ShakespeareAIv8.0Version updatev8.0Mar 14, 2026

We went very heavy building for last month.

New Features (Last Month)

Core Product

• 25+ AI model selection — tiered by plan (Free: 3 models, Writer: 12+, Author: 19+, Pro: 26+) including GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama
• Chapter quality improvements — anti-leak prompts, post-processing cleanup, better story continuity with outline + previous chapter context
• Free tier parsing fixes — robust outline parser (4 strategies), null-safe, screenplay support
• Chapter-by-chapter editing — refine any chapter after generation
• 9 writing styles + custom style option
• 14 genre modifiers for prompt quality

Publishing & Export

• One-click KDP publishing (Pro tier) — PDF 6×9" + EPUB + upload guide ZIP
• AI Audiobook generation (Author+) — OpenAI TTS, 6 voices, per-chapter, built-in player, ZIP download
• Book download (.txt export)
• Styled PDF export with share gate

AI Image Generation

• AI book cover generation — Gemini 2.5/3.1 Flash (replaced DALL-E for better text rendering)
• Tiered image gen — Free gets gemini-2.5-flash, Paid gets gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview

Growth & Monetization

• Stripe pricing tiers (Free / Writer $9.99 / Author $19.99 / Pro $39.99)
• Annual billing (20% discount) with monthly/annual toggle
• Promo code support (LAUNCH30 = 30% off)
• Plan upgrade/downgrade — Stripe-integrated, prorated, webhook-verified
• Referral program — 25 bonus pages per referral
• Affiliate dashboard for tracking referrals
• Share gate for free downloads — must follow 2+ social platforms + share book + upload screenshot
• Shareable public book pages (viral loop)

Marketing & SEO

• 8 SEO blog posts + 8 genre landing pages deployed
• Homepage SEO — meta tags, OG tags, FAQ schema, sitemap
• GA4 Analytics installed (G-T4N802EGYC)
• Google Ads conversion tracking — gtag.js with sign_up + purchase events
• OAuth conversion tracking — Google OAuth signups now tracked (was undercounting by ~50%)
• 9 email blast templates (refreshed today with real stats + new capabilities)
• 3-email drip campaign (automated cron)
• Social proof counter + testimonials on homepage
• Product Hunt, TAAFT, Uneed badges on homepage (added today)
• Books showcase carousel — auto-scrolling horizontal slideshow (added today)
• Daily automated marketing — morning + evening social media + email crons

Admin & Infrastructure

• Admin dashboard (/admin) with Stripe-verified revenue metrics
• PII fix — library/share pages no longer expose emails
• Chapter access control — guests see 1 chapter preview, verified users see full book
• Public library with infinite scroll
• Cloudflare R2 backup — daily 3AM automated backups
• Security hardening — 9 exposed secrets removed
• Stripe webhook verification — direct DB manipulation blocked
• E2E testing skill — automated post-deploy testing
• KDP daily publishing cron — auto-writes + publishes a book to Amazon every day

Listings & Directories

• TAAFT (There's An AI For That) — ~70 signups attributed
• Uneed — live listing
• Product Hunt — launched Feb 21

That's 50+ features/changes in one month. The platform went from basic book generation to a full write → design → narrate → publish pipeline. 🎯

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