For authors
Your book, your say.
Book2Life adds pictures beside the page as people read. If you’d rather your book weren’t illustrated, tell us here and we’ll turn the pictures off for it, for every reader. You don’t need an account, and you don’t need to give a reason.
The first promise
Your words are shown exactly as you wrote them. We never change a word: AI doesn’t edit, shorten or finish a book. Pictures sit beside your text. They never replace it.
Ryan Temple Maker of Book2Life
What happens to your book today
- The free library is public domain only. Books whose copyright has run out, matched against Project Gutenberg’s catalog. Nothing newer is given away.
- Readers can only open a copy they own. For anything newer, a reader brings their own copy. Book2Life won’t open a copy-protected book or help get around the protection.
- Pictures of an uploaded book are seen by that reader alone. They’re made for one reader at a time, never collected into a gallery, and never shown to anyone else.
- Nothing is used to train AI. Not your book, not a reader’s notes, not what they read. And none of it is sold or licensed to anyone.
Opt your book out of pictures
We’ll turn pictures off for that book for every reader, and remove the ones already made. The text stays readable.
Ryan reads each request himself, so it takes a few days rather than a few seconds. You’ll hear from him if he needs anything else to find the right book.
This covers pictures. Readers can still read your book, have it read aloud, and ask questions about pages they’ve already read. If you’d like those switched off too, say so in your message.
Or opt in
Some authors would like their book illustrated, in a style they choose, or with an illustrator they already work with. If you’d like to see an illustrated edition you approve, write to Ryan and he’ll work it out with you.
Questions
Does Book2Life change the words of my book?
No. A reader sees your text exactly as you wrote it. Pictures sit beside the page; AI never edits, shortens or finishes a book.
Can someone read my book in Book2Life without buying it?
The free library is public domain only. For a newer book, a reader has to bring a copy they own, and Book2Life won’t open a copy-protected book or help get around the protection.
Who sees pictures made from my book?
Only the reader who uploaded it. Pictures of a book still in copyright are made for one reader at a time and never shown to anyone else.
How do I stop my book being illustrated?
Fill in the form on book2.life/authors. Within a few days, pictures are turned off for that book for every reader, and the ones already made are removed. The text stays readable.
Does opting out also stop narration and Ask the Book?
Not on its own. The opt-out is about pictures. If you’d like those switched off for your book too, say so in your message and Ryan will talk it through with you.
How Book2Life uses AI
What AI does in the app, what it never does, and what we’re still working out. This page last changed November 13, 2026.