A Story.com alternative for when the story has to become a whole book
Story.com is built for short AI videos and illustrated storybooks. AIWriteBook is built for the long version: an outline, a cast, dozens of chapters in your voice, a cover, print and ebook files, even an audiobook.
Same idea, two very different finish lines
Both start with a prompt. What you hold at the end is not the same thing.
With Story.com
- Type a prompt for a story, a character or a scene
- Generate a 15 to 90 second video or a picture storybook
- Download the PDF or video and share it
With AIWriteBook
- Describe the book and get a full chapter outline and characters, free
- Write each chapter from that outline and a sample of your writing
- Add a cover, then build print PDF, EPUB and DOCX files
- Print-ready PDF
- EPUB checked with EPUBCheck
- Wrap cover for KDP and IngramSpark
- DOCX for editors
Side by side
| What matters | Story.com | AIWriteBook |
|---|---|---|
| What it is made for | AI short videos, movies and illustrated storybooks | Full-length fiction and non-fiction books |
| Typical output | Videos of 15 to 90 seconds, picture storybooks | Chapter-by-chapter manuscripts of novel or non-fiction length |
| Planning | Starts from a single prompt | Editable outline, characters and a Story Bible the AI writes from |
| Editing | Timeline video editor with AI scenes and voiceover | Chapter editor with an AI chat whose edits you accept or reject |
| Series | Not mentioned on its site | Continue a series with up to 5 earlier books as context (Pro) |
| Bring your draft | Not mentioned on its site | .docx import up to 200,000 words |
| Audiobook | Voiceover for videos | Whole-book audiobook with 25 voices |
| Pricing | Pay-as-you-go wallet, top-ups from $10, billed per video and per book | Free to start, plans from $12/mo or packs from $20 |
Story.com details from story.com and its pricing page, October 2026.
Worried about switching?
- I only have a one-line idea. Is that enough?
- Yes. Describe the book in a sentence and AIWriteBook builds the outline and characters for you. You change whatever you like before a single chapter is written.
- I want pictures in my book. Do I lose them?
- No. Visual books handle children's books, manga and coloring books with one consistent art style, and prose books can get chapter illustrations and a generated cover.
- Will a long book lose track of its own plot?
- Every chapter is written from the outline, the character list and your Story Bible, so names, facts and timelines stay put from chapter one to the last.
- Who owns what I write?
- You do. Everything you write and generate in AIWriteBook is yours to publish and sell.
Where Story.com is better
We would rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one.
- Short vertical videos for TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Reels, with voiceover and music.
- A timeline video editor with AI scenes, cuts and subtitles.
- Quick illustrated storybooks when you only need a few pages.
- Paying only for what you generate, from a wallet that does not expire.
Who should stay
Stay with Story.com if your story lives on screen as a clip or a short picture book. Switch if you want a full-length book with chapters, a cover and files a store will accept.
Switch in three steps
The first step takes two minutes and costs nothing.
Bring the story idea you started on Story.com
Paste the premise, the characters and the scenes you already like.
Grow it into an outline
Get a chapter-by-chapter plan and a cast, then edit it until it is your book.
Write chapter one free
Read it, ask the AI chat for changes, and keep going when you are happy.
Questions writers ask
Is AIWriteBook a good Story.com alternative?
It is if you want a book rather than a video. Story.com focuses on short AI videos and illustrated storybooks. AIWriteBook takes one idea to an outline, full chapters, a cover and print-ready files.
How does pricing compare with Story.com?
Story.com uses a pay-as-you-go wallet with top-ups from $10, charged per video and per storybook. AIWriteBook is free to start with your outline and first chapter, plans start at $12/mo billed yearly, and one-time packs start at $20 for 250 credits.
Can AIWriteBook make children's picture books too?
Yes. Visual books create children's books, manga and coloring books with one consistent style on every page, and you can export them for print.
Can I publish an AIWriteBook book on Amazon KDP?
Yes. The Format step builds a print PDF, EPUB and wrap cover sized for KDP, and you can generate KDP keywords and a description for the listing.
In which languages can I write?
AIWriteBook writes books in 37 languages and can translate a finished book into another one.
Turn the story into a book. Chapter one is free
Plan, write and edit your first chapter free.
- Outline and first chapter free
- Print PDF, EPUB, wrap cover and DOCX from one Generate
- 25 audiobook voices
- Write in 37 languages
- One-time credit packs from $20, no subscription