For authors

Sellable Short Books for Authors

Not every book needs a year. EarnDraft drafts the short nonfiction — primers, companions, and lead-ins — that keeps your catalog growing.

What your short book ships with

  • 5-chapter draft

    A tight draft scoped to one promise — the kind of book readers finish in a sitting.

  • Designed cover

    A clean cover render that holds its own next to your main titles.

  • PDF + DOCX exports

    The PDF lists on retailers; keep the DOCX for your editor and revisions.

  • Live book page

    A public page to link from your back matter, site, and profiles.

  • Commercial license

    Price it, bundle it, or give it away. The finished book is yours.

Built for working authors

A catalog that compounds

Short books do the jobs novels cannot: magnets, lead-ins, companions, and experiments.

Ship between big books

One sentence starts a draft you finish the same week — the catalog grows while the novel cooks.

Watch chapters stream

Chapters appear as written, so you can check the draft respects your canon and your readers.

Your premise, your edit

You set the promise and the angle; the DOCX is yours to rewrite until it sounds like you.

Back matter that converts

Point the live page from every back-matter page — each short book funnels readers to the next.

AI-disclosure handling

KDP asks about AI-assisted content. Your book page keeps that disclosure tidy and pre-filled.

Not for novels or voice-driven work — short nonfiction is the lane; the novel stays yours alone.

From premise to short book

Three steps, one week. The draft is the fast part; your edit is the craft.

  1. Describe the promise

    One sentence is enough — what the reader gets and who it is for. Pick the book preset to start.

  2. Watch it build

    The outline turns into chapters in front of you and the cover renders alongside. Publishing creates your account — no card required.

  3. Edit, export, list

    Rewrite in the DOCX, export the PDF, and list it — or link the live page from your back matter.

What authors make with EarnDraft

Start with the short book. Add the magnet when the list needs readers.

EarnDraft vs manuscript plus DIY

See the full comparison with the DIY path.

  • Structured chapters

    EarnDraft

    5-chapter draft

    Manuscript + DIY

    you outline
  • Designed cover

    EarnDraft

    rendered for you

    Manuscript + DIY

    hire a designer
  • Formatted exports

    EarnDraft

    PDF + DOCX

    Manuscript + DIY

    manual formatting
  • Live share page

    EarnDraft

    link in back matter

    Manuscript + DIY

    retailer pages
  • Free to start

    EarnDraft

    preview free

    Manuscript + DIY

    free, slow
  • Disclosure handling

    EarnDraft

    built-in page

    Manuscript + DIY

    on you

Authors ask us

No — and we will not pretend otherwise. EarnDraft makes focused short nonfiction: primers, companions, magnets, and lead-ins. Novels need your voice on every line; short books need your promise and a fast draft.

The novel can wait — the catalog cannot

Free to start · No credit card · You own the output