The holiday book
Your holiday, in a beautiful book.
As a couple, as a family or on your own: Pizan finds the trip in your photos, day by day. You add a few words, the people who came along add theirs, and the book is printed.
The photo
What made you laugh that day?
Type instead
Example · The Cyclades, June, for two
- 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
The trip, day by day.
Sample photos and text.
Cinque Terre, August
Day 4 · Riomaggiore
The morning jetty
The children wanted to jump in before breakfast. The water was colder than the day before, and much clearer. We stayed until noon, watching the boats come back into the harbour.
Our addresses: the focaccia bakery on the square, before 9 am; the 10.30 boat to Vernazza.
31Back home
Why make it a book.
Your best photos, finally printed
Instead of sleeping in your phone, they open up on the coffee table, full size.
The trip, back in order
Pizan finds the days, places and dates in your photos. Nothing to sort.
Everyone adds theirs
Your partner's, the children's, your travel companions': one link is enough.
A book to give
To the people who were there, or to those who wish they had been.
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
What made you laugh that day?
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
Day 4 · Riomaggiore
The morning jetty
The children wanted to jump in before breakfast. The water was colder than the day before, and much clearer. We stayed until noon, watching the boats come back into the harbour.
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.
Day 4 · Riomaggiore
The morning jetty
The children wanted to jump in before breakfast. The water was colder than the day before, and much clearer. We stayed until noon, watching the boats come back into the harbour.
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
Day 4 · Riomaggiore
The morning jetty
The children wanted to jump in before breakfast. The water was colder than the day before, and much clearer. We stayed until noon, watching the boats come back into the harbour.
How many pages for this memory?
Layout
Who it's for
As a couple, as a family or on your own.
For two
The honeymoon, a weekend in Lisbon, your tenth anniversary: a book to leaf through together.
As a family
The children tell their day, the grandparents get their own copy.
On your own
The traveller's notebook: the roads, the people you met, what you understood along the way.
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.
“It took us twenty minutes to reach the sea and ten seconds to run back.”
From Léa and Tom's holiday book (example)
How it works
Your photos do most of the work.
- 01
Pizan finds the trip
In your camera roll, Pizan spots the days away, the places and the dates, and suggests the book.
- 02
Add a few words
A sentence per moment, or nothing at all. The people who came along can add their photos and memories.
- 03
It's printed
As a book or a magazine, delivered to your door. One for you, one for everyone who was there.
Inside the book
What you can add to it.
- Day by day
- Our addresses
- Tickets and boarding passes
- Everyone's words
- An illustrated cover
- An e-reader edition
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, printed when you're home.
- Starting is free: sorting the photos, the trip plan, the layout.
- Order the printed book whenever you like.
- 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
Your last trip, as a book.
Pick your holiday photos and Pizan suggests the book in a few minutes.
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