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You can upload more material, use additional research, activate model knowledge or continue without enrichment. The best choice depends on whether you need more own voice, traceable sources or only general additions.

You can use documents, PDFs, Word files, presentations, notes, audio, video, transcripts and relevant links, provided you have the right to use them.

Yes. You retain responsibility, final approval and the rights to your own material. story.one supports you with structure, text work, design, printing and publication.

You start a book project, upload material, define audience and orientation and first receive an outline. The manuscript can then be created and designed as a book.

story.one creates your book from your material, your orientation, and your decisions. AI structures, reviews, and condenses — it does not replace the author. Additional research is optional and deliberately activated. The use of AI and research can be made transparent in the imprint. Authorship and responsibility remain entirely yours.

No. story.one is a guided book process. The book is created from your material, orientation, target audience and decisions — not from a single prompt.

story.one is suitable for experts, authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, speakers, researchers, teams and organizations who want to turn knowledge or experience into a book.

Yes. You can order your book only for yourself, your team, clients or events without publishing it in retail.

No. You can use your book privately or internally. Publication with ISBN is optional.

The quantity depends on use: a single copy for review, a smaller quantity for personal use, larger quantities for events, programs or clients.

Production and delivery usually take about 7 to 12 days. For time-critical projects, an express option may be requested.

An ISBN makes your book uniquely identifiable and orderable through retail.

No. Copies you order yourself through story.one do not count toward retail royalties.

When a payable royalty amount is available, you can request payout in your account. The transfer usually takes place within 30 days.

Currently, you receive 10% of the gross retail price from the 11th to 3,000th retail copy, 12% from the 3,001st to 10,000th copy and 16% from the 10,001st copy. At a book price of €18, the first tier equals €1.80 per book.

Royalties arise from retail sales of an ISBN book from the 11th copy sold in retail.

In the “Sales & Royalties” area, you can see sales development and available royalties for your published books.

Retail data is reported through distribution partners and may appear with a delay. Final accounting takes place at the relevant accounting dates.

Yes. If you add suitable hashtags in design, your book or preview can become more discoverable by topic.

No. Hashtags are optional. They help connect topics, books and previews.

A hashtag page shows books and previews connected to a specific hashtag. You can view all content or filter by books and previews.

A book is a published or visible book record. A preview is a single publicly visible chapter.

No. You can start with notes, talks, interviews, podcasts, presentations, links or documents. A finished manuscript is not required.

You start with material and orientation. This creates an outline. Then the manuscript is created, the book draft is designed, the print preview is reviewed and the book is ordered or published.

Re-briefing can reset the basic orientation of the book. If manuscript text already exists, previous outline and manuscript versions may no longer be available in the current working state. Duplicate the project first if you want to keep the existing version.

In the orientation step, you define topic, target audience, author context, style, perspective, research direction and core material. It is the foundation for outline and manuscript.

The outline shows the planned orientation of your book: title suggestions, structure, sample chapters, book description, author biography and other elements.

The print preview shows the later layout. Before ordering or publishing, you should review all content and design elements there.

Yes, for books with ISBN sold through retail. Royalties start from the 11th retail copy sold; author copies do not count. The current tiers are 10%, 12% and 16% of the gross retail price depending on sales volume.

A typical flow without additional research currently requires about 800 credits: 200 credits for the outline and 600 credits for the manuscript. With in-depth topic research, the typical flow currently requires about 1,000 credits.

No. story.one has no recurring fee. You pay only for the concrete steps or orders you choose.

Credits are used for defined book steps, such as outline, additional research, manuscript or regenerating chapters. Before each paid step, you see the credit requirement.

You can create an account, prepare a book project and collect material without paying immediately. Costs arise only when you deliberately trigger paid steps such as outline, manuscript, research, printing or publication.

Printing costs depend on quantity, delivery country and options. Single copies are possible; larger quantities usually lower the unit price.

Currently, the usual packages are 1,000 credits for €50, 2,200 credits for €100 and 5,000 credits for €200. The price shown in the purchase process is binding.

story.one is not a prompt interface. It is a guided book process where material, target audience, author context and approvals remain central.

Self-publishing usually starts with a finished manuscript. story.one starts with material and supports structure, outline, manuscript, design, printing and optional retail publication.

The human brings material, attitude, target audience and decisions, reviews the results and approves manuscript, design and publication.

story.one makes knowledge accessible as a book. The platform helps structure existing material, turn it into a book form and make it usable as a printed work.

A book makes knowledge lasting, shareable and visible. story.one is therefore focused on a professionally designed printed book.

Yes. Many steps are the same for private, professional and organizational book projects: prepare material, define orientation, review the outline, approve manuscript and check design.

No. The Academy explains workflows in videos. The Help Center answers specific questions. The two areas complement each other.

The Academy contains short videos explaining central book steps. It helps you better understand individual decisions in the book process and revisit them when needed.

Use the Academy when you need orientation: material upload, orientation, outline, manuscript, design, publication or continued work on an existing book.

It guides you from existing material through direction and outline to full manuscript and an editable book draft.

Core material carries topic, attitude and argumentation. Supplementary material provides context, examples, data or background, but should not determine the basic direction.

Story Editor is the internal and partly visible name for the guided book process. It refers to the path from material and direction to outline, manuscript and book draft.

Yes. You can use your own images if they are technically suitable and you have the rights. Alternatively, you can use images from the story.one image database.

You can edit cover, vignette, background, chapter images or quotes, author biography, book description, category, hashtags and imprint.

The book draft is the editable version of your book in design. It brings together text, cover, images, biography, description, category and imprint.

The print preview is the binding preview for the later book. Review it carefully before ordering or publishing.

The story.one format consists of short chapters with three text pages. This keeps the book clear, readable and reliably designed.

Yes. A saved chapter can be used in several book drafts.

Yes. You can change a visible preview back to “saved”. The chapter remains available, but is no longer publicly visible.

Yes. You can create chapters manually and later assemble them into a book or combine them with automatically created chapters.

A chapter is a building block for a book. It can be written manually, saved, made visible as a preview or used in a book draft.

A preview is a publicly visible chapter. It can be shared, displayed in your profile and submitted to collaborative book projects.

Yes. The editor can design, order and optionally publish the collaborative book.

You submit a chapter by making it visible as a preview and selecting it for the relevant book project.

A collaborative book project is a book to which several authors can contribute chapters. An editor defines topic and framework.

The editor reviews submissions and decides which chapters are included in the collaborative book.

You should know the actual book draft before your chapter appears in the collaborative book. That is why final approval is required.

• Before publication: Take your time to click through the final PDF in the print preview (cover/back cover + inside).
• Contrast & hierarchy: Title > Author’s name – clear weighting increases readability.
• Subsequent corrections: Content errors? Use “Reorder with refresh” (€25), cover image or chapter order require a new ISBN (this is normal in publishing).

You can state in the imprint that an AI-supported story.one application was used for structuring and text work. If secondary sources were used, you can also publish a link to those sources.

Responsibility for content and approval remains with the author or editor.

Our Terms reserve the option to use content to train our own models.

Important: We will only do this after asking you first, and only if you do not object. Your content is never used automatically or without your permission.

Your uploaded materials are processed for your book project and treated confidentially. They do not become publicly visible unless you publish them yourself, make them visible as a preview or approve them as part of a publication.

Certain regenerations, for example title suggestions, book description, biography, dedication or smaller text generations, are available without additional cost under fair use.

To maintain system stability, very frequent regenerations can be limited temporarily. Outline creation, manuscript creation, re-briefing and chapter regeneration are separate and may require credits.

Yes. Corporate content is processed in a GDPR-compliant way and never used for external AI training.

Key points:

• No content is shared with external AI models
• Books can be printed internally without ISBN
• Projects can be deleted anytime
• one uses data only for that specific project

For highly confidential projects, access can be restricted to selected team members.

Yes. A saved chapter can be used in multiple book drafts. This is useful if you collect chapters as building blocks, create variants of a book or use individual chapters in different contexts.

Yes. A collaborative book can be designed, ordered and optionally published like other story.one books. The editor guides the book draft through design, review and publication.

No. Once a book has been internally published, it already has its own internal identifier. This cannot be converted into an ISBN afterwards.

If an internal book should later appear in retail, you need to publish a new book draft.

Yes. Manuscript text can also be shared for feedback. This is especially useful for client books, expert books or projects with several stakeholders.

Only once feedback has been considered and the text is approved should the project move to design.

Yes. An outline can be shared for review and feedback. The invited person can add comments and send feedback back.

The project lead or story.one editor then decides how the feedback is incorporated into orientation, outline or manuscript.

Yes. You can use existing documents, manuscripts, reports, white papers or an already published book as source material if you have the required rights.

story.one can help develop a shorter, differently structured, updated or more audience-specific book version from it. A different book language can also be part of the orientation if it is available in the process. When condensing, updating, translating or adapting expert material, you should check terminology, facts, sources, quotes and rights especially carefully.

Yes. You can add more material during the orientation stage. Later, you can also upload additional material for individual chapters if a specific chapter should consider additional information.

Additional material should be used in a targeted way. Too much new information in one chapter can overload it.

No, story.one does not create e-books and focuses on printed books. The central result is a physical hardcover.

Since the rights to your own texts remain with you, you may generally use your content elsewhere as well. The story.one design, platform elements and story.one branding may not be used elsewhere without permission.

Yes—after book text generation. Initially label content as fundamental (whole book) or supplementary (topic depth). Later you can upload chapter-specific add-ons (sparingly, to avoid overload).

Yes. In Profile & Settings you can edit details such as name, short biography, profile picture, country, preferred language and social media links.

A profile picture can later also be used for author biographies.

Yes. You can review and give feedback on title, table of contents, sample chapters, book description, author biography and dedication.

If only individual elements need adjustment, you can give feedback. If the overall orientation is wrong, you should return to orientation and re-brief the book project.

Yes — that’s exactly what the Story Editor is built for.

Steps:

1. Upload your sources (podcast + slides + interviews + manuscripts)
2. Label each file as fundamental or supplementary
3. Create a briefing with priorities and gaps
4. Generate the proposal — review the merging of materials
5. Add missing examples or facts
6. Generate the full book and optimize chapter by chapter

Note:
The clearer your content priorities, the more coherent the result.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

Yes—“Reorder with refresh” (€25) lets you change texts, author bio, or description and republish; the ISBN stays the same.
Cover image or chapter order changes require a new ISBN (industry standard).

Yes—via “Reorder with refresh” (€25): the book switches to draft; you edit texts/bio/description and republish. (Cover image or chapter order changes require a new ISBN.)

Yes. Interviews, timelines, archives, image material with descriptions, presentations, internal documents and personal memories can become a company or organization book.

Such a book can make turning points, people, values, decisions and future perspectives visible. It is suitable for anniversaries, internal communication, clients, partners, events or selected recipients.

Yes. Interviews, conversations, memories, talks, articles, documents, timelines, image material with descriptions or existing texts can become a biographical or experience-based book.

The person can be the author, or the book can be prepared by someone else, for example as a tribute, gift or internal memory book. If the book is about another person, consent, rights, sources, images and personal information must be clarified carefully and reviewed before publication.

Yes. A product or topic book can explain which problem a product solves, which idea it is based on, which technology or method is used and which benefit it creates for clients.

It can be used at trade shows, in client meetings, in sales processes or as high-quality supporting material. Presentations, white papers, case studies, product documents, client examples, interviews and existing website text are especially useful.

Yes. Many story.one books are not primarily created for public retail, but for sharing: with clients, employees, participants, guests, program members, networks or initiatives..

You can use the book privately or internally, or publish it with an ISBN. You make that decision in the publication and ordering process.

Yes. A story.one book can help turn company culture, ways of working, values, leadership, employee voices or specific projects into a credible book format.

Such books can be used for recruiting, onboarding, internal communication, programs or selected candidates. The foundation can include interviews, internal documents, presentations, mission statements, workshop material, existing text or contributions from several people.

Yes. If company knowledge is currently spread across presentations, guidelines, workshops, notes or internal documents, story.one can help turn it into a structured book.

Such a book can help new employees, teams or program participants understand context, attitude, processes and experience-based knowledge. The central material, target audience and intended use should be clearly described in the orientation.

Yes. A book can help make a vision, strategic direction, leadership point of view or organizational change understandable and lasting for a team.

The foundation can include strategy documents, presentations, interviews, leadership notes, internal texts, workshop results or speeches. The book can be shared internally, used with leadership teams or used for programs, offsites and change processes.

Yes. Coaching and training material can work as a book if it contains not only slides but also attitude, method, examples and audience relevance.

Depending on the book orientation, it can become more narrative, reflective, solution-oriented or practical. Reflection questions or practical impulses can be embedded if they fit the book type.

The guided book creation process is primarily designed for non-fiction, knowledge, experience, expert, guide and company books. Pure fiction, novels or literary works are currently not the main use case for this process; the publication process does not provide separate fiction categories.

You can write individual literary or personal chapters manually and use them as chapters or previews. For publication, you should check whether the book fits meaningfully into the available categories.

Yes—currently German, English, Spanish. Duplicate your project, select the new language, and regenerate book proposal + book texts. Note: It’s a new version, not a 1:1 translation.

Yes. You can request deletion of your account through support or by email to [email protected]. If you have published a book with ISBN in retail, active distribution of that book must first be stopped.

Yes. You can duplicate a published book. The duplicate is a new editable version in design, but without the original ISBN.

If you publish the duplicate, it receives a new identifier or ISBN.

Yes. You can edit chapter text manually. Manual changes apply to that chapter. They are not automatically coordinated with all other chapters.

If you want a chapter to be realigned with the entire book, you can regenerate it. Then check whether any manual edits should be preserved.

Yes. Your texts are yours to reuse—even with a publisher.

The specific story.one book (layout, cover, ISBN) isn’t reused 1:1 externally; a publisher would normally redesign it.

Yes. Upload audio/video (YouTube supported). Check the book proposal/sample chapters to confirm content was recognized correctly—if audio quality is poor, upload your own transcript. For short talks, add slides (text is read) and extra materials; enable enrichment or deep research for contextual examples/data.

Yes. Upload the manuscript; for very long files, prioritize relevant passages (upload limits apply).

If you want your own style reflected, add a style sample (20–40k characters).

Yes. Upload your audio file or YouTube link—the editor transcribes, extracts key points, and builds chapters.

Recommendations:

• Provide ~60 minutes of audio for enough substance; bundle shorter episodes
• Set focus & audience in the briefing; enable enrichment/deep research if needed
• Optionally upload notes to fine-tune examples and data

Yes. The editor detects interview/talk formats, and can structure Q&A chronologically, summarized, or dialog-style (your choice). For depth, use longer interviews or bundle several, and specify focus in the briefing.

Yes. You can manually assemble a book from saved chapters and visible previews. Chapter drafts are not shown because they are not yet completed.

The design process that follows is the same as for a book created through the guided book process.

Yes. Open any auto-generated chapter in the Text Editor and edit line by line.

Yes. In a book draft, you can combine saved chapters from different sources: automatically created chapters, manually written chapters and visible previews.

The requirement is that the chapter is saved or visible as a preview.

Yes. The editor reads multiple formats in parallel and links related information when context is clear. Key remains: filter for relevance and mark sources as fundamental vs. supplementary.

Yes. Single copies are possible. Larger quantities are useful if you want to give your book to clients, employees, participants, guests or partners.

Yes—copy & paste from Word or other tools. The editor shows instantly if a chapter exceeds its maximum length. Tip: remove extra paragraph marks/spaces—they count toward length.

Yes. A book can make the attitude, experience, method, vision or expert perspective of an executive, founder or expert visible.

The foundation can include talks, interviews, podcasts, articles, presentations, notes, existing manuscript parts or internal material. Input and feedback can be used to involve additional people in preparation and review.

Yes—disable ISBN at checkout. Your book will be printed privately for you and not listed in stores.

Great for gifts, private projects, or corporate publications.

Yes—choose “Discontinue book sales” in your profile for €25. It remains visible in databases but can’t be ordered (“no longer available”). Already printed copies stay in circulation.

Yes. You can regenerate individual chapters. The chapter is considered, as far as possible, in the context of the whole book.

If you regenerate a chapter, a version that you manually edited before may be overwritten or replaced. Save important wording before regeneration or state it clearly in your feedback.

Yes. Use “reset password” to receive a link by email and set a new password. If you cannot find the email, also check your spam folder.

Yes. Smaller text corrections can be included through a revised reorder. Fundamental changes such as a new title, new cover, new chapter order or different structure may require a new edition and a new ISBN.

Yes. In the orientation step, you can provide up to three quotes that are especially important and should be considered as literally as possible.

Quotes are kept in their original language and are not automatically translated. Before publication, check whether you may use them and whether wording, source and context are correct.

Yes. You can stop active distribution of a book. Retailers can no longer order new copies once the stop takes effect.

Copies already delivered may remain in circulation. A stopped book may remain visible in retailer databases even if it is no longer available.

Yes. You can provide a keynote or talk as text, presentation, audio or video file. Additional material such as slides, notes, examples, sources, a transcript or supporting documents is especially helpful.

The guided book process does not create a mere transcript. It develops a book structure with chapter logic, audience guidance, title suggestions, book description, sample chapters and later a full manuscript.

Yes. Podcasts work especially well when they contain longer conversations, recurring themes, strong examples or a clear point of view. You can upload audio or video files or use suitable links if they are publicly accessible and processable.

It is helpful to describe who the book is for and which insights from the podcast should become especially visible in the book.

Yes. Workshop material, notes, presentations, audio or video recordings, decision documents and strategy results can become a book.

The guided book process does not create only meeting minutes. It creates a structured book form with a clear thread, audience guidance, framing, chapter logic and clear language. It is important to describe who the book is for and which insights, decisions or principles should become especially visible.

Yes. Case studies, client projects, white papers, project reports, interviews and presentations can be condensed into a book.

Such a book can make experience, methods, results and insights easier to understand. It can be useful for client communication, sales, expert audiences, conferences, programs or internal learning.

Yes. Company knowledge can become a book if the relevant material is available: guidelines, internal documents, white papers, case studies, interviews, presentations, workshop material, event material or keynotes.

Such books can be used publicly, internally, for clients, programs, events, knowledge transfer, onboarding or positioning.

Yes. Interviews can be a strong foundation for a book because they reveal voice, attitude, experience, examples and thinking patterns. You can upload interview transcripts, audio or video files.

The guided book process can derive themes, chapters, lines of argument and suitable manuscript text from them. Names, technical terms and dialect expressions should be checked in the result because transcription is not always error-free.

Yes — interviews contain rich, authentic knowledge. The Story Editor can structure them chronologically, thematically, or in dialogue style.

How it works:

1. Upload audio/video or transcripts
2. Set focus in the briefing
3. For multiple interviews: upload a 1-page overview of core topics
4. Review the proposal and choose the structure you prefer
5. Generate the book and adjust chapter focus or length
6. Add notes or background information if needed

Tip: Combining several interviews often creates a stronger book.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

Yes. Presentations, slides, notes and workshop documents can be used together. PowerPoint files are processed primarily through their text; image content is currently not evaluated as a material source.

For a strong book, additional explanations are often useful: What is the central thesis? Which slides are important? Which examples must be included? Which audience should understand the book?

Yes. Technical material, academic papers, research reports or studies can form the basis for an understandable non-fiction or expert book. The guided book process helps structure the material, define terms, specify an audience and choose the right level of depth.

Important technical terms, sources and statements should be checked carefully. For expert or current topics, additional research can help strengthen context and source quality.

Yes. The Story Editor transforms complex research into clear, readable chapters without losing accuracy.

Steps:

1. Upload papers (PDF or text) and abstracts
2. Define your audience (laypeople, students, experts)
3. Enable deep research if you want extra context
4. Mark core papers as fundamental
5. Review the proposal — check structure, examples, title
6. Generate the book and refine chapter depth

Note:
Upload a style sample if you want to keep your academic tone.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

Yes. You can upload an existing book, manuscript, or older edition as source content and recreate it with the Story Editor — updated, condensed, or restructured.

Possible versions:

• Updated edition (new data, examples, cases)
• Condensed edition (shorter “mindprint” version)
• Extended edition (additional chapters)
• New structure (for a different audience)
• Design refresh (new cover, new format)

How it works:

1. Upload your manuscript or PDF
2. Mark relevant files as fundamental
3. Set your goals in the briefing (e.g., “shorten”, “update”, “restructure”)
4. Regenerate proposal + book texts
5. Adjust chapters manually
6. Publish as a new edition with a new ISBN (if layout/structure changes)

Note:
You must own the rights to your existing book.

Yes. You can upload additional material for a specific chapter if that chapter should consider extra information.

It is best to explain in your feedback which parts of the material are relevant. The upload should remain targeted so the chapter is not overloaded.

Yes. Upload a 20–40k character sample. The editor learns syntax, devices, and vocabulary;  if desired, you can highlight specific quirks (e.g. typical phrases) via watch-outs/briefing. Readability & consistency for your audience remain a priority.

Yes—for cover and interior. Use ≥225 DPI (recommended 300 DPI) and 2 cm safety margins so nothing gets cropped. For people photos, obtain consent.

Yes. You can use images from the story.one image database. These images are intended for use in story.one books and can be used for covers or chapter design.

Alternatively, you can use your own images if you have the rights to them.

Yes. You can use publicly accessible webpages and links if they are relevant for your book. This may include your own websites, blog posts, expert articles, case studies or Wikipedia pages.

Google Docs must be shared so that “anyone with the link” has access and viewing rights are enabled. YouTube links can be processed if a transcript or subtitles are available and the link is publicly accessible.

Yes. You can upload your own cover images if they are technically suitable for printing and you have the rights to use them.

For a good print result in the standard 5 × 8 inch format, the image should have 300 DPI. As a guideline, a portrait cover image for the front cover should be at least 1500 × 2400 px. A continuous image across front and back cover should be at least 3000 × 2400 px.

Important image elements, faces or text should not be too close to the edge, because print trimming occurs. Uploading a custom cover image may be a paid additional service; the current cost is shown directly in the design process.

Yes. Many authors, publishers, and companies use the Story Editor solely to generate a professional book proposal — as a basis for publisher discussions or further manuscript work.

A proposal includes:

• 3 title suggestions
• A clear positioning of the book
• A complete table of contents
• 2 sample chapters
• An author bio
• A book description

Why this is useful:

• You get a complete structure in ~20 minutes
• Ideal for pitching to publishers, agents, or corporate stakeholders
• Less effort than generating a full book

Note:
You can expand the proposal into a full book anytime.

Yes. You can create individual chapters manually. They are saved automatically and can later be completed, made visible as a preview or used in a book draft.

Manual chapters also follow the story.one format with limited chapter length.

Yes. The Text Editor is fully mobile-optimized—write, edit chapters, design the cover, and publish right from your phone.

For retail production, small differences can occur because individual copies may be produced by different print partners. Author copies are usually produced more consistently.

Yes. In the briefing, at “Any special watch-outs?” you can add:

• corporate wording
• do’s & don’ts
• terminology rules
• tonality guidelines
• examples
• internal communication standards

The Story Editor then follows these consistently across all chapters.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

Yes — many corporate clients produce entire series.

Examples:

• “CEO Insights” — annual strategy books
• “Leadership Toolbox” — multiple playbooks
• “Innovation Series” — per product area
• “Culture & Values” volumes
• “Clinic-to-Life” — research translated for patients
• “Academy Series” — educational materials

How series work:

• Create a series briefing
• Upload assets per book
• Define a consistent look & feel
• Scale printing & distribution
• Optionally create a series landing page

Yes — this is one of the most popular corporate use cases. Keynotes, panels, workshops, and interviews are turned into a cohesive event book.

Best suited for:

• Annual conferences
• Kick-offs
• Leadership meetings
• Product launches
• Innovation days
• Offsites
• Anniversary events

How it works:

1. Upload videos, transcripts, slides
2. Story Editor creates a proposal (e.g., Prologue → Keynotes → Panels → Learnings)
3. Add program details, results, highlights
4. Generate the book and distribute internally or externally

Tip: Event books are excellent for PR, stakeholder communication, and recruiting.

Yes — if desired.

Suitable for:

• thought leadership
• brand storytelling
• industry reports
• client books
• employer branding

Once a book reaches 300+ sales, it is automatically reported to Thalia and may be placed in Thalia flagship stores.

Yes. Companies can order books:

• without an ISBN
• for internal use only
• without any retail listing
• with a custom cover
• in any quantity

This is ideal for:

• internal trainings
• onboarding
• offsites
• team communication
• project wrap-ups
• academy programs

All content remains entirely within the company.

No. You decide how your book is used. You can order it privately, share it internally, use it for clients or events, or make it available in retail with an ISBN.

Retail publication is optional.

Some countries (e.g., Germany, Austria) require legal deposit copies for national/library archives. Usually relevant only at higher volumes or public interest.

Responsibility lies with you; for questions, email [email protected].

No. A finished manuscript is not required. You can start with unstructured material: notes, talks, presentations, recordings, interviews, podcasts, documents, links or existing texts.

If you already have finished chapters or a manuscript, you can use them as well. story.one then helps with structure, condensation, book logic, design and publication.

Yes. If you add names, places, roles, numbers, education, employers, studies, prices, quotes or other factual information in feedback, you should check them yourself. The system can incorporate such information linguistically, but it does not replace fact, legal or source checking.

This especially applies to author biographies, book descriptions, sample chapters, real people, organizations and legally relevant statements.

Whether and how royalties are taxable depends on your country, residence and personal situation. story.one does not provide tax advice. If you have questions, consult a tax professional.

Yes. Invoices are created for credit purchases, orders and other paid services. For company orders, additional tax details may be required.

Yes, if your book is sold through retail with an ISBN. Royalties are calculated from the 11th retail copy sold. Author copies that you order yourself through story.one do not count toward royalties.

At the beginning, starting credits are credited to your account so you can try the first book step. Currently, this is 200 credits.

You can see available credits in your account. If starting credits or promotions change, the display in your account applies.

Yes. You remain the author of your book. story.one supports you with analysis, structuring, text work, design, printing and optional publication.

Content decisions, responsibility for statements and rights, and final approval remain with you. Before ordering or publishing, you should carefully review the print preview, content, imprint and all book information.

Yes—recommended for critical data/facts (especially if you enabled enrichment/research). That ensures numbers, quotes, and references meet your standard—just like any professional non-fiction book.

No. story.one claims no copyright on Story Editor-generated content.

Legal status of AI-generated texts may vary by jurisdiction; in any case, rights remain with you/the original uploader.

Before publication, story.one checks technical and basic requirements, such as compliance with publication standards. This does not replace a full spelling, grammar, fact or legal review.

Responsibility for content, rights, sources, names, images and imprint remains with you.

Your material is not used to train AI models without your consent. The applicable privacy policy and terms apply.

Yes. To submit information and material through the input collector, the invited person must use a story.one account. This allows input to be assigned and processed confidentially.

No. The Story Editor does not replace a ghostwriter. Instead, it handles the time-consuming parts of the writing process: structure, outline, first draft, and audience adaptation.
Your content still comes from you — from your podcast, talk, manuscript, interview, or notes.

What the Story Editor does:

• Structures your material into clear chapters
• Creates a book proposal (titles, ToC, 1–2 sample chapters)
• Adapts style, tone, and readability for your audience
• Adds examples and explanations if desired

What you as the author decide:

• Message, perspective, and examples
• Target audience & tonality
• Final approval and fine-tuning
• Personal experience & expertise

In short:
You remain the author. The Story Editor is a structured tool — not a ghostwriter replacement and not a text factory.

You may only use material that you are allowed to use. This applies to texts, images, quotes, transcripts, documents, webpages, trademarks, names and personal information.

If you name real people or use images of people, you must ensure that personality rights and consent are clarified.

At “Any special watch-outs?”, you can give the Story Editor additional instructions on what matters to you when creating the book texts, for example:

• language preferences, e.g. use gender-neutral terms such as “educator” instead of “female/male teacher”
• editorial requirements, e.g. follow the communication guidelines: (add guidelines)
• tense preferences, e.g. write the entire book in past tense 
• additional notes on your personal writing style, e.g. use typical phrases/wordings in my writing sample or e.g., use my kind of humor
• consistent terminology, e.g. avoid “kindergarten teacher” and replace it with “preschool teacher” or “educator”
• consistent spelling, e.g. ensure uniform spelling for terms, names, or abbreviations
• general do’s and don’t

You can submit a chapter if it is visible as a preview and fits the topic of the book project. Depending on the project, you can participate yourself or be invited.

After submission, the editor reviews whether your chapter will be included.

• Delete a story: in your profile in story menue > Edit (only if it’s not part of a published book)
• Remove a story from a book: delete chapters in the book draft
• Delete a book: only if unpublished
• Discontinue book sales: €25—book remains visible in databases but is no longer orderable

Give feedback (email), publish public stories, join collaborative projects, and connect on social channels.

Success stories on our website show how authors use the Story Editor—and invite you to create yourself.

In addition to the copyrights for images (cover, bookblock), you can add the sources for the book in the imprint (e.g., your podcast, your keynote, an interview, etc.). If your book was created using “General Knowledge” or “Deep Research”, you can activate a source link (checkbox) to share with your readers. 

We recommend sharing all of this information transparently in the imprint (even though this is not required under the EU AI Act). 

In your account, the Sales Trend feature shows all copies that have been ordered by retailers, produced, and delivered to retailers.
Please note:

• It reflects retailer orders, not final consumer sales. Retailers often hold stock; later sales from inventory don’t change the trend.
• Returns or unpaid/uncollected copies are deducted from royalty calculations.

Exact sales figures are reported twice a year (June 30 & Dec 31) by retail partners, validated, and used as the basis for royalty payouts. Author copies ordered directly from story.one are not included.
Additionally, check the story.one bestseller lists at Thalia Germany and Thalia Austria to see how your book compares to other story.one titles.

After generation, the editor asks chapter-specific reader questions (“test-reader Q&A”). You can regenerate (20 credits/chapter) or edit manually. That way, you improve iteratively without starting from scratch.

Define age, level of knowledge, profession, and interests. The editor adjusts vocabulary, examples, and terminology, tailored precisely for the target group—from broad and accessible to highly specific and detailed (e.g., for the target groups “people interested in medicine”, “general practitioners (GP)”, or specialists in internal medicine). Also include your target audience’s cultural background or country. This helps the Story Editor fine-tune the book texts to best match your readers’ context.

Tip: You can create multiple versions of your book from the same content — for different audiences and in different languages. Simply duplicate the project and adjust the audience or language settings in the briefing.

A good title is short, memorable, audience-fit. The Story Editor suggests titles, but you must check title clearance (e.g., thalia.de, buchhandel.de, search). The editor does not run clearance, and suggestions might already exist.
Tip: test 2–3 favorites with your network; the book draft has a checkbox to disable title hyphenation.

The right quantity depends on use. A single copy is suitable for review or personal use. Larger quantities are useful for events, programs, client meetings, internal distribution or targeted bookstore visibility.

You can create an account through registration. You enter name, email address, password, date of birth, country and preferred language, and accept the required terms.

You can generate a new language version at any time. Each language becomes a new edition, with its own tonality and audience adaptation.

Steps:

1. Duplicate your finished project
2. Choose the desired language in the briefing
3. Generate proposal + book texts
4. Review style, clarity & cultural context
5. Finalize & publish (with a new ISBN)

Note:
This is not a literal translation — it’s a fully re-created version optimized for the new audience.

Choose from 2,000+ free images or upload your own. Keep a 2 cm safety margin and remember very dark images print darker (brighten if needed).

One-time options at first order: e.g., vignette swap (€10), back cover tweak (€5), own image with quality check (€25).

Minimum sizes: front (portrait) ≥ 1500×2000 px, front+back (landscape) ≥ 3000×2000 px

In the Text Editor, you see in real time how many pages your chapter has. With the print preview “Check Layout”, you can see exactly how your text will look in the final book. This makes it easy to shorten, split into two stories, or add paragraphs until everything fits perfectly.

Before generating the book proposal, the editor checks if amount/depth fits your goal and flags too much/too little. During the book proposal, content is aligned to scope and depth; afterwards you can adjust (more content, tweak settings).

Choose style (structure/mode), tonality (rhetorical color), and balance (facts vs. narrative) to fit audience & topic. Extreme combinations may seem inconsistent — it’s better to stay coherent or vary only slightly.

Email [email protected] with:

• your username or email
• a short issue description (screenshot helps)
• the title/name of the affected story or book

Support typically replies within 1 business day.

Keynotes already have a strong message and structure — perfect for the Story Editor.

Steps:

1. Upload video/audio (or YouTube link)
2. If audio quality is low, add your manuscript or slide text
3. Set your target audience clearly in the briefing
4. Review the proposal and highlight sections to expand
5. Add examples, cases, or data
6. Generate chapters and refine them in the Text Editor

Note: Talks under 20 minutes work best when combined with slides + notes.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

You start a book project, upload existing material and define in the orientation what the book is about, who it is for, which perspective it should take and how close it should stay to your material.

story.one then creates an outline. Once the orientation is right, the full manuscript can be created. You then design your book and decide whether to use it privately, internally or with an ISBN in retail.

Podcasts work extremely well as source material. The Story Editor identifies themes, narrative arcs, and personal insights and turns them into a structured non-fiction book.

How it works:

1. Upload your audio file or YouTube link
2. (Optional) Add your own transcript for maximum accuracy
3. Define audience, must-have topics & tone in the briefing
4. Enable enrichment or deep research if you want more context
5. Review proposal + sample chapters
6. Generate the full book and refine chapters as needed

Tip: If you have many short episodes, bundle 2–4 with similar topics.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

Ideal for teams, projects, knowledge transfer, and corporate publishing.

Steps:

1. Upload slides, notes, reports, or concept documents
2. Mark core documents as fundamental
3. Define the audience (team, clients, leadership)
4. Generate the proposal — check structure and content gaps
5. Enable enrichment or deep research if examples or case studies are needed
6. Generate the book and refine in the Text Editor

Tip: For larger organizations, a mindprint format works particularly well.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

Three layers:

• Quick view in the Text Editor → live page spread (1–3)
• Check layout in the Text Editor → print-like PDF per story
• Print preview in the book draft → final PDF incl. cover & interior

Check: extra line breaks (count!), 2 cm margins, image brightness, title legibility, QR codes.

The book description is your shop window in the marketplace (max. 1,000 characters). It should spark curiosity without giving too much away. Tips:

• Start with emotion or an open question
• Present the theme/mood, not a synopsis
• Use 1–2 topic keywords for findability
• End with an open promise or thought

Show who you are and why you wrote the book—personal, authentic, inviting. Example:    “Born in Vienna, at home in stories. After years in marketing, I now share what I wish I’d read earlier.”

Aim for a voice that makes readers want more from you.

In the Text Editor, select your language (German, English, French, Spanish, Italian) to enable the matching spell/grammar check.

For final polishing, use the integrated WProofreader tool.

Credits are used for each generation/regeneration:

• Book proposal: 200 credits
• Book proposal incl. deep research: 400 credits
• All book texts (12–17 chapters): 600 credits
• Regenerate a chapter: 20 credits

Credit packages (buy anytime):

• 1,000 → €50
• 2,200 → €100
• 5,000 → €200

story.one enables companies to convert existing materials — talks, strategy documents, interviews, playbooks, research files — into a professionally structured book within hours.

Typical project flow:

1. Define goals (e.g., training, employer branding, thought leadership)
2. Upload assets (slides, videos, reports, interviews, transcripts)
3. Create a briefing (audience, tonality, must-haves, corporate language)
4. Generate proposal (title, ToC, sample chapters)
5. Generate book texts, review, refine
6. Print & distribute via Thalia/retail or internally (no ISBN)

Typical results: leadership books, onboarding guides, culture books, method books, event books, knowledge compendiums.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

Books are produced only when ordered.

• No warehousing, no upfront stock
• Local print partners produce near the buyer → faster delivery, lower CO₂
• Sustainable, fair, and flexible production

Click “Review & Publish.” We check:

• Content: compliance with community standards (e.g., no discriminatory content, rights respected)
• Technical: all required fields present (title, language, cover, description, min. 12 chapters)
• If using your own cover image: extra data quality check (resolution, margins, printability)

Next, you buy at least one author copy (from €18). Your book receives an ISBN, is listed in retail databases, and becomes orderable worldwide.

The guided book process works step by step: material is processed, orientation and context are defined, sources are researched if needed, outline and manuscript are checked. This means the book is not simply written freely from one prompt.

Nevertheless, you must check facts, names, quotes, sources and legally relevant statements before publication.

The Story Editor deliberately does not work like a classic text generator.
Instead, it uses a systematic safety approach designed to reduce hallucinations and increase factual accuracy.

How we prevent hallucinations:

1. Asset prioritization: Your materials (audio, manuscripts, slides, papers) are always treated as the primary source.
2. Neurosymbolic rules: A rule-based system defines clear relationships, chapter structures, and audience logic that limit hallucinations.
3. Audience filters: The AI may only use information that makes sense for the selected audience.
4. Deep research with source link: When enabled, the editor provides transparent sources so you can verify facts.
5. Feedback loops: After generation, the editor asks reader-style questions that help detect gaps or unclear parts.
6. Manual refinement: You can edit, lock, or regenerate any chapter at any time.

Recommendation:
As with any editing process, you should briefly cross-check important data, numbers, and quotes.
The AI handles 90–95% of the workload, but you remain the person responsible for the content.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

• GDPR-compliant storage on secure EU servers
• No sharing of your content with third parties
• Your data does not train external AI models
• Only you decide what gets published

story.one uses AI-supported processing to analyze and structure material, create outlines and manuscript text, reduce redundancy, improve audience guidance and classify research sources.

AI does not replace your responsibility as author. You review, edit and approve the result.

Every book published with an ISBN automatically receives an order link. Via the “Order This Book” button, readers can order your book directly from a bookseller.

By default, the order link points to your book’s page on Thalia.de. You can change the link at any time and instead link to your own online shop or another bookseller.

1. Create a Book Briefing (goal, must-have topics, tone, target audience)
2. Upload assets (text/audio/video/links)
3. Generate the book proposal (title suggestions, detailed ToC, 2 sample chapters, bio, description)
4. Generate the book texts (typically 12–17 chapters), then refine/regenerate as needed
5. Book draft & publication (cover, images/quotes, spell check)

• Book proposal: 200 credits (with Deep Research 400 credits)
• All book texts (12–17 chapters): 600 credits
• Regenerate a chapter: 20 credits

Small free re-generations are fair-use limited; paid generations are always available.

The Text Editor is your online writing studio on story.one. Write chapter by chapter with live preview, automatic formatting, and page counter. Each chapter can have up to three pages of text.

It’s simple—on laptop or smartphone.

• First book proposal: ~20 minutes; with “Deep Research” ~60 minutes
• All book texts: up to 60 minutes for usually 17 chapters (depends on content amount/depth)

With final checks and layout, you can be print-ready the same day.

Classic self-publishing usually starts when a manuscript is already finished. Then come layout, cover, printing and publication.

story.one starts earlier. The platform helps you develop a book orientation from existing material, then an outline, then a manuscript, and finally a designed book draft. story.one is therefore not only a publication platform, but a guided path from your material to a finished book.

• Speed: With the Story Editor, your book can be print-ready the same day.
• Simplicity: No long editorial or publisher processes—you start right away.
• End-to-end: From upload to book proposal, book texts, cover, printing, and distribution—all on one platform.
• Human-centric: We’re not an “AI book factory,” but a place where people publish with AI support.
• Transparency & fairness: You keep full rights, pricing is clear, no hidden contracts.

Production and delivery of author copies usually take about 7 to 12 days. In individual cases, it can be faster or slower.

For particularly time-sensitive productions, an express production option may be available. If available, production typically takes around 4–5 days. Please contact story.one as early as possible to discuss availability.

• Production: 3–5 business days
• Delivery: +2 days depending on destination

In DACH, expect ~7–12 days total.

After a successful payout request, the amount is usually transferred to the specified account within the next 30 days.

As long as you keep the project. If you delete a project, all data is permanently removed.

A typical flow consists of outline and manuscript. Without additional research, this currently requires about 800 credits: 200 credits for the outline and 600 credits for the manuscript.

With in-depth topic research, the typical flow currently requires about 1,000 credits: 400 credits for the outline with research and 600 credits for the manuscript. Additional costs may arise if you start re-briefing, regenerate chapters, select additional services, print books or publish.

• 1 copy: €18
• ≥ 7 copies: €14 each
• ≥ 50 copies: €12 each
• ≥ 300 copies: €8 each, free shipping
• ≥ 1000 copies: €5 each, free shipping

There is no hard minimum — books can also be created from limited material. The more of your own content is available, the more the result is based on your input (instead of additions).
Upper limit: approx. 250–300k characters per project, 1 GB per file.

Royalties on trade sales (not author copies):

• 11–3,000 copies: 10% of gross retail price (€1.80 per book)
• 3,001–10,000 copies: 12%
• 10,001+ copies: 16%

You need at least a solid content foundation. The decisive factor is not only quantity, but relevance: the material should show what the book is about, what stance it takes and who it is for.

After upload, you receive an initial assessment of whether your material is a good foundation, seems rather limited or is too extensive for one book.

For retail sales of a book with ISBN, you receive royalties from the 11th retail copy sold. The first 10 retail copies are not paid out as royalties. Author copies you order yourself through story.one do not count toward retail royalties.

The current tiers are:

• 11th to 3,000th copy: 10% of the gross retail price
• 3,001st to 10,000th copy: 12% of the gross retail price
• from the 10,001st copy: 16% of the gross retail price

At a book price of €18, 10% equals €1.80 per book.

Settlement is based on the sales reported by retail partners in regular accounting periods. Once a payable royalty amount is available, you can request payout in your account. The applicable conditions and the display in your account are binding.

Print-on-demand, local print partners, and efficient logistics reduce overproduction, transport, and CO₂.

Books are printed where they’re ordered—fast, resource-friendly, no warehousing.

Podcasters benefit greatly from turning their existing audio content into a book.
The Story Editor identifies themes, argumentation lines, and personal elements and transforms them into a coherent non-fiction book.

Benefits for podcasters:

• Condense your content for loyal listeners
• A new format to grow reach, community & monetization
• Series are possible (“Best of Season 1”, “Best of Interviews”, etc.)
• A book as an entry point for new audiences

How it works:

1. Upload your audio or transcript
2. Define the focus/theme (e.g., one main topic or several episodes)
3. Generate the proposal → refine as needed
4. Generate chapters and add missing elements if necessary
5. Design the cover → publish

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

The Story Editor turns complex scientific content into clear, accessible chapters — without losing precision.
It’s ideal for research projects, theses, talks, preprints, or collections of papers.

Benefits for researchers:

• Complex content → clear, understandable chapters
• Precise audience targeting (laypeople, students, professionals)
• Use of existing papers, abstracts, presentations, and slides
• Very fast publication (days instead of months)

How it works:

1. Upload your papers, abstracts, or slides
2. Define your audience (scientific vs. general-interest)
3. Generate the proposal → review the structure
4. Generate chapters and adjust where needed
5. Add images, graphics, or QR codes → publish

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

story.one is perfect for speakers and trainers who want to turn their talks, keynotes, or workshop content into a professional book. The Story Editor extracts core messages, structures them logically, and turns them into a clear non-fiction format.

Benefits for speakers/trainers:

• A book increases visibility & credibility on stage
• Ideal as a high-quality giveaway at events
• Reuse existing talks without rewriting everything
• Perfect for lead generation (e.g., QR codes, checklists)

How it works:

1. Upload your talk as audio/video/slides
2. Define audience & tone in the briefing
3. Generate the proposal → review → refine
4. Generate the book texts
5. Design the cover & finalize → publish or print for events

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

No. story.one is not a general AI writing tool for arbitrary texts. The guided book creation process, which may be called Story Editor in parts of the platform, analyzes your material, audience, perspective and instructions and develops an outline, manuscript and editable book draft from them.

You review the results, give feedback, edit content and decide when your book moves to the next step. Authorship and responsibility remain with you.

Absolutely. story.one is ideal for any format requiring clear, compact, practical knowledge.

Used for:

• Onboarding guides
• Leadership playbooks
• Culture & values handbooks
• Brand story books
• Method & process guides
• Sales playbooks
• Product explanation books

Recommended workflow:

1. Upload slides, documents, interviews
2. Define corporate language & guidelines in the briefing
3. Enable enrichment if examples or benchmarks are needed
4. Generate chapters and review internally
5. Add images, graphics, QR codes

Note:
Internal books can be printed without ISBN and used purely inside the company.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

No. story.one does not require an ongoing fee. You do not pay for mere access to the platform.

Costs arise only for concrete steps, printing, orders or optional additional services that you choose deliberately.

story.one turns existing knowledge, conversations, presentations, documents, podcasts or other material into a professionally designed printed book.

• Check the final PDF (print preview) before publication.
• If the target is commercial publication → activate ISBN.
• If the target is private printing → deactivate ISBN.

Keep the 300 milestone in mind: it can be a springboard to Thalia shelves and PR opportunities for you.

• Germany: tax-free side income up to €410/year
• Austria: tax-free side income up to €730/year
• Switzerland: all income must be declared
  For businesses: from €400 royalties, you can provide a VAT ID; invoicing may use reverse-charge.

The book category classifies your book thematically and is relevant for publication. In non-fiction, available categories include biographies & non-fiction, self-development & guides, and collaborative book projects.

Hashtags help books and previews become discoverable by topic. If a hashtag is used often enough, it may have its own hashtag page.

Credits are the internal unit for specific steps in the guided book process. You use credits, for example, for an outline, more extensive research, full manuscript or regenerating individual chapters.

Before a paid step, the required number of credits is shown.

Secondary sources are additional sources beyond your own material that are considered for framing, supplementation or deeper context. They may matter when using “add for the target audience” or “deepen the topic”.

You can review the secondary sources used and optionally make them transparent in the imprint.

• Cover portrait (front): ≥ 1500×2000 px
• Cover landscape (front+back): ≥ 3000×2000 px
• DPI: ≥225, recommended 300
• Image size: portrait (cover, interior) 16.8 cm × 24.5 cm, landscape (cover) 31.1 cm × 24.5 cm
• Safety margin: ≥ 2 cm all around (trim)

At story.one you have two ways to create a book:

1. Text Editor: You write yourself — chapter by chapter, with live preview, spell check, and simple handling.
2. Story Editor: You upload existing content (e.g. audio, manuscripts, presentations) and the Story Editor creates a book proposal and then your book texts — structured, consistent, and adaptable.

Both paths lead to the same result: a printed book with ISBN, cover, and worldwide distribution.

The author biography introduces you as the author. It should explain who you are, which experience or role connects you to the topic and why your perspective matters for the book.

The biography is limited to one page in the book. A photo can be added. Check biographical information especially carefully because it often contains real institutions, education, roles or publications.

The book description gives readers a first impression. It should clearly name the topic, perspective and relevance without exaggerating.

It can appear on the back cover and, when published with ISBN, also be used for online shops.

The imprint can include copyright notes, image credits, source references and additional information.

If supplementary research sources were used, you can optionally display a link to those secondary sources in the imprint. This increases transparency and traceability.

Three clear options:

• Focus on your content → minimal additions, maximum use of your assets
• Enrich with general knowledge → brief contextual add-ons
• Use deep research → deeper, related additions (~45–50 min, 200 credits)

These settings control how much external information enters—transparent and similar to a human research/editorial workflow.

The first page of a chapter can contain an image, a quote or remain intentionally blank. Quotes should be short and fit the chapter. Your own images must have sufficient quality and legal rights for use.

This page gives each chapter a visual or conceptual signal.

You can use story.one primarily to create printed non-fiction books, expert books, keynote books, books from podcasts, books from interviews, company books, research and project books, guidebooks, experience-based books and collaborative book projects.

The result is a designed hardcover in the story.one format. Depending on your goal, you can use it privately, internally, for clients, programs, events or with an ISBN in retail.

After text creation (DIY or Story Editor), you finalize your book with cover, dedication, title, description, and up to 18 color pages. Each chapter has one extra page for an image/quote/QR/short text.

Later changes are possible via “Reorder with refresh” (€25)—except cover image and chapter order.

Proven (human & IP-clean) paths:

• Record a 60–90 min voice memo with your thoughts/stories/data
• Do a friend interview (audio)—often easier, more fluent
• Outline or mind-map, then record a voice note
• Optionally add Wikipedia articles (cite in imprint) and enable enrichment/deep research

The editor analyzes, structures, and writes—just like a human ghostwriter would with your materials.

Wikipedia: The Wikipedia site may be temporarily overloaded. Try uploading the link again later.

YouTube: The Story Editor can process videos or audios that have available transcripts/subtitles. If none are available (and you own the rights), create your own transcript and use it as a text file. In some cases, the content may be blocked in your country (geo-blocking), which prevents the link from being processed.

Google Docs: The Story Editor can process a Google Doc if it is publicly accessible. Make sure your sharing settings are: “Anyone with the link” / “Editor”

Other links aren’t auto-supported at the moment.

You can create an account, prepare a book project, collect material and define the basic logic of your book without paying immediately. Costs arise only when you deliberately trigger a paid step, such as outline creation, manuscript creation, research, chapter regeneration, additional services, printing or publication.

Before every paid step, the required credits or cost are shown.

Books from manuscripts, keynotes, podcasts, interviews, reports, corporate/brand stories, and more. The editor analyzes your material, structures it into chapters, and writes in your chosen style and tone.

• Text: .docx, .txt, .pdf, Markdown
• Audio/Video: .mp3/.m4a/.mp4/.wav/.webm (YouTube links supported)
• Presentations: PowerPoint/Keynote (only slide text is read)
• Links: Wikipedia, YouTube (with transcript), public Google Docs (“Anyone with the link”)

Tip: Mark files as fundamental (central) or supplementary (additional).

Credits are required to work with the Story Editor. A typical project:

• Book proposal (200) + full book generation (600) = 800 credits
• Additional credits may be needed for chapter re-generations or Deep Research.

Status badges show which step a book project is in. “Orientation” means the basic information is being prepared. “Outline” means the first structural book draft is being created or reviewed. “Manuscript” means full chapter texts exist, “Manuscript created“ and “ready for design” means the book can be edited further in design.

“Book draft” means the book draft is in design, “In Review” means a book or publication is being checked. “Published – Private” means the book is available internally or privately. “Published – Retail” means the book has been published with ISBN.

Activating model knowledge means that the system may use general knowledge from the AI model to supplement your own material when it is not sufficient for a full book. This can help fill gaps, but it is not the same as sourced research.

Choose this option only if you accept general additions and are willing to check facts, names, examples and statements especially carefully. If traceable sources matter to you, additional research or more of your own material is usually the better basis.

It means that your material can be framed and supplemented so that it becomes clearer, more relevant and better guided for the intended readers.

Context, explanations, transitions or additional information may be researched and included. Your material remains the foundation.

It means that the full chapter texts of your book are developed from orientation, outline and material.

The texts are created on the basis of your book project, not independently from it. Afterwards you can review chapters, edit manually, give feedback or regenerate individual chapters.

It means that additional research plays a stronger role. This option is suitable if your book should become broader, more current, more source-based or deeper in content.

Researched secondary sources are documented and can later be made transparent in the imprint.

General knowledge means that the system may use general knowledge from the AI model to supplement your own material when it is not sufficient for a full book. This can help fill gaps, but it is not the same as sourced research.

Choose this option only if you accept general additions and are willing to check facts, names, examples and statements especially carefully. If traceable sources matter to you, additional research or more of your own material is usually the better basis.

“Human-centric” means people come first—not AI. The Story Editor helps you turn your ideas, content, and experiences into a book 300x faster, while your voice and perspective remain intact.
That’s why we deliberately don’t speak of “AI books,” but of books by people that become easier, faster, and more accessible thanks to modern technology

You stay at the center: your content, your perspective, your decisions. The Story Editor accelerates the path to a fact-based non-fiction book, but rights, voice, and control remain with you.

No “AI books”—books by people, supported by technology.

The orientation is the briefing for your book project. It defines what the book is about, who it is for, which attitude it carries, which material is central and how the book should sound.

It does not create finished manuscript text, but the frame from which outline, chapter structure and later manuscript are derived.

It means that the book should be derived as strongly as possible from your uploaded material. Additional research plays no role or only a very limited role.

This is suitable if your material already contains enough substance, examples, stance and structure and you do not want a broader content expansion.

This function shows possible questions or expectations readers may have after reading the current text. It helps you identify points that may still be unclear, interesting or worth explaining.

If you insert an answer, it is used as additional input for further editing. It does not automatically appear unchecked in the finished book. After each revision, check whether the answer was correctly and appropriately included.

1. Define goal
2. Collect content
3. Create briefing
4. Generate proposal
5. Feedback round
6. Generate book texts
7. Final edits & design
8. Print & optionally retail listing

Duration: 1–5 days, depending on scope.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

The age group describes not only age, but expected reading ability, language level, depth of explanation and prior knowledge. A book for adults may use different terms, sentence structure and examples than a book for teenagers or children.

Choose the age group according to the actual reading experience you want to create.

For the back cover, you can use the standard story.one red or an existing cover image. If you select a custom background color for the back cover, a small additional service fee may apply. The current cost is shown directly in design.

For readability, the text color of the back-cover book description remains fixed.

Internal publication means that your book does not appear in retail with an ISBN, but can be ordered as a printed book and used internally or privately.

This option is suitable for private books, internal company books, programs, events or selected recipients.

Using story.one is free. Costs occur only for:

• the mandatory purchase of one author copy at publication (from €18)
• optional extras (e.g., cover upgrades, error-correction reorder, market withdrawal)
• using the Story Editor, which requires credits

MeinBuch@Buchhandel is an optional way to create additional visibility in selected bookstores when placing a larger first order or reorder.

The option is currently unlocked from 50 author copies, if it is available for your book and order. You can then choose from the bookstores shown in the order process. Your book is presented there for a limited period.

The concrete availability, participating bookstores, presentation period and conditions are shown in the order process.

Printing costs depend on quantity, delivery country, options and order process. Single copies are possible; larger quantities usually lower the unit price.

The exact costs are shown before you pay.

Publication with ISBN means your book receives an international book number and can be ordered through retail. It can then be listed in online and physical bookstores.

An ISBN is useful if your book should be publicly available.

Re-briefing means sharpening the orientation of your book again: topic, audience, perspective, style, material weighting or research mode.

Re-briefing can be useful when the basic orientation is not yet right. But it is not a small text edit; it is a new intervention in the foundation of the book project.

The balance defines how factual or narrative a book should be. An expert book usually needs more facts and clear framing. An experience-based or guidebook can work more with stories, examples and reflection.

Each story.one style has a default. You can keep it or adjust it.

Tonality gives the book a rhetorical color and orientation. It affects whether the book feels more analytical, persuasive, solution-oriented, reflective or light-hearted.

The tonality should fit the target audience, topic and author stance.

Tonality gives the book a rhetorical color and orientation. It affects whether the book feels more analytical, persuasive, solution-oriented, reflective or light-hearted.

The tonality should fit the target audience, topic and author stance.

Writing style describes how the book is led in language: factual, experience-based, explanatory, dialogic, scientific, business-oriented, psychological or more narrative.

You can let story.one choose a suitable style, select a story.one style yourself or upload your own writing sample.

Each chapter has 3 text pages + 1 extra page for image, quote, QR code, playlist link, graphic, or short text—or keep it blank.

Up to 18 color pages are included at no extra cost. Ensure rights/permissions for quotes/QRs/people photos.

If you return to orientation and start re-briefing after manuscript text has been created, the previous outline and manuscript text may no longer be available in the current working state. This is especially important for projects where credits have already been used for manuscript creation.

Before re-briefing, check carefully whether you really want to change the basic orientation. If you want to keep an existing version, duplicate the book project first.

First check whether the page is publicly accessible. Alternatively, upload the material as a file.

Processing can fail for protected pages, incorrectly shared Google Docs, YouTube videos without transcript or subtitles, or technically blocked websites.

A book can still be created with limited own material. The result then depends more strongly on how clearly you define the orientation and whether you allow additional material, research or model knowledge.

A book with little own material may feel more factual or general. If you want personal attitude, examples or a strong author voice, add more of your own material.

If you remove a chapter from a book draft, the chapter text remains saved as a building block unless you delete it.

Removing a chapter from a book draft does not automatically delete the chapter itself.

If you upload a lot of material, the book must make stronger selections. One story.one book needs a clear orientation. Too much unstructured material can weaken focus, dramaturgy and reader guidance.

In that case, prioritize which material is central and which only supports the book. A good book is often created through selection, not by including everything.

If your chapter is accepted, you receive a notification. Later, you are invited to view the book draft and give final approval for the use of your chapter.

By approving, you confirm that your chapter may appear in the collaborative book.

If an author declines final approval, that chapter may not appear in the collaborative book. The editor must adjust the book draft or choose another chapter.

In design, the finished manuscript becomes a concrete book draft. You define cover, vignette, back cover, chapter images or quotes, author biography, book description, book information, category, hashtags and imprint.

Design is the step in which you review your book as a finished work.

Once your book sells 300 copies in retail (not author copies), story.one notifies Thalia. Your book can then be featured in up to six Thalia flagship stores (e.g., Vienna, Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Berlin).

A major boost for visibility, PR, and readings.

Once the manuscript is complete, a book draft is created in design. The chapters are also stored in your “My chapters” area.

In design, you define cover, chapter images or quotes, author biography, book description, category, imprint and print preview.

Either trim manually (check layout) or regenerate the chapter (20 credits) with a note on what to tighten. Watch blank lines/line breaks—they count toward length.

Enable enrichment or use deep research; then fact-check. Alternatively, upload more assets, reduce the number of chapters, or choose a more narrative style.

Curate up front: mark relevant items as fundamental, others as supplementary; remove duplicates. For very large sets, condense core statements or split into multiple projects.

It works like a researcher: from your assets + briefing, it collects public, thematically relevant information (incl. timely aspects where useful) and integrates it contextually. Ideal when content is scarce or you want more depth. Effort: ~45–50 min, 200 credits (book proposal incl. research 400 credits).

A “reorder with revision” means that you can make smaller text corrections before a new order. It is intended mainly for typos, grammar, smaller wording changes or individual corrections.

The book is moved back into design for this purpose. This additional service may be paid; the current cost is shown in the order process.

Important: Larger changes are not intended here. This includes a new cover image, a new title, a new chapter order, deleting or adding chapters or a fundamentally different book structure. Such changes usually require a new edition or a new book project and, for retail publication, a new ISBN.

It’s your instruction to the editor: goal, audience, must-have topics, deeper dives, tone/tonality, watch-outs (do’s/don’ts), optional personal anecdotes. Plain language is enough—no prompt tricks required. Precision yields targeted results; freedom yields creative proposals. It mirrors a human editorial/ghostwriting process—just faster.

A book draft is the editable working version of your book. It can be created through the guided book process or manually assembled from saved chapters.

In the book draft, you can review content, select or sort chapters, adjust design elements and check the print preview.

A chapter is a book building block. It can be written manually, taken from manuscript text, saved, made visible as a preview or used in a book draft.

Chapters are not social posts; they are parts of books or selected insights into a book project.

A collaborative book project is a book to which several authors can contribute chapters. An editor or organizer defines the topic, description, submission period, category, language and framework.

Selected chapters later become a collaborative book.

A preview is a publicly visible chapter. It gives others an insight into your book, topic or book project.

You can hide a preview again later. The chapter remains saved, but is no longer publicly visible.

A reorder means printing additional copies of an already published or orderable book. The book content remains unchanged.

The outline is the first content draft of your book. It shows the orientation the book is taking, the planned chapter structure and how the book voice may work.

Depending on the project, it includes title suggestions, table of contents, sample chapters, book description, author biography and dedication. You review the outline before the full manuscript is created.

Core material carries the basic orientation of your book. Topic, attitude, perspective, examples and argumentation should be derived from it.

Core material can include your own texts, interviews, talks, manuscripts, presentations, notes or other content. At least one core material item is required for an outline.

MeinBuch@Thalia lets you display your book for at least one month in a Thalia store.

• Requirement: you order 50 or more copies for yourself via story.one (+ 3 free promo copies)
• Choose among participating Thalia stores (e.g., Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Vienna)
• The store orders copies and places them prominently

You’re not buying shelf space—you qualify through engagement (great for readings, local reach, social media)

Your core material, orientation, decisions and approvals form the foundation of the book. If research, supplementary framing or model knowledge is used, additional explanations, transitions, context information or examples may be created.

Not every individual sentence is automatically marked as “from material”, “from research” or “supplemented”. Therefore, check all statements, especially facts, names, numbers, sources, quotes and legally relevant information. If secondary sources were used, you can make them transparent in the imprint.

story.one is a platform that helps you turn existing knowledge, experience, conversations, presentations, documents, audio or video material into a professionally structured printed book. The process runs from orientation and outline to manuscript, design, order and optional publication in retail.

story.one does not work like a single prompt. The foundation is your material, your orientation, your target audience and your approvals. Responsibility for content, rights and publication remains with you.

Supplementary material supports your book but does not determine its core orientation. It can provide background, examples, data, sources, context or additional perspectives.

The central voice and perspective of the book should come from your core material and orientation.

With the input and feedback collector, a story.one editor or project lead can invite other people to submit information, material and feedback for a book project.

This is especially useful when a book is being prepared for a client, executive, organization or another author.

The Academy explains central functions, workflows and decisions around story.one. It helps you better understand orientation, outline, manuscript, design, publication and continued work.

A draft is an automatically saved chapter that is not yet finished. A saved chapter is available to you and can be used in book drafts.

A visible preview is publicly visible and can be shared or submitted to collaborative book projects.

Uploading more material is usually best when you can add your own examples, attitude or facts. Additional research is useful when the book needs traceable external sources, current data or expert context.

Model knowledge can fill general gaps, but it is less traceable than researched sources. Continuing without enrichment means the book works more strictly with the existing material; the result may be shorter, more general or less deep.

Free micro-regenerations (e.g., titles, bio) are limited because they consume compute. If you hit the cap, the free service pauses briefly for one hour.

Paid generations (e.g., chapters or book proposal) are always available.

The Story Editor turns your non-fiction content (text, audio, video, slides, links) into a complete book—from book proposal to chapters to press-ready output. Goal: publish knowledge and experience quickly, precisely, and in the right tone for your audience, while you stay in control (briefing, re-generations, manual edits).

The newsletter contains curated insights on books, publishing, knowledge structuring, new book projects and developments around story.one. You can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time.

The print preview shows how your book will be printed in the final layout. It is the most important check before ordering or publishing.

Carefully review cover, back cover, chapter order, chapter text, images, quotes, book description, author biography and imprint.

Any left-to-right language works. Multilingual books are possible. Set the correct language in the editor to activate matching spell-check (German, English, French, Spanish, Italian).

story.one is the first end-to-end platform that turns your existing content into a professional non-fiction book in just a few hours. Whether it’s a podcast, interview, manuscript, talk, or notes—the Story Editor creates a structured book with ISBN, cover, printing, and worldwide distribution.
What’s unique is our blend of human-centric publishing (you remain the author; AI is just a tool) and a unified, high-quality book format that works consistently everywhere.

story.one currently provides print-on-demand only. You keep all rights and can publish e-books or audiobooks elsewhere anytime.

The Story Editor works with a combination of Large Language Models and a neurosymbolic structure developed together with ExtensityAI.
The AI does not “just generate text”. Instead, it analyzes your material, organizes it logically, builds chapter structures, and adapts style, tone, and audience targeting — always based on your own content.

In short:

• The AI does not write in your place,
• it translates your knowledge into a professional non-fiction format.

How the Story Editor uses AI:

1. Content analysis: It identifies themes, arguments, examples, and relationships.
2. Structuring: It creates a proposal, chapter logic, and depth of content.
3. Audience adaptation: Vocabulary, complexity, and tone are adjusted to the selected audience.
4. Style guidance: If desired, the editor can incorporate your personal writing style.
5. Context & examples: When needed, it adds data, models, or explanations (“enrichment” / “deep research”).

Important:
You remain the author at all times. The AI is a tool — not the sender.

Find more details in chapter Creating a Book with the Story Editor.

If you write about real people or use photos of people, get consent first. For interviews or quotes, ensure you have the necessary rights—otherwise anonymize or pseudonymize.

There are predefined non-fiction styles (e.g. factual-analytical, advisory, narrative, business-like, scientific, modern). Each style has a default balance between information and storytelling — adjustable for your project. Examples/characterizations can be found directly in the briefing dialog.

• Start with a hook (question, image, thought)
• Build a clear arc
• Use paragraphs for readability
• End with an insight or takeaway
• Avoid repetition—chapters are short and precise

You can publish any non-fiction that moves, inspires, or informs people. Typical examples:

• Guides, business books & essays
• Personal stories & memoirs
• Science & society explained clearly
• Interview and experience collections
• Corporate and brand stories

Note: If you use the DIY Text Editor, you can also use the format for fiction (e.g., short stories or poetry slams).

All story.one books use a unified, high-quality format:

• 12–17 chapters, each with up to 3 pages of text
• One extra page per chapter for an image, quote, or QR code
• Compact hardcover (5×8 inches / approx. 12.7 × 20.3 cm)

The format is designed so books can be read in about an hour, but leave a lasting impact. Through standardization, production, distribution, and readability are consistent worldwide — no matter where your book is ordered.

We want everyone to have a voice—and to make knowledge, experience, and ideas quickly accessible as real books.

Human-centric publishing: people remain the authors; AI is the tool that brings structure, speed, and quality.

The fixed format (~12.7 × 20.3 cm, hardcover) gives clarity:

• 12–17 chapters, each max. 3 pages
• +1 extra page per chapter (image/quote/QR)
• ~60–80 pages total—quick to read, focused in content

It keeps design, production, and global distribution consistent—and readers know what to expect.

You receive royalties starting from the 11th trade sale. Payouts are semi-annual (cut-offs June 30 and Dec 31). About three weeks later, your balance appears in your author profile, and you can request payment (IBAN).

Final accounting numbers are determined at the relevant accounting dates. Interim sales overviews are for orientation and are not necessarily final.

Once a payable royalty amount is available, you can request payout in your account. You need to enter the required payment details.

Order your book after design and print preview have been checked. Before ordering, make sure that cover, chapters, images, book description, author biography, imprint and print layout are correct.

The input collector is useful when the person managing the book project is not the same person who has all material or makes all decisions. An invited person can add information about orientation, target audience, author context and material.

This allows a book project to be prepared together.

A writing sample is useful if the book should stay close to a specific voice, sentence rhythm, word choice or way of thinking. This is especially relevant for personal authors, experts with a distinctive tone, memoir-like projects, keynote books or existing manuscripts.

A representative sample of about 20,000 to 30,000 characters is recommended; more than 40,000 characters is usually not useful. Without a suitable sample, the system relies more strongly on topic, audience and selected style. That can work well, but often feels less individual for a very personal voice.

Usually within 1–3 days it’s visible in major online shops (e.g., Thalia, Amazon, Hugendubel). Bookstores can order it too. Each order triggers print-on-demand—no stock, no waiting.

The current terms and conditions, privacy information and imprint are available in the website footer. Before ordering, publishing or using third-party content, review these documents.

The Help Center contains answers to common questions. The Academy explains the most important workflows. If you cannot find a solution there, contact support.

Helpful details include the affected book title, the step in the process, a precise description of the issue and screenshots if available.

In your account, you will find the “Sales & Royalties” area. There you can view sales development for published books and available royalties.

A book with ISBN can be ordered through common online and physical retailers. In German-speaking markets, this includes major book retail platforms and many bookstores.

Visibility and delivery information depend on each retailer.

Your book can be ordered from 6,000+ online shops—incl. Thalia, Amazon, Osiander, Hugendubel, and international retailers.
It’s also orderable in physical bookstores: once customers ask, booksellers can order it directly.

Key corporate users include:

• HR / People & Culture — onboarding, culture, leadership guides
• L&D — training books, workbooks
• Communications — brand story, PR formats, event books
• Marketing — product books, thought-leadership
• Sales — playbooks, case study books, tools & frameworks
• R&D — “paper-to-people” for internal/external books
• Executive Board — CEO letters, strategy books, transformation stories

The Story Editor is also well-suited for creating company chronicles and corporate histories — such as anniversary books, transformation stories, or brand-history books..

Available delivery countries are shown in the order process. Shipping costs, delivery times and available shipping methods can vary by country.

If you plan a larger quantity or delivery to a specific country, check the available options before placing the final order.

Credits can be purchased in packages. Currently, the usual packages are:

• 1,000 credits for €50
• 2,200 credits for €100
• 5,000 credits for €200

The credits are added to your account and can be used for suitable book steps. The price shown in the purchase process is binding.

Typical credit steps are:

• Outline: 200 credits
  New users currently receive 200 Start Credits and can use them to create their first outline at no additional cost.
• Outline including in-depth topic research: 400 credits
• Full manuscript: 600 credits
• Regenerate one chapter: 20 credits
• Re-briefing or new orientation, if shown: 200 credits

The current display in the product is binding.

story.one is fully web-based and works on all common devices—PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone. Writing, cover design, and publishing are mobile-ready.

Supported formats include PDF, Word (.docx), text files (.txt, .md), PowerPoint (.pptx), and audio and video files such as .mp3, .mp4, .m4a, .wav and .webm.

For presentations, primarily the text is processed. For audio and video, quality depends strongly on transcription quality.

Four areas matter most: the book description, author context, target audience and core material. They help the system understand what the book should do.

The remaining settings can often start with defaults. You can change them if you need a clearer or more specific orientation.

You can use texts, documents, presentations, notes, interviews, recordings, audio and video files, and relevant links. The material must be relevant for your book, and you must have the right to use it.

Especially valuable are materials that reveal your point of view, experience, examples, terminology or line of argument.

You can choose between several perspectives: “I – personal narrative”, “I – analytical perspective”, “We” for teams or organizations and “He/She” for third-person narration.

The perspective affects whether the book speaks from personal experience, observes analytically, speaks as an organization or describes another person.

In your settings, you can choose which email and online notifications you want to receive, for example about collaborative book projects, comments, chapter approvals, submissions or royalties.

Available payment methods are shown at checkout and may vary by country and order. Common online payment methods such as credit card, PayPal, Klarna or Apple Pay / Google Pay may be available.

You see the exact selection before completing the order.

We work with strong partners, including:

• Thalia – Europe’s largest bookseller for visibility & availability in retail
• Libri – one of Europe’s leading book logistics providers for efficient distribution
• ExtensityAI – research partner behind the Story Editor technology

We’re continually expanding partnerships in culture, education, science, and media.

The person managing the book project decides when outline and manuscript have been reviewed sufficiently and the project moves to design. For client projects, this should happen only after subject-matter and manuscript approval.

story.one is for anyone who wants to turn thoughts, experiences, or expertise into a book—without a publisher, without hurdles, and without long wait times. Typical users:

• Coaches, speakers & entrepreneurs who want to share their message
• Scientists & experts who want to publish quickly
• People with personal stories, memoirs or experiences
• Teams or organizations that want to create a book together

In short: anyone can make a book—even with no prior writing experience.

story.one is for people and organizations who want to turn knowledge, experience or existing material into a lasting book format. This includes authors, experts, entrepreneurs, consultants, speakers, coaches, researchers, teams, companies, universities and organizations.

story.one is especially useful when material already exists: a talk, podcast, interview, slide deck, notes, manuscript, research report, workshop, internal document or a collection of chapters.

The editor starts and manages the collaborative book project. They describe topic and goal, invite contributors or open the project, review submitted chapters and decide which contributions are included.

The editor then assembles the book draft and leads it toward publication.

For everyone who wants to publish compact, well-founded, and timely non-fiction books: coaches, entrepreneurs, scientists, teams—as well as anyone who wants to efficiently turn existing content into book form.

The rights to your own material and texts remain with you. story.one receives only the rights necessary to process, print and, if applicable, publish your book project.

For manuscripts created through the guided book process, story.one does not claim its own copyright in your book.

You do. story.one only receives a simple license to publish and distribute your book. You can reuse your content anytime—e.g., as an e-book or audiobook elsewhere.

The button appears only when all mandatory fields are present:

• Title
• Language
• Cover
• Dedication
• Genre
• Book description (min. 1 character)
• Biography
• At least 12 chapters
• Imprint

If anything is missing (see the “?” hints), the button won’t appear.

Email confirmation ensures that you have access to the address provided and can receive notifications about your book project. Sometimes these emails land in the spam folder.

Sales data can appear with a delay because books are produced, delivered, stocked or sold later in retail. The display is based on data reported by distribution partners and may update with a time lag.

Both terms refer to the same basic step: preparing the content foundation of your book. “Direction” describes where the book should go; “briefing” describes the information you provide for that step.

If you change this step, the entire book logic can change. Changes to direction or briefing should therefore be made deliberately.

The story.one book format uses a fixed chapter structure: one chapter consists of three text pages plus one additional page for an image, quote or blank space.

This format supports readability, rhythm and reliable design. If a chapter is too long, it must be shortened or regenerated.

The outline is an important control point. It prevents a full book from being written immediately in the wrong orientation.

You can review whether topic, structure, audience, tonality, title and sample chapters fit. Only once the orientation is right should you create the full manuscript, because that step requires significantly more credits.

The story.one format uses three text pages per chapter. If you add text manually, a chapter may become too long. The chapter editor then shows a warning.

The binding check is the print preview or “check layout”. If a chapter is too long, you need to shorten or regenerate it.

Author context helps the system understand the experience, role, attitude or expert perspective from which the book is written. It affects not only the author biography, but also framing, voice and book logic.

It is especially helpful to describe what you see differently about your topic, what is often misunderstood and which experience shaped your view.

The outline is the less expensive control point. You should use it to review orientation, title, chapter structure, target audience and sample chapters.

The manuscript requires significantly more credits. If you notice only after manuscript creation that the basic orientation is wrong, re-briefing can require additional credits and replace already created manuscript text in the current working state.

Final approval protects everyone involved. A chapter should only appear in a collaborative book if the author knows the actual book draft and agrees to the use.

Without approval, the chapter cannot be used in the final collaborative book.

story.one is built for books, not for temporary documents or social media content. A book condenses knowledge into a form that can be shared, read, gifted, sold, archived and used over time.

That is why the central result is a physical book: a clearly structured, designed hardcover that makes knowledge visible and lasting.

The target audience determines how deeply a topic must be explained, which examples make sense, which terms can be assumed and which questions the book should answer.

You do not need to describe a real person. A precise reader model is enough: What does the reader already know? What is missing? Which question do they bring to the book?

The full manuscript is a larger book step than the outline and requires more credits. If the basic orientation of the outline is wrong, the manuscript will also be created in the wrong direction.

Before starting the manuscript, review title, table of contents, sample chapters, audience, tonality and source logic. Small text corrections are possible later; a wrong basic orientation should be corrected first.