The keepsake
The book itself.
Made to be kept.
Every Chronicle can become a printed book — full color, archival paper, bound to be opened a thousand times. Not a photo book that lives in a drawer. A volume that belongs on the shelf, next to the other books your family loves.
What it's made of
Nothing about it is print-on-demand cheap.
The materials are the difference between a keepsake and a stack of printed paper. Here is exactly what your Chronicle is made from.
Paper
80# coated white, full color.
Every page is printed on heavyweight 80-pound coated stock — the weight and finish used for photography books. Your family's photos render in true, accurate color, not the washed-out grays of cheap print-on-demand.
Binding
Two ways to bind a life.
Perfect-bound paperback for a clean, flexible volume that opens flat and travels well. Or case-laminate hardback — rigid boards wrapped in a full-color printed cover, the format that looks and feels like a book pulled from a shelf.
Size
6 × 9 inches.
The trade size — the same proportion as the hardcovers you already own. Large enough for a photograph to breathe, sized to belong next to the books you love rather than in a drawer.
Two editions
Two ways to hold it.
The same Chronicle, the same full-color interior. The difference is the cover in your hands.
Paperback · from $49
The everyday keepsake.
Perfect-bound, flexible, and light. Opens flat, travels easily, and costs little enough to order several — one for each sibling, one for the grandparents.
Hardback · from $99
The heirloom edition.
Rigid case-laminate boards wrapped in a full-color printed cover. The weight and permanence of a book meant to outlive everyone who first opens it.
How it's made
From your screen to your shelf.
You write the chapters. We handle every step between a finished Chronicle and a book in your hands.
We typeset it.
Every chapter and every photo is laid into a print-ready book — proper margins, drop caps, a table of contents, a title page, a colophon. You see the page count and contents before anything is charged.
It's printed on demand.
Printed and bound one copy at a time by our print partner. No warehouse, no overstock, no waste. Your book is manufactured the moment you order it — and never before.
It ships to the door.
Yours, or your gift recipient's. Paperback or hardback, it arrives boxed and ready to be opened — and, if it's a gift, with a dedication page already inside.
Every family, its own volume
One format. Every story.
The same 6×9 trim, the same archival paper — wrapped around whatever your family turns out to be.
Before you order
Questions about the book.
How long does it take to arrive?
Typesetting and quality checks take a day or two. Printing and binding takes three to five business days. Domestic shipping is typically five to ten business days on top of that. You'll have tracking the moment it ships.
Can I order more than one copy, or reorder later?
Yes — there's no minimum and no deadline. Order one copy now and three more at the holidays. Because every book is printed on demand, a reorder five years from now comes off the same press as the first.
What if my book arrives damaged?
We'll reprint and reship it. Print-on-demand books occasionally pick up shipping damage; when that happens, it's on us, not you.
Can I see what I'm getting before I pay?
Yes. The order flow shows you the selected chapters, the estimated page count, and the binding before checkout. Nothing is charged until you've reviewed it.
Can I send a book as a gift?
Yes — choose the gift option in the order flow and the book ships directly to the recipient, with a personalized dedication page bound inside.
Will the photographs actually look good?
Yes. Full color throughout, printed on coated photo-grade paper. The same images that look good on your screen are what reach the page.
Every book starts as a Chronicle
Write the chapters.
We'll make the book.
Start with one photo and a memory. When your Chronicle feels ready — in a month or in ten years — the printed book is waiting.
See what one memory becomes →