01 · If you study
Story is free.
Sign up with your student email or show us a current student ID. You get the whole catalog, free, for as long as you're studying.
Save my accessCuenta Doble · Story for students
The classics belong to everyone.
If you're a student, Story is free. And every paid subscription gifts another to a student in a rural or low-income school in Mexico.
Elementary, middle, high school, college or grad school. If you study, you count.
Cuenta Doble
Why Cuenta Doble? In Spanish, cuenta means both “account” and “it counts.” Every paid account on Story counts for two: yours, and one for a student who couldn't afford it.
For centuries, great books were out of reach for many people: in libraries hours away, in expensive editions, behind the idea that they were meant for a few.
But Marcus Aurelius wrote his Meditations for himself, not for an elite. Cervantes wrote so anyone could laugh. The ideas that help us live better were never supposed to come with a price tag.
Story exists to remove those barriers: the price, the distance, the fear of not understanding. So a student in the Mixteca highlands and one in Mexico City's Polanco hear the same Quixote, unabridged, on the same day.
The promise, in numbers
$0
for students
The whole catalog, for as long as you're studying.
1:1
subscription for subscription
For every one paid, we gift another in full.
100%
of the catalog
No watered-down student edition.
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ads
Not for those who pay, not for those who receive.
02 · If you subscribe
You gift one.
Every paid subscription funds another, in full, for a student in a rural or low-income school in Mexico. You listen. So does someone else.
See plansFor students
Three steps. Zero payments.
- 1
Sign up
With your school email: .edu, .edu.mx or your school's domain. No school email? Use your own.
- 2
Show you're a student
If your email is from your school, you're done. If not, show us a current student ID or enrollment letter. We only use it to confirm.
- 3
Listen to everything
The whole catalog, free. Once a school year you confirm you're still studying, and that's it.
If you study, you count
- Elementary
- Middle school
- High school
- College
- Grad school
Between 13 and 17? Sign up with permission from a parent or guardian. Under 13? They, or your school, open the account for you.
One for one
How a subscription travels.
We're starting in Mexico, with rural and low-income schools, where a good book can still be hours away.
01
You subscribe
Pick your plan and start listening.
02
We set one aside
A full subscription, just like yours, is reserved.
03
It reaches a school
Teachers help us get it to the student who needs it most.
04
Their first classic begins
In the app, or in the browser of any phone.
What we believe
Four ideas we don't compromise on.
01
The classics aren't for the elite.
They were written for anyone who wanted to think more clearly. Our job is to remove the barriers.
02
Learning should feel good.
Not like homework, but like the story you can't put down. That's why we narrate for the ear: on the bus, at recess, before bed.
03
A zip code doesn't decide who reads.
A student in a rural community deserves the same Quixote as a student in the city. Unabridged, not a second-rate version.
04
Clear accounts.
We'll publish how many subscriptions we gift and how many schools they reach. If we promise it, we measure it.
Universities across Latin America
We want to reach every classroom.
We're inviting these universities to bring Story, free, to their students. If you study at one of them, or anywhere else, your access already counts.
36 universities · from Sonora to Buenos Aires
Logos belong to each institution and are shown for reference. They don't imply a partnership or endorsement.
There's a place for you in this story.
Student access
Save your spot.
The iPhone app is planned for January 2027. Leave your email, ideally your school one, and we'll let you know as soon as student access opens.
When you sign up, see our privacy notice. Between 13 and 17? Sign up with permission from a parent or guardian. Under 13? They, or your school, open the account for you.
What people ask us.
Who counts as a student?
Anyone enrolled in a school: elementary, middle, high school, college or grad school. Public or private, in person or online.
My school doesn't give me an email.
No problem. Sign up with your personal email and show us a current student ID or enrollment letter.
Is it really the whole catalog?
Yes. It's everything Story-Pro includes. There's no student version with fewer titles.
How long is it free?
For as long as you're studying. We'll ask you to confirm once a school year.
Do I need an iPhone?
No. The iPhone app is planned for January 2027, and you can also listen in the browser of any phone or computer.
How do you choose the schools that receive subscriptions?
We're starting in Mexico, with rural and low-income schools. We choose them together with their teachers and principals. If you know a school that should receive them, nominate it.
What do you do with my data?
We use your email or student ID only to confirm you're a student. We show no ads and don't sell your data.