than our single style.
- Editing. 1MinEbook has a real formatting toolbar. Ours is plain text.
Where we won
- Chapter length, against 1MinEbook: 923 to 1,195 words a chapter here, about 825 there. We could not compare getebook's, because its preview stops at chapter 2.
- No unsourced statistics or countdown headlines in the chapter we compared.
- Pay per book. No monthly credits that reset.
- The cover, which was illustrated and carried a pen name, where 1MinEbook printed the real name on the account by default.
Which one to pick
If you need volume at the lowest cost per book and will rewrite the text yourself, a credit plan makes sense. If you are making one book and want to change the plan first and pay once, try ours. Either way, read the free chapter before you pay, because it tells you more than any comparison, this one included.