Do I use AI when publishing books?
This has become such a controversial topic that I felt I needed to address it. I am obviously a fan of using AI with my social media marketing. Despite what people think, it's not lazy to use AI. It takes me a good amount of time to get useable ads. I'm not an artist, and it takes too long using Photoshop, and I don't use Canva. Nor am I willing to spend too much money on hiring someone when I can do most of the work myself. AI fills that void for me, and it can be a lot of fun creating the ads. I'm careful however to only use actual photos of the products in my store, so you can be confident of what you are buying. I will never be included on those AI scam influencer videos posted on Facebook.Since there are so many people against any use of AI, I will only use it for any cover designs if approved by the person paying me to create one for them. Just realize that a human made cover will cost more than an AI assisted cover. If I'm expected to create a cover with no AI help, it will take me longer, so I would not only charge for any photos I have to buy, but the labor cost of creating it. If you don't care if I use AI, your cover might only cost $10. If I have to create one from scratch, it could cost anywhere from $30 to $100. So that's up to you.
I will not use AI to help edit your book. I would do that all on my own, the same as I do with writing/editing my own books. I do use AI for any picture books I create, since again, I'm not an artist. I have always written my books as an escape. I get caught up in the new worlds and characters I create, which would be impossible if I let AI do it for me. I do agree that you aren't an author/writer if you let AI do that for you. You're only a publisher, and there is nothing wrong with that. But be honest and call yourself that instead. I am both a writer and a publisher.
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Jude
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