I struck pay dirt when I stumbled across My Stories Matter a U.S. based company. They seemed to offer exactly what I needed. The collaborative approach that My Stories Matter adopts allowed for me to review their work as it progressed, making suggestions and rejecting or accepting what they delivered. There is something rather special about receiving the final copies of your book. Totally justified my decision to partner with My Stories Matter. I ended up with a finished product that is easy on the eye, readable and supports the decision to publish my story. Make a wise choice if you are looking to do the same thing. If your story really does matter it’s worth doing well.

I had to look at a number of [websites] but a lot of them were very complicated when I discovered My Stories Matter I felt it was the simplest method of gathering and collating my information together... It's so easy to do because you can say oh I remember such and such. At the end you've got it all collated together chronologically. The other thing I liked about My Stories Matter is the great communication with the people that work there. Kelly and Arnie helped me tremendously in putting this all together. The other idea I must tell you is take your time because you may never stop because you keep remembering things. It was really a journey of self-discovery for me putting this all together and I urge you to take the journey with My Stories Matter.

I'm a professional copy editor and proofreader in book publishing and I was so impressed by their knowledge... They were so pleasant to work with. It was such great value for your money.

I must express my profound appreciation to the team at My Stories Matter. Their professional guidance and unwavering encouragement fueled my confidence to chronicle and complete my book.

Everything about it screams quality, from the binding, photo quality, spacing, and paper thickness. Thank you for bringing my book to fruition.

The team at My Stories Matter did spectacular work to help me and my siblings write the story of our dad's life. We wrote the book to give to our mom on her 90th birthday. No other gift could have thrilled her more. The effort of the team was exceptional. Their attention to detail was intense, their advice greatly improved dad's story, and they delivered our books ahead of a tight deadline. We are grateful to them and couldn't recommend them more highly.

I would definitely recommend My Stories Matter. I was impressed by how quickly Dan responded to my inquiry and how he and the designers produced a hard-cover book exactly as I had hoped it would be. Dan was in touch with me regularly about the progression and, although I made several changes along the way, he was always happy to help and keep me informed. I now have 4 beautiful hard-cover books to share with my family.

I can’t say enough good things about you, your professionalism, friendly demeanor and great advice throughout this project. The books are very nice and professionally done. Received your personal note and the nice creative bookmarks that I’ll put with each book. Each chapter is so nicely organized and laid out. The layout of pictures is better than I expected. Thank you for all that you did for me in getting this project to completion. I will give each family a copy. I have five families.

We are so happy! Our book exceeded our expectations. Your site is very clear and user friendly. I really appreciate the professional and thoroughness we received from My Stories Matter. We will definitely order more books.

My mother-in-law truly loved the book! I can't tell you enough how grateful I am for all of the hard work that went into putting it together. I am a self-published author and know firsthand the diligence this takes. My mother-in-law was definitely surprised, touched, and overwhelmed with emotion from the beginning.

I am extremely grateful for the highly professional care that I have received from Arnie and Kelly. They have gone above and beyond on many occasions. This is not something that I take for granted. They have been just as interested as I am in creating a Memoir that I will be proud to give to my family. I will happily do what I can to spread the word about My Stories Matter. I think it is an amazing service that many many individuals would love to learn about.

I am so moved by this book and can't wait to share it with my children. You put a lot of time into helping my dad and our family is very appreciative. I especially like the way you cleaned up the writing without changing my dad’s voice.

I am beyond excited to receive my beautiful books. Opening the box actually made me cry. To the My Stories Matter Team, you will never know the depths of gratitude I feel for the beautiful way you put my story together. I can’t wait to send the books to my family.

Oh my goodness! It is just incredible to look at this and think about how my grandaddy is going to cherish and treasure every page. He is already telling everyone he is an author - really, he has no idea! It's amazing. It's beautiful. It's his life. Thank you so very much!

Beautiful! My brother and I are very grateful for the skill and care you and your team devoted to this book. And thank you for the careful packaging. We look forward to giving copies to our family members in the days ahead, starting with a family dinner this Saturday. I enjoyed working with you.

We extend our sincere appreciation to My Stories Matter, especially Kelly and Arnie, whose belief in the power of storytelling and commitment to preserving personal histories has made this publication not only possible, but profoundly meaningful. Your partnership and support have been invaluable every step of the way.

We are very happy with the books you delivered to us. It was for our daughters and they both loved it! So thanks again for the time you spent with us. We really appreciate it.

Maria will be very pleased, and I am as well. You have gone through hoops to make this work. We both so appreciate your fine attention to detail.

I received my books today. They are beautiful. Thank you for telling my story. I will be referring you to my friends and family.

I received the book this week and you are right, it looks beautiful! The family will be very impressed and thankful for such a wonderful keepsake.

I've enjoyed putting it together and looking back at some of our great adventures! Thanks again.

The photo enhancements look fantastic—thank you! I’m excited to see the rest.

My Stories Matter's professional staff knocked it out of the park! I am so grateful for the work you and your team dedicated to ensuring such a quality finished product. I Thank You All. I especially enjoyed the bookmarks, they capture the True Story in itself Thanks Again & Again, Kevin

I’m happy with the content and lay out. Looking forward to receiving them.

Got the book and it looks great. Thank you.

We are mega excited about the finished book!!

Fantastic job on the cover! I am really pleased with the books.

Thank you so much for doing this!

Thank you for being so careful and thoughtful about all these changes to make my dad's book the best possible book!

Thank you for dedicating yourself and your staff to help me make this book perfect!!! This has been an amazing experience! You can quote me on that!!

Some of the books are already heading for the U.K. and Australia, others to parts of NZ. We may see others expressing an interest in their stories and I will have no hesitation in recommending your services.

I gave my family their books. Everyone thinks it’s wonderful. They all wish they had done the same for their parents.

I've looked at the other services, and they don't provide the level of hands-on attention and help along the way that you guys do.

Yes I am enjoying this sooo much. I showed my girlfriend the site today. She was ecstatic when she saw all the prompts, and the speech to text. She was very impressed and I told her how helpful you and Arnie are with the calls and email.

I talked to my mom this morning and she said that she “was so inspired by the prompt” that she felt like writing immediately. She seemed very excited, so thank you for facilitating this!

This is so exciting! [My Dad] can't wait to get copies and share them with people and get reactions. Thank you so much for everything you did to make this book beautiful and perfect. I can't imagine a better experience in a custom-made book!

I am VERY HAPPY with everything about this effort. Arnie, the enhanced photos are terrific. I love working with you both and will happily spread the word about your great company and your amazing support.

This book IS the highlight of my year, and it's also given me hope. It means a lot more than you will ever imagine. I will always be grateful for this experience and all your effort to make it a wonderful lifetime memory for my children.

My parents did a book about themselves, but it was questions and answers book. I much prefer how My Stories Matter does it where it's more of a story.

I presented the book you produced to my dad and he was absolutely thrilled with it so thanks again to you and your team for a great job.

I am a boomer and have been looking for a site like yours for years now. I have dreamed about being able to have all of my memories in one place, easy to access. And here it is FINALLY! The site is perfection but I can't wait to see the improvements. I have already made 12 posts and will make hundreds more!

The reason for writing is to record my memoir, as I age, as I lose people around me, it bothers me that voices are quieted. Reasons people are the way they are are never known. I began taking notes on my phone in Notes, as they grew I needed a better place and I liked your format.

I have tried many times through the years to learn more of [my dad's] family history, but to no avail. Thus, I thought it time to record some of my history for [my children and grandchildren] to ponder and pass on.

I want you to know how valuable this experience has been for me. My mom and I are collecting the stories together; some of which I thought I already knew and am finding out how inaccurate my understanding is/was.

I know that the hours that he spent talking to you were extremely important to him. I only wish that we had started this process years ago. I feel like there are so many more stories to be told.

Book looks fantastic! I am impressed with the proofreading suggestions.

I cannot thank [My Stories Matter] enough for getting this together so quickly. It is really so special and I cannot wait to share it with [my son]. ❤️

What you offer is really unique and stands out. I’m 10/10 excited to work together!

The “eagles” have landed and what fine “eagles” they are. The book is fantastic, beyond my expectations so thank you all.

She was actually really happy with the gift! I selfishly wanted her to do this for me so I can have it as her legacy when she is no longer here. I love what your company is doing!! Thank you so much.

I appreciate your suggestions...this is exactly what I was looking for when I chose “My Stories Matter” for help and advice to make a product that is something worthwhile.

I’m very excited because the books I’ve seen you put together are really beautiful and make wonderful keepsakes.

The book arrived in excellent condition. The shipping box was very good and the book was obviously well-protected. It was also shrink-wrapped inside as well.

I can hardly wait to add more memories. It's fun.

It’s a beautiful platform and I’m very excited to record all of my thoughts and memories on it.

My Stories Matter will be the tool in helping me collect and filter the pieces of my own story that maybe someday, I’ll get out there!

I will be a life long user

All aspects of your site are top shelf. The collections and organizing them by name or date is just magical.

The book you helped create was praised by everyone in attendance and there were some requests for additional copies.

I received the books and absolutely love ♥️ them!!! Thank you!! 🙏🏿

I am terminally ill with stage 4 cancer and am writing my memories to share with my children and grandchildren. I love how easy it is to publish my stories.

This is so beautiful! Made me cry to see just the in-progress book!

It was special to have the bookmarks 🔖 - Thanks Mate

Thank you, it was a honor for me to share my book with you guys.

I do want to do this, because neither [my daughter] or any of my other three kids (over 40 yrs old) know much about my life. I understand that [my daughter] wanted me to do this, because she was always complaining that I did not share much about my life... And so, this project is important to me.

Thanks for your help. I’m really enjoy writing my stories onto My Stories Matter.

You do nice work.

I wanted to make sure I won't have to do anything with designing or changing the manuscript margins or page bleed or gutter and so on. Most of the other sites I looked at seemed to require that and I found it a bit overwhelming. I'm glad My Stories Matter could help me with that!

I love the book and design so far!! Thank you so much! The front and back covers are perfect! I cannot thank you enough for all of the hard work going into this project. Thank you so much again.

Thank you so much for your email sending the new design of the book covers. I like it a lot!

The photo [restoration] is Beautiful- chalk and cheese. That was relatively easy to make a huge difference.

Let me express my gratitude to you and your team for completing the covers of the book. I like it a lot!

Thank you very much for reaching out to me. I am looking forward starting my memory book. I am thrilled with this gift.

We are very happy with the way the book turned out. Our girls really enjoyed reading it!

I sincerely appreciate all of the [proofreading] suggestions. Thank you so very much - I cannot express my gratitude enough to both of you!

Thank you for being so thorough! Thank you! Really appreciate the attention to detail!

You are wonderful to work with and I am excited to present my surprise Memoir to my family early in October.

The book is wonderful and my boss is thrilled with it. Thank you so much for your excellent work on this special memorial.

I love working with you both and will happily spread the word about your great company and your amazing support.

I am very excited to move this project to the next level. Thank you for all of your advice and support.

I appreciate all the extra work you’ve put in.

Thank you so much for the help! I'm meeting with my dad to get his first few memories recorded. I really appreciate the hands-on approach :)

This looks great! Thanks for all your work.

I am sooo excited. It all looks great.

I was searching for something online for my mum and found your website. It’s the best one I’ve found and something which I’ve always thought was a great idea.

My family will be very impressed and thankful for such a wonderful keepsake.

I didn't think I had much to write about but you helped me remember so many things in my life that I could made a book.

I just wanted to say I love your product. The way you’ve done it with a scientific and psychology backing to it is really good.

I've just signed up (UK member) and have published my first memory of a recent trip. By far this is the easiest online journal/diary I have come across, and I've been looking for some time.

I love this app. Wow!

I am lucky to have the opportunity to share some family history and childhood memories with them. I really appreciate your efforts in making it easy for us.

These stories were written by my 84 year old mother who now has dementia. She was thrilled to see her book!

My son loved it! Now I want to add more! Thanks so much ☺️

Just really impressed at the level of service. I thought this was going to be AI-generated and mass-produced.

[My Dad] is very excited to get started and I really appreciate how responsive your company has been thus far.

I really like the model that My Stories Matter has created. I find it comprehensive and intuitive.

Looks fantastic!

It looks great!! I have a few small edits, hopefully you can accommodate them!... Thank you!

These cover designs are really great!

That is wonderful news! I can't wait to hold the books! Thank you so much for bringing this book to life!

It's beautiful Kelly. Thank you so much. It made me smile. I can’t wait to show Maria tomorrow.

Thank you to My Stories Matter for shepherding the book and me through this process. I appreciate your expertise and helpfulness (and patience).

Having my mother's life stories, and her stories about my early childhood, are priceless.

A great creation, I really enjoyed having a space to upload, organise, and save my journals. I particularly like the 'jot down an idea for future' feature, very thoughtful of you.

I’ve enjoyed writing and I hope to spend more time doing so and to improve my writing style along the way. It’s incredibly therapeutic. I can certainly give My Stories Matter a great review.

It's so much better since the upgrade, I wouldn't change anything right now.

The book looks great so far, I think my dad has gone onto the mystoriesmatters.com website and made some edits

Because my Mother died of Alzheimers and so I know the reality of waking up and having no memory of my life before that moment. It is very important for me to record them because at 65 my memory is not guaranteed.

My dad enjoyed all of the time that he spoke with you. I learned things that I never knew about my father during your meetings with him.

Love your site. It is very easy to write memories.

Book Cover is Great!

[My Stories Matter is a] helpful tool. I’ve tried it. Very powerful.

I am very pleased with the books. Tomorrow is my Mom’s birthday party, so I will give them to my family at the party. What a perfect time to present them.

We purchased a different service for my husband, but he couldn't use it.

Thank you for your quick turnaround.

Just wanted to record again how impressed I was.

I appreciate the fabulous way of communication… an actual conversation. Thank you for your rapid responses.

Wow! Already? That was fast! That’s awesome.

Thank you so much for your instant answer to my email. I sincerely appreciate it!

Really looking forward to delving in and writing.

The prompts really help jogging memories!

Your application is sooo understandable!

That is great news, and we are all so looking forward to the finished product. Thank you for all your guidance.

You ROCK! Much appreciated.

Nice job designing/adapting this for your book format. Thank you.

I am so pleased, you have done this recent work so quickly