In short
What do you give someone leaving for retirement?
Something that comes from all of you. One person starts a shared Meminto book and invites the team by link. Everyone adds their own stories, photos and words of thanks – no collection envelope needed. It becomes a matte 5.8 × 8.3-inch hardcover that stays: a one-time purchase from $99, no subscription, with unlimited contributors.
What otherwise never gets told
A speech sums up years in a few minutes. The stories behind them, it cannot.
You worked together, found solutions, celebrated wins and got through the hard days. Along the way, stories were made that appear in no project folder: the moment when everything wobbled and still came good; the line you still quote; the little quirk that will always remind you of this one person. On the last day of work, only a fraction of that fits into a speech or a card – and many carry a personal memory with no place for it to come together.
A speech honours the moment. A shared book keeps the stories behind it.
The idea behind it
A gift that comes from all of you.
Instead of a collection envelope and a greeting card, there is one place where everything comes together. Many separate memories become one lasting thank-you.
One person starts
One person – from the team, the assistant or the team lead – sets up the book and sets the occasion and tone. No paperwork, no collecting envelopes.
Everyone contributes
By link, each person writes their own entry: an anecdote, a thank-you, a photo from a shared project. Short and honest is valuable too.
One book stays
All the entries become one high-quality book – not a work reference, not stock phrases, not a project chronicle, but genuine appreciation to read again.
What you can contribute
Hundreds of questions available
Prompts that draw your stories out.
You do not have to think hard. A few prompts are enough – and even a short, honest entry counts.
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The story behind our hardest project
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A moment when you saved the team
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What I learned from you
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What we will miss about you
It is this simple
Four steps to one shared book.
No organising stress, no chasing people. One person starts, everyone contributes – Meminto guides you through the rest.
01Start the retirement blank book
One person sets up the shared book in a few minutes and sets the occasion and tone.
Ready in minutes.
02Invite your colleagues
By link you bring the team in – as many as you like, free and with no account required.
Unlimited contributors.
03Add memories, words and photos
Each person writes their own entry and uploads photos – spoken or typed, whenever it suits.
Short is valuable too.
04Hand over the finished book
All the entries become a matte 5.8 × 8.3-inch hardcover. You hand it over together – a gift that truly comes from everyone.
A thank-you that stays.
How everyone joins in
Taking part takes just a few minutes. No account and no app needed!
Whoever gets the link is in. No download, no sign-up, no password – you open the guest access, write your entry and add a photo. That is how many separate people become one shared gift.
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Open the link
You get an invite link – by email, chat or QR code. One tap and the guest access opens. No account, no password, no paperwork.
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Add your entry
Write your story or simply speak it, and add a photo from your time together. Even two honest sentences make a valuable entry.
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Done – Meminto handles the rest
Your entry goes straight into the shared book. The person who started it sees everything in one place and brings it together – you do not have to worry about anything else.
Create it together
Up to 480 pages in colourPremium 5.8 × 8.3-inch hardcoverThe shared memory book
Many voices, one farewell book
One person starts the book, and every colleague adds their stories, their thanks and their photos. Your shared years become a personal gift that stays.
Starting at $99
One-time purchase · no subscription · unlimited contributors
Everything for your shared book.
- Matte 5.8 × 8.3-inch hardcover
- Collect contributions by link – free and unlimited
- Text, photos, voice and video via QR code
- Extra copies for the whole team
Choose the page count, extra copies and the gift format calmly in checkout.
Loved by thousands of families
Happy authors who made the past unforgettable
4.8 / 5
“We used Meminto as software to write a flexible, individual book. It worked wonderfully and we were able to print 300 books at once. That was 25 large and heavy boxes, a really nice project!
“Excellent platform to publish life stories. Easy to use and both digital and physical books look great. Meminto support and webcasts are excellent.
“I am a photographer and value high print quality. Meminto has absolutely met that. I genuinely love the idea behind collecting stories, not just our own but of those around us. Read my Meminto review here.
“Our favorite feature is that you can add a video memory in your book! How amazing is that!? This truly sets Meminto apart, and that is why we chose to trust them to bind together our special memories so that they will last forever!.
Frequently asked questions
How does it work as a joint gift from the team?
One person starts the book and invites everyone else by link. Contributors are unlimited and free. Each person writes their own entry and uploads photos – no collection folder or envelopes. In the end, you hand over one shared book.
Why not just flowers, a voucher or a card?
Flowers wilt, a voucher gets redeemed, a speech fades. A shared Meminto stays – and makes visible what this person meant to the team. It does not replace a nice gift, but it is the thing you still open years later.
How many colleagues can take part?
As many as you like. There is no upper limit and no extra cost per person. Even someone who adds just two sentences belongs in it – short, honest entries are often the loveliest.
What if we barely know the person’s private life?
You do not need to. It is about your shared time: projects, moments, what you value about each other. A few prompts point the way, and you write the rest from everyday working life.
Do you have to be able to write, or be tech-savvy?
No. Entries can be spoken instead of typed, and the prompts make it easy to begin. A smartphone is enough; contributors do not need their own account.
The last day of work is near – can we make it in time?
That is up to you. If you want the book to hand over on the farewell day, you collect the entries beforehand; if a voucher to present is enough for now, the book can grow at its own pace afterwards. Either way works.
What does the shared book cost?
From $99, a one-time purchase with no subscription, including a matte hardcover with up to 100 pages. Split across the team, it is often just a few dollars each. Extra copies for the whole team are available from $49.
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
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