📚 AI E-Book Creator

A modern, full-stack web application for creating e-books with AI-powered content generation. Built with React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Modern UI/UX - Beautiful glassmorphic design with smooth animations
• 🤖 AI Content Generation - Generate chapters using Google Gemini AI
• 📝 Rich Text Editor - Intuitive chapter editing interface
• 📚 Book Management - Create, edit, and organize multiple books
• 📄 Export Options - Download books as PDF or DOCX
• 🔐 Authentication - Secure user authentication with JWT
• 📱 Responsive Design - Works seamlessly on all devices
• 🌙 Dark Theme - Eye-friendly dark mode interface

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 19 - UI library
• React Router - Client-side routing
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• Vite - Build tool and dev server
• React Hot Toast - Toast notifications

Backend

• Node.js - Runtime environment
• Express - Web framework
• MongoDB - Database
• Mongoose - ODM
• JWT - Authentication
• Google Gemini AI - Content generation
• PDFKit & DOCX - Document export

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)
• Google Gemini API key (Get one here)

🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone the Repository

git clone <repository-url>
cd ai-ebook-creator

2. Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install

# Create .env file
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add your configuration

Backend .env Configuration:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/ai-ebook
JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_jwt_key
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key_here
CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173

Start Backend:

npm start

3. Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install

# Create .env file
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env if needed

Frontend .env Configuration:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5000

Start Frontend:

npm run dev

4. Access the Application

Open your browser and navigate to: http://localhost:5173

📦 Deployment

See DEPLOYMENT.md for detailed deployment instructions for:

• Frontend (Vercel)
• Backend (Render/Railway)
• Database (MongoDB Atlas)

🎯 Usage

1. Sign Up - Create a new account
2. Create Book - Click "Create New Book" and fill in details
3. Add Chapters - Use the editor to add and organize chapters
4. Generate Content - Use AI to generate chapter content
5. Export - Download your book as PDF or DOCX

📁 Project Structure

ai-ebook-creator/
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/     # Reusable UI components
│   │   ├── pages/          # Page components
│   │   ├── context/        # React context providers
│   │   ├── utils/          # Utility functions
│   │   └── index.css       # Global styles
│   └── package.json
├── backend/
│   ├── config/             # Database configuration
│   ├── controller/         # Route controllers
│   ├── models/             # Mongoose models
│   ├── routes/             # API routes
│   ├── middlewares/        # Custom middlewares
│   └── index.js            # Entry point
└── README.md

🔑 Environment Variables

Frontend

• VITE_API_URL - Backend API URL

Backend

• PORT - Server port (default: 5000)
• MONGO_URI - MongoDB connection string
• JWT_SECRET - Secret key for JWT tokens
• GEMINI_API_KEY - Google Gemini API key
• OPENROUTER_API_KEY - (Optional) OpenRouter API key
• CORS_ORIGIN - Allowed CORS origin

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Google Gemini AI for content generation
• Tailwind CSS for the design system
• React community for amazing tools

📧 Support

For support, email your-email@example.com or open an issue on GitHub.

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