📘 Egaki-sho: Let’s Create! — Publishing Guide
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Price: ¥1,500 (about $9.99 USD, depending on exchange rates) This ZINE documents the real process of bringing a work created with generative AI into the world through publishing. Even after a work is finished, many practical hurdles still remain before it can be released. These include: - ebook formats - choosing a sales platform - rights management, including copyright and trademarks Rather than presenting a single “correct” way to publish, this volume records the actual work and procedures involved in publishing a generative AI–assisted project.
✨ Recommended for
- People who want to publish work created with generative AI - People who want to try KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) - People who want to understand publishing and rights issues around AI-assisted works - People who want to know what ebook publishing actually involves - People who want to understand the practical work that comes after creation
🌱 What this book covers
This volume organizes the actual tasks and decisions involved in publishing as a production log.
📚 Ebook publishing with KDP
Using Amazon’s self-publishing service, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), this volume covers the real workflow involved in ebook publishing, including: - the basic structure of a book (such as size and resolution) - pre-publication checkpoints - preparing EPUB files - registering cover data
🛑 The reality of Kobo rejection
This volume includes a real example of an official response stating that “books created with AI are not regarded as works produced by the author themself.” It also serves as a valuable record of the social and publishing environment surrounding AI-assisted books in 2025.
⚖️ Rights procedures in Japan: copyright and trademarks
To manage a work over the long term, rights procedures are also an important part of the process. This volume documents the actual workflow and time required for procedures such as: - filing trademark applications with the Japan Patent Office - registering copyright with the Agency for Cultural Affairs
🧾 A realistic record of publishing administration
The publishing process involves a large amount of practical work, including: - checking systems and requirements - preparing documents - revising procedures when needed This volume organizes those tasks as a real working log.
📖 What you will gain from this volume
- The practical steps needed to publish generative AI–assisted work - The flow of KDP registration and key points to watch for - The current situation surrounding AI-assisted work and publishing platforms - Real examples of copyright and trademark procedures - A concrete view of the realities of publishing beyond the creative process This is the third volume in the Egaki-sho: Let’s Create! ZINE series.
📦 Format
Format: PDF Length: Approximately 29 pages
📚 Series
- Egaki-sho: Let’s Create! — The Creation Process - Egaki-sho: Let’s Create! — Character Making - Egaki-sho: Let’s Create! — Publishing Guide Note: This product includes Publishing Guide only.
✍️ Author
Yasuharu Izutsu / PochomLab Compiled as a record of Egaki-sho production through collaboration between generative AI and a human creator.