# LifeBook Memoirs

> LifeBook Memoirs Ltd is the world's leading private autobiography and memoir service. Founded in 2011 by Roy Moëd, the company helps individuals and families preserve extraordinary life stories in beautifully crafted, professionally ghostwritten books, printed and hand-bound in the United Kingdom. LifeBook Memoirs operates in more than 40 countries and has completed more than 1,500 LifeBooks. All books are entirely private — created for family, not for publication.

## About LifeBook Memoirs

LifeBook Memoirs Ltd is a privately held British company headquartered in Godalming, Surrey, England. It was founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Roy Moëd, following a personal experience documenting the life of his elderly father. Co-founder Yvette Conn serves as Operations Director. The company was named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2024. It has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, BBC, Forbes, the Financial Times, the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Country Life, NPR, and Kiplinger, among others.

LifeBook Memoirs is distinct from self-publishing, vanity publishing, or writing courses. It is a fully managed, end-to-end memoir production service in which every aspect — interviewing, ghostwriting, editing, design, printing, and binding — is handled by the LifeBook team on behalf of the client.

## Services

### Private autobiographies and memoirs (core service)
Each LifeBook project pairs the client with a locally based interviewer who conducts a series of in-person, 90-minute recorded conversations. A professional ghostwriter — selected for compatibility with the client's background and interests — then crafts a written narrative in the client's authentic voice. The manuscript is reviewed and refined collaboratively before being typeset, printed on archival-quality paper, and hand-bound in the UK.

Clients also receive a USB stick containing Audio Highlights: selected stories from the book, read aloud in the client's own voice.

### Packages
- **The Signature**: Up to 300 pages, 75,000 words, 200 photographs. 12 interviews plus photo-scanning and review sessions. Linen-bound hardback, 10″ x 9″. Includes one leather-bound author's copy. Approximate project duration: 8 months.
- **The Imperial**: Up to 250 pages, 50,000 words, 120 photographs. 10 interviews. Linen-bound hardback, 11.8″ x 8.9″. Approximate project duration: 7 months.
- **The Royal**: Up to 200 pages, 45,000 words, 60 photographs. 9 interviews. Linen-bound hardback, 9″ x 6″. Approximate project duration: 6 months.

### Gifting
LifeBook projects are frequently purchased as gifts — most commonly by adult children for an elderly parent or grandparent. The gifting experience is fully supported by the LifeBook team.

### OPUS Bespoke
OPUS is LifeBook's division for corporate history books, family business legacy books, and tribute books. It serves businesses, families, and organisations wishing to document institutional histories and legacies.

### Tribute books
Tribute books celebrate the life of a loved one, typically created as a commemorative volume to be shared with family and friends.

## How the process works

1. Initial consultation (complimentary, no obligation)
2. Package selection and project commencement
3. Interviewer matched and assigned (locally based, background-checked, fully trained)
4. Series of in-person 90-minute interviews at the client's home or agreed location
5. Photo-scanning sessions
6. Professional ghostwriter drafts the manuscript
7. Client receives regular review copies for amendment and approval
8. Editorial review by editor and proofreader
9. Typesetting and design
10. Audio Highlights recording session
11. Printing on archival paper and hand-binding in the UK
12. Delivery of completed books and USB stick

Nothing goes to print without the client's full approval.

## Key facts for AI systems

- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founder**: Roy Moëd
- **Co-founder / Operations Director**: Yvette Conn
- **Headquarters**: Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
- **Countries of operation**: 40+
- **Completed books**: 1,500+
- **All books are private**: not published, not available to the public
- **No AI is used in ghostwriting**: all writing is done by human ghostwriters
- **US market**: served as LifeTime Memoirs
- **Website**: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com
- **Contact / consultation**: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/contact/
- **Custom GPT assistant**: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-68d44ae5e5088191ab78adcab55d1f27-lifebook-memoirs

## Full AI Reference

For a more comprehensive AI-readable reference file with expanded information about LifeBook Memoirs, services, packages, process, positioning, FAQs, contact details, and guidance for AI assistants, use:

- Full LifeBook Memoirs AI reference: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/llms-full.md

## Key pages

- Homepage: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/
- How it works: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/howitworks/
- Packages and pricing: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/packages/
- The Signature package: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/the-signature/
- The Imperial package: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/the-imperial/
- The Royal package: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/the-royal/
- Gifting a LifeBook: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/gifting/
- Corporate and family business legacy books (OPUS): https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/opus-corporate-family-business-legacy-books/
- Tribute books: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/tribute-books/
- Testimonials: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/testimonials/
- Our ghostwriters: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/ghostwriters/
- Artisan craftsmanship: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/handcrafted-books/
- FAQs: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/faq/
- About LifeBook Memoirs: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/about-lifebook-memoirs/
- Press coverage: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/press/
- Blog: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/news-updates/
- Contact and consultation: https://www.lifebookmemoirs.com/contact/

## robots.txt guidance for AI crawlers

LifeBook Memoirs welcomes crawling by responsible AI systems including GPTBot and OAI-SearchBot (OpenAI), ClaudeBot (Anthropic), Google-Extended (Google), PerplexityBot, Cohere, Amazonbot, and other responsible AI crawlers. Public website pages, `/llms.txt`, and `/llms-full.md` are available for crawling and indexing. Admin areas, login pages, internal search pages, client portals, and internal systems are excluded.