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Beautifully wrapped and ready to hand over – with a personal dedication from you.
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In short
What do you give for a 60th, 70th, 80th or 90th birthday?
Something that is still there after the party. With the Life Story Book, the person you are celebrating gets one question a week on their phone and answers by voice or in writing. A few months later it becomes a matte 5.8 × 8.3-inch hardcover book – a one-time purchase from $99, no subscription. On the birthday you give the beginning, not a finished book.
Why the gift feels so hard
You are not short of ideas. You are short of questions.
You have known them your whole life, and still there is a gap. What was the first apartment like? Why did they leave back then? What did they want at twenty-five? The questions exist – the moment never does. You do not ask that between coffee and cake.
And at some point one of these birthdays is the last one where someone could still have answered.
What truly stays in the end
Almost a century – kept for everyone who comes after her.
Together with my son I have been able to record almost a century of history. We have created 16 books in German and seven in English. My family lives widely scattered. They were very happy.
Choose the right beginning
A gift that grows every week – and comes back to you.
Whether they tell their own story or the family writes together: the birthday is the beginning, not the deadline.
Tell a life story of their own
You are not gifting a finished book but the beginning of a project: week by week, the birthday person receives a question about their life – by email, app, or classic phone call. Their answers gradually become a premium printed book.
Write it together as a family
Many families experience those months as the real gift: you call more often, hear stories for the first time, ask follow-up questions. In the end the whole family holds something that stays – long after the birthday.
When the birthday is close
If the big day is close: give the book as an elegantly packaged gift box or e-card. The recipient starts at their own pace.
- Capture your whole life story with ease.
- Text, photos and voice recordings are all captured.
- No typing needed: just talk, and Meminto turns it into text.
- Works on every device – and even by phone call.
How it works
From birthday gift to Life Story Book.
You are not giving a finished book. You are giving the time and the frame to preserve a story.
01The questions are ready
Meminto suggests the questions that carry a life story. You can adapt, remove or add any question.
Flexibly adapt the questions.
02A question arrives
Every week, your loved one receives a new question by app, email or phone call. They simply start telling. Those who prefer writing can type.
At the pace that suits you.
03Answers become a book
Each answer becomes a chapter. Once enough has been told, the book goes to print: a matte 5.8 × 8.3-inch hardcover, printed in full colour.
Memories become pages.
04The family reads, hears and sees
Every story is immediately there for the whole family. In the printed book, a QR code leads back to the real voice. The e-book can be shared worldwide.
The memory stays alive.
6 of more than 300
Hundreds of questions available
Questions that make a life feel present again.
The best stories rarely begin with a big event. Often, one precise personal question is enough.
- 01
Which decision gave your life a new direction?
- 02
Which family tradition should never disappear?
- 03
What do very few people know about you today?
- 04
What advice do you want to pass on to your children and grandchildren?
Gift formats
Three ways to give the beginning of a story.
Choose what fits the moment: something to hand over, something to print, or something delivered at the time you choose.
The voucher
For anyone who wants to wrap their gift beautifully themselves.
Print instantly
The e-card
Your personal message arrives digitally – together with access to the book project.
Available instantly
OUR RECOMMENDATION
The right books for this occasion.
Whether the birthday person tells their own story or the family writes together: choose the book that fits your gift.
Life Story Book
A whole life story, kept forever.
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For Christians
A life story that makes room for faith.
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Book for Mom & Dad
From all of you, for Mom and Dad.
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Still deciding? Find the right starting point
A quick comparison helps you choose the book that matches the person, the occasion, and who will tell the story.
| Book | Best fit when | For whom | Choose this book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Story Book | The birthday person tells it themselves – from childhood to today, at their own pace and in their own voice. | Parents and grandparents who should finally tell their story – or anyone looking back on their own. | Choose this book |
| For Christians | For someone whose faith belongs in their life story: the familiar life-story journey, with questions about belief, doubt and what carried them through. | People and families who want to preserve a life story and faith journey together. | Choose this book |
| Book for Mom & Dad | It is Mom or Dad turning a milestone age: you, the children, write down what your shared years were like – and hand over the finished book. | Adult children who want to show Mom, Dad or both what those shared years meant to them. | Choose this book |
Hardcover, 5.8 x 8.3 inch, matte
Your Life Story
Many layout templates available
Integrate texts and media
Optional Gift Starter BoxThe Life Story Book
A whole life story, made to be held
For Mom, Dad, or a grandparent: give the beginning of a story that grows week by week – and stays as a book made just for them.
4.8/5 TrustScore
Starting at $99
One-time purchase · no subscription · 30-day money-back guarantee
Included in every plan:
- Weekly questions by text, email, or phone
- Two years to tell the story – no rush
- Matte 5.8 × 8.3-inch hardcover, full-colour print across hundreds of pages
- Write together – the whole family joins in
- Real voice & videos via QR code
- A beautifully designed book – almost fully automated by Meminto
Different plans, more pages, extra copies, and gift options—all at checkout.
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Loved by thousands of families
Happy authors who finally started
4.8 / 5
“I’ve been writing my life story since I was in my 20’s. Now I finally have a medium for capturing my tales on paper in a beautifully printed book, using ‘copy & paste’ and the Meminto blank book option. I’m already working on my second book! You can find my review here!
“With just one question per week, I was able to record my life story. That was a lot of fun! I am proud of my book and am already preparing the second book.
“I have experienced a lot in my 70 years and spent a long time in the Philippines serving with a charity organization. I have recorded my experiences and stories in my own book.
“Together with my son I have been able to record almost a century of history. We have created 16 books in German and seven in English. My family lives widely scattered. They were very happy.
Frequently asked questions
How long before the birthday do I need to order?
Allow about a week of shipping for the printed gift box. If the day is closer than that, send the e-card – it arrives in minutes. And because the book is written after the party, there is no deadline you can miss: you have up to two years.
They say they could never write something like this. Will it still be their book?
There is barely any writing. Most people simply speak their answers, the way they would tell it on the phone – that becomes readable text they can still edit afterwards. Anyone who prefers to type, types. And no question has to be answered: skipping is part of the design.
Does this work for someone turning 90?
Especially then. There is no minimum length – thirty answers already make a book that feels complete. When telling gets tiring, someone from the family sits down and writes along. Many of the most moving books were made exactly that way.
Can several grandchildren and children contribute?
Yes, you can invite unlimited contributors by link. They ask their own questions, add photos, or write whole chapters. For many families that is the real win: the gift becomes a shared project instead of one person’s task.
The birthday person is not tech-savvy – will this work?
Yes. Questions can arrive as phone calls and answers are simply spoken. In the app, Simple View keeps everything large and clear: the current question, a big microphone, done. A smartphone is enough; no computer needed.
How do I present the gift?
As a premium gift box, a printed voucher, or a last-minute e-card – every option contains access to the book project.
What does a memory book cost?
From $99, a one-time purchase with no subscription, including a matte hardcover with up to 100 pages. Additional copies for siblings and grandchildren cost less.
How does Meminto work in the browser – and is there an app?
Meminto works directly in your browser — on a computer, tablet or phone, with nothing to install. If you prefer speaking to typing, you can also use the Meminto app for iOS and Android.
Meminto as an app:
Begin today. Create an heirloom
Begin with the nine-question mini book – and watch your answers become a story that lasts.
- Starting at $99 · one-time purchase · no subscription
- 30-day money-back guarantee