50–120 pages of lesson-mapped reference content, exercises, and worksheets. Generated in under 20 minutes, exported as print-ready PDF. 45 credits per generation.
A course companion eBook is the single biggest perceived-value upgrade you can add to an online course without recording more video. Course completion rates across the industry sit at a grim 5–15% — not because the content is bad, but because video-only formats lose people when they need to reference, skim, or review. A structured companion eBook maps lesson-by-lesson to your video content and triples the number of people who actually finish.
The course companion does three jobs at once. It references video content so students can review without re-watching. It houses exercises and implementation tasks between lessons. And it serves as the "artifact" that makes the course feel like a real product, not just a collection of video links. Students refer to companion eBooks for months; they almost never re-open a video archive.
getebook.ai generates course companion eBooks in 45 credits per run. Typical output: 50–120 pages, 15–20 chapters mapped to course lessons, with summary sections, exercises, worksheets, and reference pages. Exported as print-ready PDF — ship as a bonus or sell standalone at $49–$149.
Each course lesson gets a dedicated chapter: summary, key concepts, exercises, reference pages. The 1-to-1 mapping is what makes it feel like a real companion, not a side product.
Reference material is where video courses hemorrhage students. A written companion lets students review without re-watching — typical completion rate lift: 2–4x.
Implementation prompts and reflection questions per chapter turn passive video consumption into active learning. Drives testimonials and case studies students actually write.
Bundled companion eBooks anchor $497+ and $997+ course price points more credibly than more video. Buyers pay for deliverables more readily than for additional hours of content.
Sell the companion separately at $49–$149 to non-students. Opens a second revenue stream without building a separate product. Companion sold standalone is typically 10–20% of course revenue.
Upload course branding (logo, colors, typography) and the companion renders with your brand baked in. Works across multiple courses under the same brand family.
Three course companions that increased course completion meaningfully:
What these share: each companion is chapter-aligned with course lessons. That 1-to-1 mapping is what makes it feel like a real companion, not a separate product glued to a course.
A course companion eBook is the right format when:
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Audiences who get the most value from this eBook format.
Honest comparisons with the alternatives creators actually consider.
Chapter-by-chapter alignment with course lessons is the rule. If your course has 12 lessons, the companion has 12 chapters. Each chapter typically contains: 3–5 page summary of the lesson, 2–3 exercises or implementation tasks, 1 reference or swipe-file resource. Bonus modules map to bonus chapters.
Both. Bundle free for course students (lifts completion and justifies course price). Sell standalone at $49–$149 for non-students (captures students who want the reference without the full course). Most creators see 10–20% of course revenue from standalone companion sales.
Rough rule: 4–6 pages of companion per hour of video. A 20-hour course pairs well with a 90–120 page companion. Shorter courses (under 5 hours) do better with 50–70 page companions. Too long and students won't open it; too short and it feels thin next to the video content.
Yes. Open the project, regenerate chapters corresponding to changed lessons, and re-export. getebook.ai preserves the project structure so you're editing a specific chapter, not rewriting the whole book. Typical update cycle: 30 minutes per changed lesson.
Data from course creators: 60–80% of enrolled students open the companion at least once; 30–50% reference it weekly during the course; 20–35% still reference it 6+ months after course completion. It's the most durable asset in a typical course bundle.
Organize the companion by module or by theme rather than lesson. Or restructure the course first — an online course without clean lesson boundaries has completion problems regardless of companion content. Sometimes the process of building the companion reveals structural issues in the course itself.
Yes. Add links in the editor at chapter breaks ('→ Watch Lesson 7: Pricing Your First Offer at course.com/l7'). Makes the companion useful for non-sequential review. Keep links platform-agnostic in case you migrate course hosting later.
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