The family book
The family book, written by many hands.
Invite your parents, your brothers and sisters, the cousins. Everyone brings their photos and what they remember. The book comes together faster, and at last it tells the whole story.
The photo
Who took this photo?
Type instead
Example · The Martin family, around Grandma's photos
- Free to start
- Printed in the USA, delivered to your door
- Private by default
- Hosted in Europe
- Phone, tablet, computer
- Nothing made up
A spread
Every photo, told by the people who were there.
Sample photos and text.
The Martin family
Autumn 1976
The living-room portrait
Henri set the camera on the sideboard, started the self-timer and dashed over to sit beside us, just in time. I'd put on my best blouse; Paul couldn't keep still. Claire found the print at the bottom of a shoebox, and I recognised the wallpaper straight away.
Told by Grandma Jeanne · photo found by Claire · year corrected by Paul
24Together
What the family brings to the book.
It comes together faster
Everyone takes a part: a decade, a house, one side of the family. What would take months alone takes a few weeks.
The photos you never had
Your cousin has the Easter 1987 album, your uncle has the wedding slides. They go straight into the book from their phones.
What really happened
A name remembered, a year corrected, a story nobody had ever told you.
A copy for everyone
When the book is ready, everyone orders their own, delivered to their door. Cheaper from 3 copies.
The app
Your book, in your pocket.
Four screens, that's all. Pizan walks you through every step, so you never have to wonder what comes next.
Today's photos
12 photos · 3 selected
Tell the story of these 3
01Pick your photos
Today's, a whole trip's, or old prints snapped flat on the table. The original is kept untouched, in full resolution.
The photo
Who took this photo?
0:42 · Listening…Type instead
02Tell it out loud
One question at a time. Talk as you would to someone close; Pizan listens. Or type, if you prefer.
- ‹ The bookEdit
Autumn 1976
The living-room portrait
Henri set the camera on the sideboard, started the self-timer and dashed over to sit beside us, just in time. I'd put on my best blouse; Paul couldn't keep still. Claire found the print at the bottom of a shoebox, and I recognised the wallpaper straight away.
Written in your words
RewriteApprove03Pizan writes the page
In your words, never inventing a name, a date or a place. Fix anything with a tap; the page lays itself out.
Autumn 1976
The living-room portrait
Henri set the camera on the sideboard, started the self-timer and dashed over to sit beside us, just in time. I'd put on my best blouse; Paul couldn't keep still. Claire found the print at the bottom of a shoebox, and I recognised the wallpaper straight away.
Share this book
WitnessTells the story of a photo
ContributorSuggests photos and stories
Co-editorArranges the pages with you
WhatsAppMessagesEmailCopy link04Share and invite
A link over WhatsApp, text or email. Everyone adds their photos and what they remember.
On a computer
The big edit, on your computer.
Start on your phone, finish on your computer or tablet: same account, same book, always up to date, right in the browser.
- The real spread, exactly as it will be printed
- Drop in photos from your computer, all at once
- Styles, layouts, stickers, cover, spine and edge
- Every change saved, so nothing is ever lost
Autumn 1976
The living-room portrait
Henri set the camera on the sideboard, started the self-timer and dashed over to sit beside us, just in time. I'd put on my best blouse; Paul couldn't keep still. Claire found the print at the bottom of a shoebox, and I recognised the wallpaper straight away.
How many pages for this memory?
Layout
The book's circle
Invite them, each in their place.
One link is all it takes, sent by message or email. You decide what each person can do, and you have the final say: nothing goes into the book without your approval.
- I
Witness
Shares what they know about a photo: who, when, where. They don't see the rest of the book.
- II
Contributor
Sees the book and suggests photos and stories. You choose what goes in.
- III
Co-editor
Arranges the pages with you. They can't delete the book or order it in your place.
This week, in the book
Grandma Jeanne told “The living-room portrait”
4 minutes, out loud
Claire added 23 photos
Easter 1987, at the grandparents'
Paul corrected a date
“It was 1976, not 1978.”
Léa wrote under the beach photo
“That's me, with the red bucket!”
Plus puzzle pages, made from your family.
Crosswords with first names and nicknames, word searches, “who said what?”, a quiz, spot-the-difference on a family photo. The answers are at the back of the book.
The Martin family crossword
Page 46 · answers at the back of the book
Across
- 2Where it all began, in the village square (5)
- 5The family name (6)
- 6In the portrait, he couldn't keep still (4)
- 8Grandma's first name (6)
Down
- 1Where Grandpa reads the book with his grandson (4)
- 3She found the portrait in a shoebox (6)
- 4He asked Grandma to dance in 1962 (5)
- 7Holding the red bucket in the beach photo (3)
Sharing
Share it at every step.
With your circle
A moment or a story shared with family in a private feed. Nothing is public unless you decide so.
Invite people to build it
Witness, contributor or co-editor: everyone in their place. Nothing goes in the book without your OK.
No app needed
A link is enough: they read, reply and add photos from the browser, with nothing to install.
The Sunday gazette
Every week, the family news by email, for the ones who never open an app.
Read online
Those far away leaf through the book online, from their phone or computer.
Publish your stories
On "Read", a public profile or one just for your circle: your stories, your places, your reading.
A copy for everyone
One private link and everyone orders their own, delivered to their door. Cheaper from 3 copies.
Publish and sell
An ISBN in your name and legal deposit; you set the price, we print and ship every sale.
“Grandpa, is that you in the photo?”
From the Martin family book (example)
How it works
You start the book, the family fills it.
- 01
You invite them
A link by message, by email or in the family group chat. Everyone picks their name and starts, with nothing to install.
- 02
Everyone brings what they have
Photos, even old prints photographed on the kitchen table. Memories, written or told out loud. Pizan writes up each photo from what everyone said.
- 03
Printed for everyone
You read it through and approve it. Then a private link lets everyone order their own copy, delivered to their door.
Inside the book
What you can add to it.
- The family tree
- A timeline of the years
- Family recipes
- Family puzzles
- The guest book
- Everyone's words
Everything Pizan does
Everything Pizan does for you.
Talk instead of type
Dictation, or a real spoken conversation: Pizan asks, you tell.
Questions that bring it back
Pizan looks at the photo first, then only asks what it can't work out.
The story gets written
Your words turned into a story, nothing made up. What nobody knows yet stays a question for the family.
A real book layout
A proper layout chosen for each memory. Everything stays editable, by finger or by mouse.
Made-to-measure covers
An illustrated cover from your own photos, with spine and edge.
The photo Studio
New photos of you made from yours: a wedding portrait, the whole family together. Faces and outfits kept.
Books found for you
In the app, Pizan spots a trip or a summer in your photos and suggests the book. Nothing is sent without your OK.
Puzzle pages
Crosswords with family names, quizzes, spot-the-difference on a family photo. Answers at the back.
Tree and timeline
The family tree and a timeline of the years, so everyone can find their way.
Book or magazine
A beautiful book to keep for life, or a light magazine to slip through a letterbox.
Your originals, untouched
Never edited or compressed, kept in full resolution on servers in the European Union.
In nine languages
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean: your account and each of your books can have its own language.
Pricing
Free to start, a copy for everyone.
- Starting is free, for the whole family.
- Everyone orders their own copy when the book is ready, cheaper from 3 copies.
- For Pizan to write more each month: plans from $3.90 a month, cancel anytime.
- Printed and delivered in 19 to 25 days. Card payment, secured by Stripe.
- For Christmas, order by November 24.
Questions
You might be wondering…
Do I need to be good at writing?
No. You can tell everything out loud: Pizan writes, you read it over and change what you like.
Can I do it on a computer?
Yes. Pizan runs in the browser on computers, tablets and phones; the iPhone and Android apps are on their way. Same account, same book everywhere.
Who sees my photos?
You, and the people you invite, each at the level you choose. Nothing is public unless you decide to publish it.
Can people without the app join in?
Yes. A link is all they need to read, reply and add photos from the browser. The Sunday gazette reaches them by email.
How long does it take?
A first spread in a few minutes. The whole book at your own pace: a few evenings alone, or a few weeks together.
How much does it cost?
Starting is free. You pay for the printed book when you order it, and for a plan only if you want Pizan to write more for you.
Get started
Send the first link tonight.
Start with one photo and one person to invite. The family will do the rest.
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