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“Got my grandfather's WWII letters and journals bound into one book for the family. He passed before he could see them in print, but every grandchild now has a copy.”
Memoir printing
Print your memoir — your story, properly preserved.
Family histories, personal narratives, war diaries, letter collections. The stories that should outlive us, made into books that will.
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replace with real memoir photo (cover & interior)
Recommended specs
Specs for stories worth keeping.
Defaults tuned for memoirs — readable, archival, with room for inset photos and family-tree diagrams.
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5.5 × 8.5" / 6 × 9"
Trade sizes that read like a book bought in a shop.
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Hardcover (recommended)
For something meant to be passed down. Paperback also available.
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70lb white or cream
Long-form readability. Cream for warmth, white for sharp photo inserts.
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B&W + photo inserts
Standard B&W text with selected colour or B&W photo plates.
Pricing examples
Memoirs across scopes.
From single keepsakes to small family runs. Quote yours in three minutes.
Family edition
For everyone at the reunion
- • 6×9" hardcover
- • 220 pages, B&W with photo inserts
- • 10 copies
~$XX each
Grandparent's memoir
The story we shouldn't lose
- • 5.5×8.5" hardcover
- • 180 pages, B&W + 16-page photo plate
- • 5 copies
~$XX each
Memoirs we've printed
Memoirs we've printed.
Cover
Title page
Photo plate
Interior spread
Family tree
What customers say
Stories that outlast us.
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“Made a memoir for my mother's 80th — printed 15 copies for relatives. The hardcover binding makes it feel important. Because it is.”
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“Photo inserts came out beautifully. Daniel reformatted my Word doc into something that actually reads like a published memoir.”
Memoirs questions
Memoir-specific questions.
Can I include photos throughout, or only as plates?+
Both. Inline B&W photos work in body pages; colour photos are usually grouped into glossy plate sections of 8 or 16 pages for cost efficiency.
How do I structure a memoir if it's currently just notes?+
Send us what you have — letters, journals, transcribed interviews, photos with captions. We'll suggest a structure (chronological, thematic, alternating voices) and reformat it into book form. You approve every chapter before we print.
Can you handle handwritten material?+
Yes. We can scan and include scans as image plates, or transcribe selected sections (quoted as additional service). Tell us what you have when you write in.
What about copyright and family permissions?+
Memoirs about real people raise concerns we can't advise on legally. We recommend getting written consent from anyone significantly featured before printing widely.
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Hardcover, archival paper, room for the photos that make it real. Free preview before we print.
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