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Give Dad his bookfrom $199

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From $199, paid once. Nothing renews.

Give Dad his bookfrom $199
  • He tries it first. Not for him? Full refund.
Two finished memoirs on an oak table: a printed hardcover and a navy Linen Edition with the title in gold
Christine L. Castle holding her printed novel

“I had braced for the suffering. It never came.”

Christine L. Castle, author of the novel Vérnyúl. Before memoirs, our press helped her finish her book.

Our promiseHe tries it first. Not for him? Full refund. Pay in full, or in three with no interest.
Choose the edition

Three editions. Every one made for talking.

The gift
Edition I

The Keepsake

The essential stories of his life, in a hardcover he will keep by his chair.

The Story of My Father
Edition I

The Keepsake

$199or 3 payments of $66.34, no interestor 3 × $66.34
  • His time talking7 to 10 hours
  • The book10 to 12 chapters110 to 150 pages
  • Copies1 hardcover
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • His time talking7 to 10 hours
  • The book110 to 150 pages
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
Give Dad his book$199
He tries it first. Not for him? Full refund.Print the gift tonight.
Edition II · More of his life

The Life

Room for more of his life: a longer interview and a fuller book.

Edition II

The Life

$399or 3 payments of $133or 3 × $133
  • His time talking12 to 17 hours
  • The book18 to 22 chapters200 to 280 pages
  • Copies2 hardcovers
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • Volume IIIncluded, for his birthdayThe year after, one hardcover
  • His time talking12 to 17 hours
  • The book200 to 280 pages · 2 copies
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • Volume IIIncluded, for his birthdayThe year after, one hardcover
Choose The Life$399
Edition III · Made to be inherited

The Heirloom

The family edition, made to be passed down.

Edition III

The Heirloom

$1,497or 3 payments of $499or 3 × $499
  • His time talking18 to 27 hours
  • The book25 to 30 chapters290 to 380 pages
  • Copies6 linen, numbered and signed
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • VolumesThree: this book, then II and III for his next two birthdaysII and III are one hardcover each
  • The book290 to 380 pages · 6 signed
  • After the bookA year of check-insEvery three months
  • VolumesThree: this book, then II and III for his next two birthdaysII and III are one hardcover each
The audiobook
The gift box (US gifts)
Lifetime reprints
Choose The Heirloom$1,497

Every editionIncludes

Two clip-on microphonesShipped free
Big letters, read aloudOn a computer, tablet or phone
He approves every chapterBefore anything is printed
Family memoriesPrinted at the back
The gift certificateReady to print tonight
The Memory LineHe calls in a memory
Pay in threeNo interest, no fee
He tries it firstNot for him? Full refund
Every edition includesTwo mics shipped free · big letters, read aloud · he approves every chapter · family memories · the gift certificate · pay in three
After the book

A new volume for his birthday

  1. A year of check-insEvery three months, our AI interviewer checks in with him for 20 to 30 minutes. The family adds photos any time. Included with every book.
  2. A first lookAround month nine, you see the stories and photos gathered for Volume II.
  3. Printed for his birthdayVolume II is included in The Life, and Volumes II and III in The Heirloom. Otherwise it is $99, one payment, only if you choose it. Nothing renews.
Buying for a grandparent? See the grandparent gift
The gift certificate

Print it tonight. Give it on the day.

The gift certificate

Print it tonight. Give it on the day.

A PDF the minute you payhis name, yours and your notethe code opens his bookor we email him on the day

Give Dad his book

No shipping deadline to miss.

No surprises

Every extra, priced.

At checkout, if you want them

  • The Linen Edition+$39The Keepsake’s copy as a Linen Edition, the title in gold on the spine. +$59 for The Life’s two copies.
  • The audiobook+$49The whole book read aloud. Included in The Heirloom.
  • The gift box+$49The certificate in a printed box, shipping included. Priority Mail, about 3 business days. US only, while in stock. Included with The Heirloom on mailed gifts.
  • A mailed certificateFreeStandard mail, about 5 to 7 business days. US only.
  • The printable certificate and the emailed invitationFree

Later, only if you want them

  • More hardcovers$49 eachOnce his book is approved.
  • More Linen Editions$59 eachOnce his book is approved.
  • Four more chapters+$59If his telling runs long, offered during his interview.

Two clip-on interview microphones, included with every edition

Paying over time

Or pay in three.

  • Two weeks apart, no interest, no fee.
  • If he pauses or finishes early, the remaining payments continue.
  • Pay in three is not available when the cost is split, or with Apple Pay or Google Pay.
The Keepsake$199
  1. Today, when you orderFirst payment$66.34
  2. In 14 daysSecond payment$66.33
  3. In 28 daysLast payment$66.33
Questions

Before you decide.

Something else on your mind? A person reads every email: hello@sagaseal.com

Does anything renew?

No. You pay once, or in three payments two weeks apart. There is no subscription and no yearly fee. Extra copies, and each new birthday volume after the book, are only if you order them.

What if he doesn’t like it?

He tries it first, and you’re covered. Before he starts: ask any time until 30 days after he opens his gift, and we refund you in full.

After his first conversation with Anna: if it isn’t for him, tell us within 7 days and we refund you in full, no questions asked. Either way, you have at least 14 days from the day you bought it, and at most 4 months.

After that, there are no cash refunds, but he is never stuck. If he runs out of time or energy, he can finish early and we write a shorter book from everything he has told us so far. Or he can pause, and his story waits for him. Nothing is lost.

Once he approves his final proof and his book goes to print, it can’t be refunded, unless it is faulty or arrives damaged.

Paying in three? We refund what you’ve paid and cancel the rest. Refunds go back to the card that paid. A gift box that has already shipped is not refunded.

How does the gift arrive?

As a certificate you can print tonight. Every edition includes one, ready the moment you order, and the StoryMics follow in the mail. The interview starts on our website right away, from the certificate or our email invitation.

The story is already there

He won’t write it. He’ll tell it.

You give the invitation. He tells the story from his favorite chair, one question at a time. We write it, print it, and bind it.

Give Dad his bookfrom $199
  • He tries it first. Not for him? Full refund.
  • Pay in full, or in three with no interest

Questions first? Write to a person: hello@sagaseal.com

His hands resting on a navy hardcover book, glasses and a pen beside it
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