Unabridged
The whole conversation, set like a novel, in paperback or hardcover. It is words only. Where a photo was sent, a small note marks the place.
$49 paperback, $85 hardcover
A piece of them to hold onto
A book of their messages, in their own words. The words are printed exactly as sent. It is something to remember them by, and something to hold.
What is in the book
Every message is there, in the order it was sent. Nothing is rewritten and nothing is corrected, so it reads the way they wrote.
No person reads the messages. Software sets the pages. You look through every page yourself, and you can leave out anything you would rather keep private. Nothing prints until you approve it.
If the messages are on an old phone
A conversation is kept on both phones. If it was with you, your own phone has all of it, and you do not need theirs.
An old or broken phone can often still be read from a backup on a computer. A phone that will not turn on and was never backed up cannot be read, and we would rather say so here than later.
Two guides go through it: getting messages off an old or broken iPhone, and saving their messages from any app.
One book, or one for each of you
Only one person needs to make the book. Extra copies can go to family, so each of you has one.
Take the time you need. Choose the book and pay, and we email the steps for the app the messages are in. For iMessage you need a computer, a Mac or a Windows PC. WhatsApp and most others can be done from the phone.
The steps stay in your email until you are ready. If anything is unclear, reply to that email and we will go through it with you.
Two kinds of book
Anthology
The Anthology is a second kind of book. You keep the parts you want and add your own photos, so their photos sit beside their words. It is a landscape hardcover, printed in colour.
$89
Shipping in the US is free, and we ship within the US only for now. A printed book takes about two weeks to reach you once you approve it. The digital edition is $15 by itself, and it is included free with either printed book.