StoryOne: Human-Centric AI Publishing launches ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair 2025

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 EUR50 (approx. equal to $55). Author copies with ISBN start at EUR18 (approx. equal to $20) - decreasing to EUR5 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 (EUR50 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.

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