Collect
Add messages manually or use the supported file, screenshot and social-import options available for your content.
Create your own book
Start with your occasion, not a fixed template
Some stories do not fit neatly into wedding, baby or memorial categories. Create Your Own gives you a flexible starting point for birthdays, retirement, graduation, travel, friendship, sports teams, work celebrations and personal projects.
Printed books currently start from £26 before delivery, depending on the selected options.
What it can include
Occasions that work well
Create Your Own is useful whenever several people have shared messages around one person, event or experience. Popular ideas include milestone birthdays, leaving gifts, retirement collections, graduation celebrations, team seasons, travel journals, friendship books and thank-you projects.
The strongest books still have a clear purpose. Decide who the book is for, which moment it captures and what contributors should write about. A focused prompt usually creates better memories than a broad request for “anything you want to say”.
Choose an occasion
Start with an idea that fits your story
These are all Create Your Own books. Choosing an occasion simply gives you a more relevant starting point.
Create Your Own
Retirement memory books
Collect colleague messages, work memories, photographs and handwritten notes.
Explore →Create Your OwnBirthday memory books
Bring milestone wishes, stories and photographs together in one keepsake.
Explore →Create Your OwnAnniversary memory books
Celebrate shared years through photographs, milestones and messages.
Explore →Create Your OwnGraduation memory books
Preserve congratulations, friendships and memories from the journey.
Explore →Create Your OwnTravel memory books
Pair trip photographs with the stories and moments behind them.
Explore →Create Your OwnSports & team memory books
Remember a season, team, coach or player through shared messages.
Explore →From scattered content to one book
A simple, reviewable creation process
The workflow is designed to keep you in control of the content and the final printed result.
Review
Correct names, wording and extracted text before the pages are finalised.
Design
Choose the cover image, title and available book options that suit the occasion.
Approve
Preview every page and approve the production-ready book before checkout.
Helpful before you begin
Read the Guide
Turn comments into a keepsake
Learn how to organise scattered comments and messages into a book that reads naturally.
Common questions
Questions about this book
Do I have to use one of the named occasions?
No. You enter your own book title and can shape the content around any suitable occasion.
Can I combine different content sources?
Yes. A project can use manual entries and supported uploads, with available import tools depending on the source.
Can I change the print options?
Yes. The builder includes available size, paper, cover and finish choices, with pricing shown before checkout.
Can I order more copies later?
Completed customers can use the reorder tools in their dashboard to create an additional-copy checkout without rebuilding the original book.
More ideas
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Understand uploads, preview approval, printing and delivery before you begin.
Read more →Ready to preserve these memories?
Start the book now and review every page before ordering.
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