Abstract: A system and methods related customized storybooks and related methods are disclosed. A method can include presenting a list of stories to a plurality of artists, providing the plurality of artists with at least one common design parameter, providing each artist with instructions to submit a version of his/her story, and executing a license agreement with each artist submitting a story version. The method can further include providing a mechanism for each artist submitting a story version to submit and receive feedback. Another method can include allowing a customer to select more than one story from a catalog, allowing the customer to select the order of the more than one story within a single storybook, and allowing the customer to select at least one language for each story selected. The methods may further include allowing the customer to provide variable text information for at least one story selected and/or allowing the customer to customize a cover page or a dedication page of the storybook.