PodToBook.ai Marks Year One, Helping 100+ Podcasters Become Published Authors

ORMOND BEACH, FL — July 2026 — PodToBook.ai, the platform that transforms podcast episodes into professionally written book manuscripts, is celebrating one year since its June 2025 launch, having helped more than 100 authors publish books from their existing audio content without writing a single word from scratch. Available in paperback and eBook formats, the books are created through the platform's AI, which transcribes, analyzes, and rewrites spoken content into polished, readable chapters while preserving each creator's authentic voice.

The milestone comes at a critical moment for podcast creators. According to industry research, the average episode receives roughly 48 hours of meaningful visibility before being buried. Hosts invest 10 to 15 hours per episode. Nearly 80% of creators report burnout. And 47% of all podcasts fail within three episodes, not because hosts run out of things to say, but because the treadmill wears them out.

"The most valuable thing most hosts are sitting on isn't their latest episode," said Sheila Slick, MS, Founder and CTO of PodToBook.ai. "It's the one they recorded six months ago that still gets messages. That conversation holds wisdom someone needs to hear five years from now, and it deserves to be preserved in a format that keeps it accessible and discoverable for generations."

A Platform That Does the Heavy Lifting

The platform handles the entire transformation: transcribing the audio, analyzing the content structure, and rewriting it into professionally structured, readable chapters. The AI goes far beyond simple transcription to substantially reorganize and refine each conversation into polished book format. The final product belongs entirely to the creator. Every author reviews, verifies, and approves their content prior to publication. Beyond podcasts, creators have also used the platform to transform online summit sessions and live event recordings into published books.

"PodToBook.ai provides a professional solution for creators and publishers who want to bring their expertise to print quickly. This technology finally gives podcasters the ability to turn their message into a book in hours and expand their influence in ways that were once out of reach." — Donna Kunde, Podcast Profit Strategist and International Bestselling Author

"This is simply mind-blowing. I really can hardly get my head around it!" — Mark Bishop, Podcast Producer

"Every conversation you record holds something worth preserving," Slick said. "A podcast episode reaches listeners who press play that week. A book reaches readers for generations. When you transform those conversations into a published format, you're not just repurposing content. You're creating a legacy and amplifying your message to audiences your podcast alone will never reach."

Slick brings more than 25 years of entrepreneurial experience and is recognized as a Female Pioneer in Technology and a two-time NASA Space Apps Global Recognition recipient. She has presented on the Author AI Publishing Panel at PodFest Expo 2026 and has been featured on PodMatch's "Podcasting Made Simple" YouTube series. Her work has been covered by more than 600 major media outlets including Bloomberg, Reuters, the Associated Press, Yahoo Finance, and Business Insider.

About PodToBook.ai

PodToBook.ai, a product of Five Milestones LLC, transforms spoken audio content into professionally written, publishable book manuscripts in paperback and eBook formats. The platform transcribes, analyzes, and rewrites podcast episodes, recorded interviews, summit sessions, and live event recordings into polished, structured chapters. All content is substantially reorganized and refined for book format, and each author reviews, verifies, and approves their material prior to publication. From mic to manuscript in hours, not months, because the best conversations deserve to become published legacy, one conversation at a time.

Learn more at PodToBook.com.