Someone should write this down
One guided question a week. Type your answer or say it out loud, add the photographs, and we print the whole thing as a hardback they will keep.
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- Hardback
- One question a week
- No writing skills needed
- Speak or type
Your stories, bound in a book the whole family keeps
Every life deserves a book
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How it works
From our community
The people who already have theirs
“I bought this for my mother, and she looks forward to answering the questions every week. Watching her put her whole life into a book for us has been incredible. If you're looking for a gift for an older parent that actually means something, this is it.”
“My son gave me LifePages as a present and I wasn't sure at first, but I'm so glad he did. The questions brought back memories I hadn't thought about in decades, and the finished book is beautiful. My grandchildren will have it long after I'm gone.”
“I've never been much of a writer, but LifePages made it easy. You just answer one question at a time and the book takes shape on its own. The quality of the hardback surprised me. It looks like something you'd buy in a shop. A wonderful thing to be able to hand down.”
“My daughter ordered this for my 70th birthday. I've spent the past few months writing about my childhood, my parents, and how I met her mother. She said she learned things about me she never knew. That alone made it worth every minute.”
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You bring the memories.
We do the rest.
Every plan includes:
- LifePages platform with 50 guided questions
- Answer by typing or speaking, at your own pace
- Professional editing and full page layout
- Your name and title on a cover color you choose
- One hardback, with free worldwide shipping
- Up to 500 pages and 60 photographs
Free worldwide shippingSupport from real people
From a spoken answer to a finished page
- 1
Questions picked from your chapters
Choose the parts of your life that matter and your fifty questions come from those. Skip any that do not fit.
- 2
Say it or type it
Talk into your phone and we write down every word, or type at your own pace. Add photographs as you go.
- 3
Edited by real people
Our editors tidy the spelling, punctuation and flow, and leave your voice exactly as it is.
You already know the answers
Read one and see how fast it comes back. Fifty of them come with every plan, shaped by the chapters you choose.
Who was your closest friend at school, and what became of them?
What did the kitchen smell like on an ordinary weekday morning?
When was the first time you felt like an adult?
What tradition did your family keep that nobody outside it understood?
Where did you go the first time you travelled somewhere alone?
What did you spend your first proper wages on?
Who taught you something you still use every day?
What were you certain of at twenty that you no longer believe?
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Frequently asked questions
What if I have never written more than a birthday card?
Then you are in good company, because neither have most of our members. You answer plain questions the way you would say it out loud, and our editors look after spelling, punctuation and flow without changing how you sound.
What if I would rather talk than type?
Speak your answers into your phone or computer and we transcribe them word for word. Plenty of members do the whole book this way, often with a son or daughter sitting alongside.
How much time does this actually take?
Ten to twenty minutes per question, and you choose how many you do a week. The three-month plan runs about four a week; the twelve-month plan is closer to one. You can always go faster and finish early.
What exactly arrives in the post?
A sewn hardback in the cover color you pick, carrying your name and title. It holds up to 500 pages, with as many as 60 of your photographs set beside the stories they belong to.
What does the price cover?
Everything from your first answer to the finished book: all 50 guided questions, editing of everything you write, full page layout with your photographs, and one printed hardback posted to you. Shipping is free worldwide.
Does it work as a present for a parent?
That is how many of our books begin. You buy the plan and pass on the login, and they answer in their own time. Lots of families go through the questions together over the phone.
Begin anywhere. We ask the rest.
Tell us a little about your life and we will show you what your book could hold, before you decide anything.
Start my book for $57