diff --git a/.local/bin/booksplit b/.local/bin/booksplit
index 0029d0bc..0a8d736f 100755
--- a/.local/bin/booksplit
+++ b/.local/bin/booksplit
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 [ ! -f "$2" ] && printf "The first file should be the audio, the second should be the timecodes.\\n" && exit
 
-echo "Enter the album/book title:"; read -r booktitle
+read -rp "Enter the album/book title: " booktitle
 
-echo "Enter the artist/author:"; read -r author
+read -rp "Enter the artist/author: " author
 
-echo "Enter the publication year:"; read -r year
+read -rp "Enter the publication year: " year
 
 inputaudio="$1"