A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM THE HEART
Gather the photos and the stories behind them into a family book for Mom, Dad, Grandma or the whole family. It takes an evening, and arrives as a printed hardcover. Short on time? The PDF is ready the moment you pay.
Most of us have hundreds of family photos and nowhere they really live. A book puts the best ones in order, with the names, places and little stories that are usually only remembered at the table.
It is personal in a way nothing from a store can be, and it gets better when the family adds to it: ask a sister for a story, a cousin for a photo, and you will hear things you never knew.
Tonight: choose up to 20 photos and answer a few questions about who, where and what happened. Short notes are enough.
Tomorrow: read your draft, change any word, add a caption under each photo and choose the cover.
When it feels right: order the printed book, shipped to your door with the PDF included, or the PDF on its own. If you spot a mistake later, you can still correct it for 90 days.
Is it too late? For a printed book in the US, order by early December for standard mail; express delivery shortens the wait to about a week. The PDF is ready the moment your payment is confirmed, even on Christmas Eve.
Can I make it about someone else? Yes. Most books are made about a parent, a grandparent or the whole family, by the person giving it.
How do I give it? Wrap the printed book, and share the PDF that comes with it with the relatives who live far away.
Is there a photo slideshow? Yes. After purchase you can also create a private 720p slideshow video from the photos in your book, at no extra charge.
Our guide to questions to ask your grandparents is a good place to start, and how to make a family memory book walks through the whole evening.