A unique gift for your loved one… A beautiful book that tells their story and documents their memories
Whether it’s your grandparent, mum, dad, spouse, partner or friend, our books can bring their memories to life and reveal the people, places and events that have shaped them.
Illustrated with their treasured photographs and using their own words based on one friendly interview with experienced journalist Mark Williams, our books are the perfect special gift for a birthday, wedding anniversary, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day or Christmas. You could even treat yourself and share your own unique memories.
Much more than a biography
“I’ve been a professional writer for 30 years. I love speaking to people and I’ve done thousands of interviews. Everyone has an interesting story. I always try to put people at ease and make the interview enjoyable for them. Then people feel more comfortable about sharing their memories. It’s not just about telling a biographical story. I want to get to the heart of who someone is and reveal the people, places and events that have shaped them.”
Mark Williams
Why choose us?
Our books provide superior writing, design and print quality. They tell authentic stories packed with fascinating facts. We don’t ask a long list of questions by email. Who has time for that? We do all of the hard work and base our books on one enjoyable personal interview. They’re crafted by human hand, not artificial intelligence. And we use accessible language and focus on the memories, people and events that really matter. We use fewer words because it makes our books easier to read, which also makes our prices much cheaper when compared to our competitors’ prices.
How much will it cost?
Premium £590
80-minute interview • Full colour hardback book • A4 or square format (210mm x 210 mm) • Up to 84 pages • 30 images and 8,000 words • Your choice of colour and front cover image • Approval and one set of amends • FREE sound recording of the interview.
Classic £390
• 60-minute interview • Full colour hardback book • A4 or square format (210mm x 210 mm) • Up to 64 pages • 12 images and 6,000 words • Your choice of colour and front cover image • Approval and one set of amends • FREE sound recording of the interview.
Additional copies
The above prices are for one book sent to your home or one other address. If you want several copies, we’d be delighted to give you a quote. The more copies you order, the cheaper the price per book. For a small additional fee, we can digitally repair damaged photographs.
Call us on 01225 782 815 or email us. We would love to create a special new book for you.
We also produce…
Family sabbatical and special holiday books, wedding albums and baby and toddler books. These can also preserve special memories by including words that complement your images, taken from an hour-long interview. We can also tell the story of businesses and the people who have made them successful.
FAQs
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1 Payment You pay half of the total due in advance.
2 Interview 60 or 80-minute friendly interview with Mark Williams by video or phone.
3 Design We lay out your book, using your images and colour preferences.
4 Approval We send you digital proofs to ensure that you’re happy with the words and design. You must confirm this by email.
5 Balance You pay the remainder of the total fee due.
6 Printing We print one or more copies of your unique book.
7 Delivery We post your book(s) direct to your door or one other address.
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We understand that some people might not be able to do a video or telephone interview or feel comfortable doing so. Face-to-face interviews are possible, but because it involves additional travel costs and time, we would need to agree an additional fee in advance.
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We can tell you how best to supply your images to us, whether they’re digital images stored online or a phone or actual photographs.
Photographs are precious, so (where possible), we strongly advise that you scan them yourself (or get someone to do it for you) and send them to us electronically.
If you don’t have a scanner, we’re happy to scan them for you for free, but recommend that you send them to us by registered post. For an additional £5 charge, we’ll send them back to you by registered post.
We accept no responsibility for loss or damage in post, but will take great care of your precious photographs while in our possession.
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If you’ve already written your own book or you want to, we can take care of sub-editing your writing and designing and printing a wonderful book for you. You can gain from our experience to save time and money and ensure a far better end result. We can print one copy or many for you to give to your friends and family.
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A4 (landscape or portrait) and square format (210mm x 210mm) are our most popular book sizes, but you can have a larger or smaller size. And you can have more pages. Just let us know what you want and we’ll produce a personalised quote for you.
