One platform for authors, illustrators and editors to create, find and sell books

We built StoryDocks a book platform that combines a CMS, ElasticSearch search and a marketplace store, on a service-oriented Symfony architecture with an API shaped around its own requirements.

Write → sell

Create, publish and sell books in one place

The Challenge

StoryDocks had no single platform where authors, illustrators and editors could create, manage and distribute their work. It needed content management, search and a store in one product. It also needed an API built around its own requirements, not a generic one.

The Approach

We built the platform on a JSON-RPC 2.0 framework made from Symfony components, structured as a service-oriented architecture. That gave StoryDocks a project-specific API. A content management system lets authors, illustrators and editors create and manage their works. ElasticSearch powers the search, and a store module turns the platform into a marketplace for creative works.

The Results

StoryDocks runs content management, search and sales on one platform. Users find content quickly through ElasticSearch-based search, and finished works go straight into the store. Authors, illustrators and editors can now create, publish and sell their work in one place.

Write → sell

Create, publish and sell books in one place