VIENNA, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Wednesday (October 15) marks the official start of the Frankfurt Book Fair - and the Vienna-based start-up StoryOne has just unveiled an innovation at the Vodafone Future Day that could fundamentally change how we write and publish non-fiction books.
StoryOne enables fact-checked books up to 300× faster - journalists can test the tool for free.
Writing and publishing a book has long been seen as a lifetime achievement - slow, complex, and often inaccessible. With the launch of StoryOne 2.0, the company introduces a completely new way to publish non-fiction: Human-Centric Book Publishing.
Using the Story Editor, anyone can transform their ideas, podcasts, interviews, articles, research, or manuscripts into a high-quality, fact-based non-fiction book - in just about an hour.
That's up to 300 times faster than traditional publishing.
At the Vodafone Future Day 2025 Michael Reinartz, Chief Innovation Officer at Vodafone Germany, said: "Writing a book usually takes months or even years. With StoryOne's new AI-powered functions, this process is being reinvented. Now, professional-quality books can be created within hours - while authors keep full control of their content."
Books that would never have existed before
- A scientist turns research papers into an accessible book - the very same day.
- Doctors publish fact-checked guides on rare diseases while the information is still current.
- Biographies can be created directly from audio recordings - even the memories of a 100-year-old.
- New voices around the world become visible: personal, authentic, and moving stories that might never have been published otherwise.
Human-Centric Publishing - the alternative to the flood of AI-generated books
StoryOne clearly differentiates itself from today's flood of low-quality "prompt books":
- The human remains the author, creator, and curator.
- AI acts as a fact-based co-editor, trained on bestseller-quality logics - structuring, enhancing, and delivering instant book outlines and chapters.
- Content can be validated and deepened through optional research.
- Developed in collaboration with leading AI scientists (Neuro-Symbolic AI) and publishing professionals.
- Tested by bestselling authors.
- Thalia (Germany's leading book retailer and one of Europe's largest bookselling groups) is a shareholder; Libri/BOD is a strategic partner ensuring European-wide distribution and print-on-demand logistics.
Research confirms global relevance
A recent Harvard / OpenAI study (September 2025) shows that 40% of all work-related ChatGPT use cases involve writing - in management and business contexts, it's more than half.
Most importantly: two-thirds of these activities involve revising, structuring, or improving existing text, not generating new drafts.
This is exactly where StoryOne's Human-Centric AI approach excels.
End-to-End Publishing Platform - from idea to reader
StoryOne is an end-to-end publishing platform:
- Upload content, generate your book, design a cover, receive an ISBN, and publish worldwide - all within hours.
- Books appear in the modern StoryOne format (80 pages, 12-17 chapters, hardcover) - concise, elegant, and ideal for contemporary reading habits.
- Transparent sales dashboard for authors.
- Print-on-demand production - sustainable and resource-efficient.
- Global availability - from Thalia to Amazon.
Pricing: AI Book creation starts at €50 (˜ $55). Author copies with ISBN start at €18 (˜ $20) - decreasing to €5 per copy in bulk.
Invitation to journalists and partners
Journalists can try StoryOne for free:
Use the promo code "FBM25" to receive 1,000 credits (€50 value) and transform your own content - an interview, podcast, or research piece - into a finished book within minutes.
The code is valid until October 19.
About StoryOne
StoryOne was founded by Hannes Steiner, a former publisher and bookseller.
The platform already counts more than 100,000 users and 20,000 published book titles worldwide.
With its new version, StoryOne is bringing AI-assisted publishing to the mainstream - responsibly, transparently, and always human-first.
Its mission: More knowledge. More voices. More diversity in book form.
CONTACTS
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David Granger
david@arcandfoundry.com
+44 (0) 777 5553139
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