Tell your story.

We turn it into a book!

Hold-your-hand help

from beginning to end.

You are never on your own.

See how it works

Our Story Helper Pathway™

Gentle guidance for your powerful stories.

See how it works

Tell your first story for free!

Share one brief memory — just one — and we’ll transcribe it into a beautifully formatted chapter. You’ll receive your ready‑to‑print PDF story created from your voice. Yours to keep.

No commitment. It's a chance for you to kick-the-tires for free.

Tell your first story for free!

Ken Hood

Founder

Mary and I would love to hear your first story!

What makes us different.

(Compare to Storyworth, Remento, and 20+ others.)

They markup the price of additional books.

They charge around $80-$100! We charge just $55.
They hold your book hostage. We don't.

They encourage AI rewriting of your words.

We keep your words intact. We believe authenticity and legacy matter more than “polish.”

They make you do this all on your own.

We believe your story deserves more than a control panel and generic prompts. Your story deserves a human caretaker.

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Our Story Helper Pathway™

You get a real person!

We pair you with a warm, skilled guide to help you get started. They’re a real person, not an AI.

You get a live on-boarding session with a warm and skilled Story Helper who makes sure you get started out on the right foot.

Your onboarding session.

We reach out to schedule your onboarding session with your Story Helper. During this session, they listen as you share an overview of your life and some of the stories you think you'd like to tell. They ask questions and take notes. Your life is unique. We want to honor that.

Your Story Helper takes notes so we can create customized prompts that help you share your stories. We create a unique storytelling path just for you!

Finally, your Story Helper makes sure you are comfortable using your personal recording studio and that you've got all of your questions answered. You finish your session feeling cared for and confident.

Ongoing phone support.

We know you'll have more questions. We follow through with our unique Story Helper Pathway.™ We make sure you never walk through this process alone.

We provide gentle and skilled phone support. We don't do dashboards. There's no place to "log in" on our website. You are more than a customer. You are always a part of our storytelling family. And we treat you that way.

We've got you every step of the way!

What You Get:

1. You receive a beautifully formatted hardbound color book in either 6x9 or 8.25x11 size with a color cover.

2. Your book includes QR codes (if you wish) linking each story to you telling it. As your family reads your story, they can hear you speaking it at the same time.

3. You receive a Kindle-ready file. No one else does this. Their expensive "downloadable PDF e-book" is not Kindle.

4. We publish your book to Amazon. There's no extra charge. You don't have to do a thing. That way, your family can order their own copies at the same place everyone buys books — for reasonable prices. And we can guide you on how to publish it to your own Amazon account if you'd prefer.

5. You receive all files: the WORD docx file, and the formatted pdf. Also, all of your audio files are available for archiving in your backup drives and cloud accounts.

6. We automatically upload your book to the Internet Archive (archive.org), and optionally to Ancestry.com. Your legacy can last for generations to come.

7. We upload your audio stories to StoryCorps.org and the Library of Congress. They are much more likely to survive than a "for-profit" company. We're all about preserving your legacy. None of our competitors do this!

All for just $395.

Your Book

We Turn Your Spoken Words Into A Book.

Speak naturally. We transcribe your audio word‑for‑word. We will never "polish" your words. We publish authentic stories only, not AI rewrites. Your book will be beautifully formatted using Atticus — a leader in book design.

You Can Include Photos.

You can add up to 15 photos in each book. More images are ok, for a small additional fee per image. Unlike our competitors, we don't make you use a cumbersome dashboard. We do the formatting for you. You upload them, and we take it from there.

A QR Code Included In Each Chapter.

Your family can scan the QR code in each chapter and read along as they hear your voice speaking the same words they're reading! Optional.

E-Pub Version For Kindle And Apple Books.

Others offer a "digital" book copy. Usually an extra $29-$49. But what they are offering is not a publishable file that your family can read in Kindle. It's just a pdf formatted for pdf-reader apps. We prepare a Kindle‑ready file for you at no extra charge.

Amazon Turnkey Publishing.

We publish your book for you in Amazon. The place everyone buys books. The affordable place. Our competitors control how your family can get copies. That way they can drastically markup the price, and that's how they make their profit. And if you want complete control, you can publish your book to Amazon yourself in your own account. We can provide a guide.

What You Get:

1. You receive one free hardbound color book in either 6x9 or 8.25x11 size.

2. Your book includes QR codes (if you wish) linking each story to you telling it. As your family reads your story, they can hear you speaking it at the same time.

3. You receive a Kindle-ready file. No one else does this. Their expensive "downloadable PDF e-book" is not Kindle.

4. We publish your book to Amazon. There's no extra charge. You don't have to do a thing. That way, your family can order their own copies at the same place everyone buys books — for reasonable prices. And we can guide you on how to publish it to your own Amazon account if you'd prefer.

5. You receive all files: the WORD docx file, and the formatted pdf. Also, all of your audio files are available for archiving in your backup drives and cloud accounts.

6. We automatically upload your book to the Internet Archive (archive.org), and optionally to Ancestry.com. Your legacy can last for generations to come.

7. We upload your audio stories to StoryCorps.org and the Library of Congress. They are much more likely to survive than a "for-profit" company. We're all about preserving your legacy. None of our competitors do this!

All for just $395.

Your Freedom

We Don’t Hold Your Book Hostage.

Unlike every competitor in this space, we don’t funnel you into buying expensive copies from us. We prepare all your files — PDF, Word, EPUB, and your original audio — so you can print your book anywhere if you ever wish.

How Our Competitors Make Money.

Most of our competitors charge around $99 upfront. Then they funnel you into buying books from them at around $80–$100 per copy. Want all your friends and family to have a copy? Get ready —

For 10 copies, our competitors may charge you $800!

What A Book Should Actually Cost.

Not $80, that's for sure. Below is our pricing for a 265‑page book:

6x9 hardcover, black & white interior:

$29

6×9 hardcover, color interior:

$49

8×10 hardcover, color interior:

$49

Get Copies From Where Everyone Buys Books.

Instead of you purchasing copies from a private seller and then having a family member repay you for their copy — save the hassle. Friends and family can buy your book directly from Amazon, and if they are Prime members, they get free shipping!

We Publish To Amazon For You.

We're all about making things easy for you. We automatically publish your book to Amazon. We set the listing of your book at a low price. For the responsibility of caretaking your listing, Amazon pays us a small royalty. But if you want to publish to Amazon on your own, we can give you a guide on how to do it. Our competitors will never offer you this kind of help.

What You Get:

1. You receive one free hardbound color book in either 6x9 or 8.25x11 size.

2. Your book includes QR codes (if you wish) linking each story to you telling it. As your family reads your story, they can hear you speaking it at the same time.

3. You receive a Kindle-ready file. No one else does this. Their expensive "downloadable PDF e-book" is not Kindle.

4. We publish your book to Amazon. There's no extra charge. You don't have to do a thing. That way, your family can order their own copies at the same place everyone buys books — for reasonable prices. And we can guide you on how to publish it to your own Amazon account if you'd prefer.

5. You receive all files: the WORD docx file, and the formatted pdf. Also, all of your audio files are available for archiving in your backup drives and cloud accounts.

6. We automatically upload your book to the Internet Archive (archive.org), and optionally to Ancestry.com. Your legacy can last for generations to come.

7. We upload your audio stories to StoryCorps.org and the Library of Congress. They are much more likely to survive than a "for-profit" company. We're all about preserving your legacy. None of our competitors do this!

All for just $395.

Your Legacy

The Library Of Congress.

Your voice is preserved in the Library of Congress. We use StoryCorps to record your stories. StoryCorps then archives your recordings in the Library of Congress automatically in addition to preserving them on their servers. The Library of Congress is one of the closest things to long‑term digital preservation available today. This archiving in StoryCorps and Library of Congress is entirely optional.

Who Is StoryCorps?

StoryCorps is America’s most trusted oral‑history nonprofit, with over 700,000 storytellers and 20 years of preservation excellence.

Are My Recordings Safe With StoryCorps?

StoryCorps is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with diversified funding, including the MacArthur Foundation and many other philanthropic organizations. They aren’t going anywhere, and unlike our competitors, they don’t have to be “profitable” to ensure the continuity of your story. With their 20‑year track record, your recordings are in safe hands.

The Internet Archive.

We upload your book to Archive.org — the world’s largest digital library — so future generations can find your stories easily. This is also optional.

Ancestry.com.

With your permission, we will upload your book to Ancestry.com — another place where your story can be discovered by future generations. All you need to do is enable permissions in your Ancestry account for us to upload to your profile.

No One Can Guarantee “Forever.”

But We Aim For Long‑Term Preservation.

Your legacy — your stories — are safest when preserved in multiple places. Printing multiple copies of your book, keeping digital copies in the cloud and especially on multiple external flash drives, uploading your book to Ancestry and the Internet Archive, and saving your recorded stories with StoryCorps and the Library of Congress — these all work together to give your memories the best chance of lasting for generations.

Our competitors aren't nearly as committed to this level of preservation as we are!

What You Get:

1. You receive one free hardbound color book in either 6x9 or 8.25x11 size.

2. Your book includes QR codes (if you wish) linking each story to you telling it. As your family reads your story, they can hear you speaking it at the same time.

3. You receive a Kindle-ready file. No one else does this. Their expensive "downloadable PDF e-book" is not Kindle.

4. We publish your book to Amazon. There's no extra charge. You don't have to do a thing. That way, your family can order their own copies at the same place everyone buys books — for reasonable prices. And we can guide you on how to publish it to your own Amazon account if you'd prefer.

5. You receive all files: the WORD docx file, and the formatted pdf. Also, all of your audio files are available for archiving in your backup drives and cloud accounts.

6. We automatically upload your book to the Internet Archive (archive.org), and optionally to Ancestry.com. Your legacy can last for generations to come.

7. We upload your audio stories to StoryCorps.org and the Library of Congress. They are much more likely to survive than a "for-profit" company. We're all about preserving your legacy. None of our competitors do this!

All for just $395.

Tell your story.

We turn it into a book!

Our Story Helper Pathway™

Tell your first story for free!

What makes us different.

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