Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. You can create a free account and list one book with your title, cover, genre, logline, and buy link at no cost. It stays publicly visible in the directory where producers and scouts browse. Paid plans unlock the AI pitch package, adaptation score, roadmap, and other tools.

The AI pitch package is generated from your manuscript and includes a logline, short and long synopsis, format recommendation (feature vs. limited series, etc.), comp titles, audience description, "why it adapts" narrative, and tone keywords — written in producer-grade language. It is included on all paid plans (Author, Author Plus, Publisher) and refreshed monthly.

The adaptation readiness score is a 0–100 rating of how well your book translates to screen, with six sub-scores: visual storytelling, dialogue strength, character distinctiveness, hook strength, format fit, and market timing. It also includes top strengths, adaptation friction points, and constructive producer-style notes. The score is generated automatically for paid-plan authors and can be shown or hidden on your public listing.

Once you submit your book with a manuscript, the AI reads it and fills in the genre, logline, synopsis, comp titles, format recommendation, and adaptation score within about 2 minutes. Your listing goes live immediately with your title and cover while the AI is working.

For a one-time fee of $199, our AI engine generates a feature-length screenplay (~110 pages) or TV pilot (~60 pages) from your manuscript in industry-standard format. You receive both a PDF and a Final Draft FDX file by email in about 30 minutes. Free unlimited AI revisions are included — send your notes and we regenerate at no extra charge.

No. The $199 screenplay service is a standalone one-time purchase available to both free and paid authors. A subscription is not required to place a screenplay order.

Yes. Because generation begins within minutes of payment, the screenplay add-on is non-refundable once processing starts. If there is a technical failure on our end, contact support and we will regenerate or resolve the issue.

Yes, if you have a delivered screenplay. Verified producers can click the Screenplay badge on your book detail page and submit a request. You receive the request by email and approve or decline it with one click. If approved, the producer receives a 14-day download link for the PDF and FDX — your email is never exposed publicly.

Yes. Your uploaded manuscript is used only for AI processing (pitch generation, adaptation scoring, and screenplay creation) and is never shared with producers, scouts, or anyone else. Producers see only the pitch output and, if you approve their request, the generated screenplay.

There are four tiers: Free ($0, one basic listing), Author ($9/month or $90/year, one book with full AI treatment), Author Plus ($29/month or $290/year, unlimited books by the same author), and Publisher ($99/month or $990/year, up to 100 books across multiple authors). All paid plans include unlimited Hollywood-offer checks with human review.

The What's Next roadmap is a personalized weekly checklist inside your dashboard that guides you through concrete actions to improve your chances of adaptation interest — sharpening your logline, researching producers behind your comp titles, using outreach templates, and more. You can mark items as done or skip them, and the roadmap updates as you make progress. It is available to paid-plan authors who have at least one book listed.

The outreach templates are three copy-paste cold-email templates designed for reaching out to production companies, literary managers, and IP scouts. Each template includes guidance on where to find the right contacts on IMDb Pro and common mistakes to avoid. They are accessible from the What's Next roadmap.

The offer check tool lets you paste a verbatim "Hollywood producer" email or contact into a form and get an AI verdict (likely scam, red flags, unclear, or probably legit) along with specific red flags, a recommended action, and what to say back. Free accounts get one AI check. Paid plans include unlimited checks plus human review by our team.

The golden rule: legitimate producers pay you an option fee — they never ask you to pay them for anything. Red flags include upfront fees for treatments, screenplay packages, Hollywood database listings, or WGA registration; contact from a generic Gmail or recently registered domain; and pressure tactics like "limited slots" or "Q4 closing." Use our free offer-check tool at /offer-check to get an instant AI evaluation before responding.

No. Producers, scouts, and literary managers can browse the full directory, read pitch packages, and view adaptation scores completely free with no account required. They only need to register a producer account when they want to message an author directly or request to read a screenplay.

Registered and confirmed producers can send a message to an author from the book detail page. Messages are rate-limited to 3 per producer per 24 hours to protect authors. The producer's email is set as the reply-to, so if the author replies, the conversation goes directly between them — BookToScreen.pro is not in the loop after the initial message.

Yes. If you have a book on SelfPublishing.pro, you can use the one-click import on the Add a Book page to pull your title, author name, description, cover, and manuscript directly without re-uploading. The import is staged so you can review and confirm the details before the listing goes live.

No. BookToScreen.pro provides tools to make your book easier to evaluate and pitch — a public directory listing, AI pitch package, adaptation score, screenplay, and outreach resources — but it does not promise producer interest, options, representation, or deals. Results depend on the quality of your book and how actively you pursue outreach.

Free accounts are limited to one book. The Author plan ($9/month) also allows one book. Author Plus ($29/month) supports unlimited books by the same author. The Publisher plan ($99/month) supports up to 100 books across multiple authors.

You can upload your manuscript as a PDF, EPUB, DOCX, or TXT file up to 100 MB. For cover images, accepted formats are JPG, PNG, and WebP (recommended size 800x1200 pixels, 2:3 aspect ratio).

Yes. On the book edit page, paste a YouTube or Vimeo URL into the video field and it will embed directly on your public listing. A short visual reel showing the world of your story can significantly lift producer interest. Services like BookReelz.com can generate a book-trailer-style reel from your manuscript and cover if you don't already have one.

Auto-approve is a per-book toggle on your book's edit page. When ON, verified producers receive a download link instantly when they request your screenplay — no waiting for your manual approval email. You still receive an FYI email for every auto-approved request and can ban abusive producers at any time. Turning it on is recommended if you want to maximize producer access and minimize response friction.

Yes. Paid-plan authors can download a producer-ready one-page pitch PDF directly from their dashboard. It combines your cover image, logline, synopsis, comp titles, and format recommendation into a polished, print-ready document you can attach to emails or submit to production companies. The PDF is generated on demand, always reflecting your latest AI pitch content.