”When I turned 60 I got a book where childhood friends, whom I hadn’t seen or heard from in a long time, family and collegues had written about me and described joyful memories. My children had organized it all. I was thrilled, it was definitely one of the best gifts I’ve ever received!” /Julie, 60 years old

Create your own book! All you have to do is to ask the people close to the respondent to contribute with texts. You manage everything simply via any computer (NO DOWNLOAD NEEDED), you choose the type of book you want and what design you think the respondent would appreciate. Then place your order, 1-2 weeks later you’ll have the book in your mail box!

”At my hen party I was surprised by a very special gift. A real book, beautifully designed and it contained personal texts from all my friends. They had written so many nice things about me and Martin, and other fun stuff and memories. I often take out the book from the shelf and enjoy the feeling over and over again!” /Emma, 28 years old

Gather texts from close ones, also people from the past, e.g. old teachers or childhood friends (this is usually very appreciated by the respondent). Ask the people in question to write something about the respondent, describe him or her as a person, how she or he was in the good old days, tell stories and bring out memorable episodes from the respondents life. It will be a greatly appreciated surprise which brings joy and inspiration!

”For my 80th birthday I got a great gift from my grandchildren. It was a real book, printed in nice colors and it was about me. People I met through life had written greetings and small texts about me as a person. The book was a journey through time and a story about me and my life, something I will never forget!” /William, 80 years old

A tip: don’t try to control the ones who are contributing to the book. Just say ”describe Xxx as a person”. Leave it up to each and everyone to freely interpret how they want to go about this task. A few lines or several pages, it doesn’t matter. Part of the charm is that each and everyone has their own way. This gives a great variation and sets a personal style to the book and makes it a personal journey.

”When our first child had its christening we wanted to give her something special. We discovered Solentro on the Internet, a place where you could create a book and invite others to contribute with texts. Said and done, we invited all our close ones and asked them to write in the book. It became an amazing little story about us, our daughter and life in general. A christening gift that will last a lifetime, definitely something she will appreciate growing up!” /Melissa and Robert

A tip: if you’re to be a godmother/godfather or in any way are close to the child who is being baptized, you can take the initiative without the parents knowledge. Simply ask the people in their surrounding to describe them. The child will then have a book about his or her parents, the book will guaranteed be a great memory for the child (and parents).

”When I retired I got an actual book from my colleagues in the department. It contained greetings, comments and stories about me from all of them. A truly memorable gift and something to remind me of all my wonderful coworkers.” /Jack, retired

There is nothing wrong with a goldwatch, but, many would probably prefer a beautifully designed book where you can read personal greetings from your colleagues. Everybody can contribute, some just a short sentence, others lengthier texts with joyful memories and other events, and things you have experienced together.

”I was thrilled when I realized that I could create my own books, finally I could use all the texts that I had stashed away for so long. Now I have my own books, beautiful and very colorful with recepies, poems and other writings. I even gathered my friend’s letters and printed a small booklet which I gave as a birthday gift to her.” /Laura, 39 years old

Yes, why not create unique and beautiful books from all the texts you have laying around? Create your own menu, recipe or poetry collection. Or send a different type of letter, send a book, definetly a great experience for the receiver.

The only limitation is your creativity – create menu’s, recipe collections and sing-a-long books or maybe you want to write love songs, poems, blogs, diaries or novels?

Solentro - the easiest way to transform your personal texts and lyrics into unique and beautiful high quality books - a brand new experience!