u/Bookcraft_dev

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I'm in the mood to discover and test some indie projects. Drop your app below with a short description and I'll give it a try and share my thoughts. Looking forward to seeing what you've been building! 🚀

After weeks of building, testing, fixing bugs, and doubting ourselves, we finally got our first customer.

It's only $17 revenue ($12 profit) so far, but honestly, seeing someone pay for something we created feels unreal.

Still a long way to go, but today we're celebrating the smallest milestone that means the most.

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback and supported us early on. 🚀

If you're curious, BookCraft helps families turn memories and stories into beautiful books.

Mine was a smartwatch.

Used it nonstop for two weeks. Now I don't even know where it is.

What's yours?

Most families have thousands of photos of lunches, vacations, and pets.

But almost nobody documents the stories of their grandparents.

I'm building BookCraft, an AI-powered tool that helps families preserve life stories and transform memories into beautiful books.

To better understand what people actually want, I'm doing things that don't scale.

For the first 10 people, I'll personally help turn your grandparents' memories into a small memoir chapter completely free.

Just comment or DM me:

• Age of your grandparent

• 3–5 memories you'd like to preserve

• Whether you'd like a printed book one day

I'm mainly looking for feedback and learning what families struggle with when trying to preserve stories.

Would love to hear how your family keeps memories alive.

A weird thought hit me recently:

Most of us have thousands of photos of our meals, vacations, and random moments.

But many couldn't answer simple questions about their grandparents:

What was their biggest dream?

How did they meet their partner?

What was their childhood like?

What challenges shaped who they became?

Once those stories are gone, they're gone forever.

That's why we're building BookCraft.

The idea is simple: make it easy for families to capture memories, conversations, photos, and life stories, and turn them into beautifully structured memoirs and books that future generations can keep.

We're still early, so I'm curious:

Would you use something like this for your parents or grandparents? What would make it valuable enough for you to actually sit down and preserve those memories?

I think memoirs might be one of the few writing categories where AI is both incredibly useful and surprisingly bad.

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Useful for:

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- Triggering memories

- Organizing timelines

- Turning scattered notes into chapters

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Bad at:

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- Capturing a person's authentic voice

- Preserving emotional nuance

- Knowing what details actually matter

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For those who've written memoirs or family histories: Would you trust AI as a writing assistant, or does it inevitably flatten the story?

I think memoirs might be one of the few writing categories where AI is both incredibly useful and surprisingly bad.

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Useful for:

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- Triggering memories

- Organizing timelines

- Turning scattered notes into chapters

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Bad at:

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- Capturing a person's authentic voice

- Preserving emotional nuance

- Knowing what details actually matter

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For those who've written memoirs or family histories: Would you trust AI as a writing assistant, or does it inevitably flatten the story?

Hey everyone,

I’m currently working on a project (an AI-based book creation app called Bookcraft) and I’m trying to figure out the most efficient way to spend my Google Ads budget.

Right now I’m debating whether it makes more sense to:

A) Run Google Ads directly to the app (Google App Campaigns / Play Store installs)

or

B) Send traffic to a landing page first and then convert users into app installs

My goal is not just installs, but active users who actually use the app, not just people who download and leave.

From what I understand:

App campaigns might reduce friction and increase installs

Website funnels might help with better explanation and higher intent users

But I’m not sure which one performs better for a product like mine (AI content / creative tool)

Would love to hear from people who have actually tested both:

👉 What worked better for you in terms of cost per active user (not just installs)?

👉 Did you lose quality when going direct-to-app?

👉 Is a hybrid approach the best option?

Any insights or real numbers would be super helpful.

Thanks!

Hey how do you think about it?

Hey how do you think about it?

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Hi everyone,

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Over the past few months, I've been building Bookcraft, an AI-powered platform designed to help anyone turn their ideas into a real book.

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The inspiration came from a simple observation: many people have stories, knowledge, memories, or life experiences worth sharing, but they never start writing because the process feels overwhelming.

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Bookcraft helps users:

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📖 Write novels and short stories

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👵 Preserve family histories and memoirs

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🎓 Create educational and non-fiction books

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👨‍👩‍👧 Make children's books

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📚 Organize and structure ideas into complete manuscripts

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Our goal isn't to replace authors, but to lower the barrier to creating and publishing books.

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We're currently working on:

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AI-assisted writing

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Automatic chapter generation

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Memoir and biography creation

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Photo books

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Easy export and publishing tools

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I'd love to hear your thoughts:

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Would you use something like this?

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What features would make it more useful?

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How do you feel about AI as a tool for writing and storytelling?

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Any honest feedback, criticism, or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Thanks for reading! 🚀

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