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The Memory Book

Some stories belong in your hands.

A printed book of their life — their own words from a tailored interview, woven with memories from everyone who loved them. No video, no QR plaque, no online page — just the book, in your hands. The gentlest way to begin.

printed · $99–199 · up to 100 pages · unlimited contributors

Hands resting on an open hardcover memory book showing a black-and-white photograph
A depiction — real photos coming soon

The first page

Every book opens the same way.

“This book was created with the memories of 47 people who loved Robert. Every single one took a moment to make sure his story lives on. That says everything about the man he was.”
Opening page · every Memory Book

“Robert” and the count are just an example — your person’s name and the real number of contributors fill in automatically, printed on the first page of every book.

How it’s made

Their words, and everyone else’s.

Part one

A tailored interview

Built for the page, not the screen — the story in their words, the people they loved, what they believed, their favorites. It opens with a few warm questions and never feels like a form. It saves as you go, and a grandchild can sit in to help with the tech parts.

Part two

Unlimited contributors

Anyone can send a memory — children, neighbors, old friends — no account needed, no limit on how many. Every memory finds a home in the book. Nothing anyone shares is ever discarded.

Three tiers

From a first step to an heirloom.

Tier 01

Softcover

$99

Softcover · 1 copy

The story, told well. A first step any family can take.

Tier 02

Hardcover

$149

Hardcover · 1 copy

Room for everyone — the long stories, the photographs, the small details.

Tier 03

Heirloom hardcover

$199

Premium hardcover · 1 copy

One to keep close — and add one for each child or grandchild.

📖 Every book is an 8.5″ square, premium full-color keepsake — professionally printed and bound, up to 100 pages, and shipped to your door. Tiers differ by binding: softcover, hardcover, or premium heirloom hardcover.

Every book is as full as the story shared — we lay out every memory beautifully, and the goal is that everything you gathered finds its way in. Want one for each child or grandchild? Add extra copies in any style — $49 each ($39 for four or more), or $59 for the heirloom.

Expedited delivery

There for the reception.

Add expedited delivery and the finished book arrives in time to sit open on the table at the service, where everyone who contributed can hold the thing they helped make.

We let your contributors know the timeline, gently, so every memory arrives in time.

expedited delivery · in time for the service

A hardcover memory book on a table beside white flowers and a framed portrait
A depiction — real photos coming soon

After the book

Begin here. Add the rest whenever you’re ready.

Within thirty days, you can grow the book into a full tribute — the produced video, the metal QR plaque, and a permanent player page — and pay only the difference. Everything you and your contributors shared is already stored, so production starts immediately.

30 days · pay only the difference · nothing re-uploaded

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Begin

Start with their name.

Three minutes to begin. Unlimited changes for thirty days after delivery — and if we can’t make it right, a full refund.