Do I need the Book Publishing System?
Yes. The add-on installs into the repository the system set up and uses its engine: the projects, typesetting, the eBook check, the pre-flight and the after-launch tools. It adds only what fiction needs.
Will Claude write my novel?
Claude can draft it chapter by chapter from your brief, bible and outline, in your voice, and check each chapter. Or you write and Claude edits and checks. Either way you choose the story, approve the outline and decide the ending, and the add-on records whose words they are, because KDP asks.
Is there a length limit?
No, only Amazon's: up to 776 pages for a paperback on cream paper at these trims, or 828 on white, 75 to 550 for a hardcover, and none for a Kindle eBook. Each story gets its own page ceiling when you start it, proposed from its target length or from the comparable books in your genre, and confirmed by you, so a novella and a long saga are both planned to a length. The outline and every chapter are written to fit it, and you can raise it whenever the story needs the room.
What if I get writer's block halfway through?
Claude helps you past it. Your outline and story bible always show where the story is going and what every character knows, so you are never starting cold. Ask Claude to talk through what could happen next, suggest a few directions, or draft the next scene in your voice for you to rewrite. The story stays yours: you choose what happens.
Which genres?
Any. The research reads your genre's own shelf, so the conventions come from the books readers are buying today, not from a template. KDP's content guidelines apply as always, and the listing's audience questions are answered truthfully.
Can I use my own cover art?
Yes, and that is how the cover is built: your front picture or a full wrap, checked at 300 pixels per inch, the title and author set over it, the spine and back built for the page count. You confirm you own the art or have a licence that covers a book cover. A designer's finished cover can be checked as it is.
Can it make audiobooks?
It prepares them: a script written for listening, notes on the cast, the running time and the square cover. KDP's virtual voice is an invite-only beta; ACX needs a human narrator, you or one you hire. Claude never records audio.
What can a story earn?
Every book is different, so we make no income claims. What the add-on does is give your story its best start: a genre researched before you write, a story that holds together, a cover built on your art, clean files, and an audiobook ready to record. How much it earns depends on the story, the cover, the price, promotion and your persistence.