Service Memories Book: Softcover, 6 × 9 in

Years of service, put on record

For those who served in the armed forces, emergency services or health care: joining up, the people they served with, what they saw and what it meant.

5 chapters · about 60-90 pages · 2 rounds of changes per chapter included

Choose a format

Digital PDFA finished e-book (PDF) with your chosen layout and cover. $69 Print-ready files, 6 × 9 inThe full print layout: inside pages and cover as print-ready PDFs with correct margins, bleed and spine, ready for any professional printer. $79 Softcover, 6 × 9 inPrinted and bound as a paperback with a full-colour matte cover, delivered to your door. $99 Hardcover, 6 × 9 inPrinted and bound as a hardback with a full-colour cover, made to last for generations, delivered to your door. $119

$99 Softcover, plus delivery

Printed and bound as a paperback with a full-colour matte cover, delivered to your door. Includes the Digital PDF.

Free sample first

Pay a deposit to start and the rest chapter by chapter, or pay in full and save. How payment works

The chapters

Growing up and leaving home
Work and career
Friends
Hard times
Lessons and wishes

What is included

Guided interview with follow-up questions, by text, voice or uploaded recordings
Your choice of writing style, with a free change
Every chapter to read, comment on and approve
Story notes (names, dates, places) you can correct at any time
Your photos in the book, placed by you or by us
Page-by-page preview before anything is final

Questions

Who answers the questions?

The person whose story it is (we call them the storyteller). If you buy the book as a gift, you invite them with a link and they answer at their own pace. You can also sit together and answer it with them, or family members can add memories and recordings.

Can the storyteller speak instead of typing?

Yes. Every question can be answered by voice in the browser, and you can upload existing recordings (MP3, M4A or WAV). You check the written-out text before it is used, so names and places are spelled right.

What if I do not like a chapter?

Leave comments on the chapter and we change only that chapter, showing you the text before and after. Two rounds of changes per chapter are included. Nothing is final until you approve it.

What is the difference between the formats?

Digital PDF is a finished e-book to read and share. Print-ready files are the full print layout (inside pages and cover) for your own printer. Softcover and hardcover are printed, bound and delivered to you.

Will I see the book before it is printed?

Yes. You see a page-by-page preview and the cover, and you approve the exact version that will be printed. Because every book is personal, printed books cannot be returned after that approval, so please check it carefully.