Print your life story as a hardcover book

The printed book

Your stories, printed as a hardcover.

Every story you tell goes into your book. When you're ready, order it printed and we ship it to you.

Printed hardcover from $39, plus shipping and tax.

A printed hardcover titled Stories from Frank, with family photos beside it

Set like a real book.

Chapter openers, page numbers, your photos and the illustrations from your stories.

Two facing pages of a printed book: Chapter II, Atwells Avenue summers, and Chapter III, Third grade returns, each with a painted illustration above the text
Two pages from The Life of Anita, made by Biographer from the stories of a made-up storyteller we use for testing.

What you get

  • A cloth-bound hardcover with a dust jacket, 6 by 9 inches
  • From 40 to 300 pages
  • Black and white or full color printing inside
  • Your title on the cover and spine, and a photo on the front if you choose one
  • Your photos with your stories, and an optional dedication page
  • Up to 10 copies in one order, shipped within the US

Choose the cloth

  • The front of a green dust jacket that reads The Life of Anita, Anita Ferrante

    Green

  • The front of a black dust jacket that reads The Life of Anita, Anita Ferrante

    Black

  • The front of a tan dust jacket that reads The Life of Anita, Anita Ferrante

    Tan

What it costs

Priced by length.

You see the full price, with shipping and tax, before you pay.

Printed hardcover prices by page count
Pages Black and white Full color
40 to 100 pages $39 $79
101 to 200 pages $49 $99
201 to 300 pages $59 $119

Shipping and tax are added at checkout. Talking with Biographer, your stories and the PDF of your book are free.

How ordering works.

  1. Tell your stories

    You can order once you have 30 or more stories. Until then, read your book as it grows and download the PDF whenever you like.

  2. Arrange your book

    On The Book page, choose the stories, put the chapters in order, add a dedication, and pick the cloth and cover photo. Then press Order book.

  3. We print and ship it

    Your order waits 24 hours before printing, so you can change or cancel it. After that it's printed and shipped, and you can track it on the Orders page.

For a parent or grandparent

Pay for their book as a gift

Invite someone to tell their story, and pay $129 for their printed book: one hardcover of either kind, up to 300 pages, with standard US shipping. They order it once they have 30 or more stories.

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A personal biographer, so your life never fades.

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