A beautiful archive of the stories you treasure most.
Elegant design meets shared heritage. Every Retirement Book is meticulously printed, giving years of work, wisdom and memories a beautiful place to live.
Free delivery is included to every country in our region selector.
Watch back recordings
No time limit on either plan
Unlimited colour photos included
Purchase for yourself or gift to a loved one
Book size 14.8 × 21 cm
Free delivery is included to every country in our region selector.
Watch back recordings
No time limit on either plan
Unlimited colour photos included
Purchase for yourself or gift to a loved one
Book size 14.8 × 21 cm
The most meaningful gift for those you love
For a colleague
Give a retiring colleague a beautiful place to preserve the work, stories and people that shaped their career.
For a mentor
Celebrate the wisdom, guidance and unforgettable moments they shared along the way.
For a loved one
Mark a well-earned retirement with a keepsake that friends and family will treasure for generations.
Celebrate a remarkable career
Imagine looking back on the colleagues, achievements and moments that made a career worth celebrating.
Preserve a career worth remembering
Capture the turning points, proudest moments and the personal wisdom that made their work matter.
A meaningful shared celebration
Invite family, friends and colleagues to add the memories that deserve to be kept close.
How does it work?
Choose career prompts
Start with thoughtful questions about achievements, colleagues and the moments that defined a career.
Invite people who shared the journey
Bring family, friends and former colleagues into a private space to share their memories.
Speak, record video or write
Tell your story your way—write, dictate, record audio or video, or use our phone-call service.
We shape memories into chapters
StoryKeeper Classic is for one storyteller. StoryKeeper Plus includes unlimited contributors, so family and friends can add their memories to the same book.
Turn a career into a book
Approved stories are printed in a premium full-colour hardcover to mark this exciting new chapter.
Families trust StoryKeeper to preserve what matters
StoryKeeper is a great gift that I got…
StoryKeeper is a great gift that I got from my children and will support my wish to make available important or interesting parts of my life to them It is a great idea to ask all these questions and …
An enjoyable and easy writing experience.
I am still in the process of writing my story. It is less daunting than I imagined, and I am enjoying the experience. The program is intuitive, and the prompts are very useful.
Very easy to use
Very easy to use, I love that there wasn’t a timeline to complete it. Customer service was great. I wrote my book to my kids giving each of them a chapter for me to tell them stories about them growi…
Easy to use and the weekly prompts…
Easy to use and the weekly prompts allow for memories to come forward.
The overall experience has been great…
The overall experience has been great though sometimes I have a difficult time putting my thoughts down as I lost my spouse two years ago and she was so entwined in my life for 62 years
Loved creating my Lifestory
I loved the process of being able to dictate my story and edit the written version as needed, adding many pictures. And loved knowing the QR codes would allow my family to hear me tell my story in my…
Retirement Book
- No deadlines. No subscription.
- Speak or write your story
- Record online or with a simple phone call
- Download and replay your recordings anytime
- Schedule your gift email for a date you choose
- 60-day money-back guarantee
Have a question?
Here you’ll find answers to the most common questions about creating a Retirement Book.
Your stories stay yours
Your stories, photographs, voice and video stay private to the people you choose. You control who is invited and when the book is ready to print.
Anything else? Message us!
Our team is here to help you with anything – from getting started to placing your order.
How does a Retirement Book work?
Begin with thoughtful prompts that help you reflect on the career you have built: the achievements, mentors, friendships and moments that meant the most. Respond in your own time by writing, speaking or recording a video.
Can I invite former colleagues to contribute?
StoryKeeper Classic is for one storyteller. StoryKeeper Plus includes unlimited contributors, so family and friends can add their memories to the same book.
What can I include in a Retirement Book?
You can include written memories, voice and video recordings, photographs, career milestones, messages from colleagues and the stories behind the work you are proud of.
Can this be given as a retirement gift?
Absolutely. A Retirement Book is a meaningful way for family, friends or colleagues to celebrate someone’s professional journey and give them a keepsake they can revisit for years to come.
Can I create the book at my own pace?
Both StoryKeeper Classic and StoryKeeper Plus have no time limit and require no subscription. No deadline — take as long as you need.
What is included in each StoryKeeper plan?
StoryKeeper Classic — R1,799 One hardcover copy and one storyteller. Write, dictate, or record audio and video online, then replay the original recordings through QR codes in your book.
StoryKeeper Plus — R2,400 Everything in StoryKeeper Classic, with two hardcover copies in total, unlimited contributors, a phone-call service with recording and transcription, and photo colourisation and enhancement.
Both StoryKeeper Classic and StoryKeeper Plus have no time limit and require no subscription. No deadline — take as long as you need.
Can I record my story through a phone call?
Yes. StoryKeeper Plus includes our automated phone-call recording service. Tell your story during a phone call, and we’ll record the call and transcribe it into text for your book. You can review and edit the text before printing. There are no country, language, call or minute limits. StoryKeeper Classic includes online writing, dictation, audio and video recording, but not the phone-call service.