Turn your book into an online course.

Upload your manuscript. Our AI converts it into a structured online course — lessons, slides, quizzes, and discussions. You host it with us and sell it to your own students. Keep 100% of your royalties (minus payment fees).

No tech skills required. Your first course is ready in under an hour.

For students

Looking for courses to take?

CourseBud is a home for independent authors who've turned their own books into full online courses — with narrated lessons, quizzes, and author-led discussion. Every course here is taught by the person who wrote the book.

Any book format
AI-powered conversion
Auto-generated quizzes
Ready in under an hour

How it works

1

Upload your book

Send us a PDF, EPUB, or Word doc. Any length, any topic — fiction, nonfiction, business, self-help, textbooks. You keep all rights.

2

AI converts it to a course

We break your book into lessons, generate slide decks, write quiz questions, and set up discussion prompts — all from your own material. You review and tweak before it goes live.

3

Sell to your students

Your course lives at coursebud.io/you/your-course (or your own subdomain on Pro). Students pay you directly via Stripe. We handle hosting, progress tracking, and certificates.

Simple pricing

$199 one-time setup fee per course covers the AI conversion, slide generation, quiz authoring, and author onboarding. Then pick the plan that fits your student base.

Starter

$19 /mo
1 course · up to 50 students per course
  • 1 AI-converted course
  • Up to 50 enrolled students (per course)
  • AI narration (your bullets + a professor-style voice)
  • Auto-generated quizzes with explanations
  • Hosted on coursebud.io
  • Stripe or PayPal payouts — keep 100% minus gateway fees
  • Student progress tracking
  • Sales + student CSV export
  • Email support
Choose Starter

Pro

$99 /mo
10 courses · unlimited students per course
  • Up to 10 AI-converted courses
  • Unlimited enrolled students (per course)
  • Everything in Growth
  • Early access to new features
Choose Pro

30-day money-back guarantee. Cancel anytime. Your students keep access for the rest of the billing period if you cancel.

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