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Turn Your Family History into an Unforgettable Gift

If you've been doing your family history for a good few years, then why not show off your work in a bound book. How many of your relatives have received a copy of the family history or even seen your work? Well now you have the opportunity to present your story in a professionally finished bound book that can't fail to capture the interest of any family member. Your family history book will be treasured not just for a few months or years, but for generations. Giving an unforgettable gift is just one of life's delights and then just imagine how many generations will appreciate your endeavours.

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My History have teamed up with a professional book printer so that you may have your family history printed and professionally bound with a personalised front cover displaying your family name and your own name as the author. There is no commitment to order more than one book and your data remains private. The book will have a hard cover and the pages will be printed on double sided paper. The number of pages in your book is up to you but we have a minimum charge for a book of 50 pages (25 sheets) or less.

You only have to order one book.
Personalised hardback cover.
Choice of cover design (or design your own).
Glossy finish cover.
Pages printed in full colour.
Discounted prices for multiple copies.

All you need to do is supply us with a file ready for printing, a few details and photographs (optional) for the front cover and we will do the rest. Please see our website for the file formats we accept.

Your book will consist of:
Personalised front/back on a hard back cover
Title page
All your pages professionally printed in colour on double sided paper.

These books are despatched direct from the printers and there is therefore an additional postage charge of £10 added to the cost of shipping.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We have set out a few of the frequently asked questions that arise when considering how to produce the pages for your book.

Q. Are you able to help me prepare my book for publishing?

A. If you require My History to do any formatting or setting out of your reports prior to printing then there will be extra charges. If you need help getting your file ready for printing then we will be happy to do that as well.

Q. Can I send you my Gedcom file from an online tree or my favourite program?

A. Due to the amount of decisions and editing required for a book we cannot accept gedcom files but we do have instructions that will help you get the best from your family tree program.

Q. My family tree is online. How do I prepare it for printing?

A. If you have recorded your tree on a website such as Ancestry, My Heritage or Genes Reunited then we strongly recommend that you download your gedcom to software on a PC or MAC to enable you to produce high quality reports for reprinting in your book.

Q. What program should I use to create my book?

A. Most programs will create a range of reports and charts for use in a book. Some programs go one or two steps further allowing you to assemble the chapters of the book in an order to suit you. The program will then number the pages and create a contents page and index page giving you a complete book.

Q. Do you have a recommended layout for the book?

A. We have a four page PDF document that makes suggestions for the layout of your book including margin sizes, page positions, title pages, contents pages, index pages and appendicies. There are a few programs listed that produce very good book layouts and there are some ideas for the cover design, page headers and image insertion. You may download it here:Book_Layout_Suggestions.pdf 157KB

Q. How should I send my file to My History?

A. If your finished file is less than 5MB then please just email it to us. However if your file is between 5MB and 20MB then you may upload it to our website using our upload service or please copy it onto a CD or DVD and post it to us to the address below?

Q. How long will it take to print my book/s?

A. Please allow at least 21-28 working days for us to produce your book after we receive your finished document.
and approval of the cover design.

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