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We specializing in binding the ORIGINAL pages you send us.  That is what makes us completely unique to any other preservation service out there. If you want duplicate copies made, such as with letters or other documents, we offer a scanning and printing service.  See Scanning and Printing for those prices.

Sentiment 1/2 inch book:  30 pages

Keepsake 1 inch book:  60 pages

Chronicle 1.5 inch book:  90 pages

If you have pages that are larger than 8.5 x 11, here is what we include with your book:

Anything over 8.5 x 11 up to 9x12 will be trimmed down to 8.5 x 11

Anything larger than 9x12 up to 11x17 will be folded to fit, but we are limited to the number of those per book, as follows:

• Sentiment 1/2 inch book:  5 pages up to 11 x 17 folded
• Keepsake 1 inch book:  10 pages up to 11 x 17 folded
• Chronicle 1.5 inch book:  15 pages up to 11 x 17 folded

If it fits onto a piece of 8.5 x 11 paper, then yes, we can bind those items.  Whatever fits onto one page counts as one page.  If we are also using the back of the page, then it counts as two pages. 

For example:

One (1) 5 x7 or One (1) 8 x 10 photo counts as one page.  We will mount the photo onto paper for you. 

Two (2) 4 x 6 photos count as one page.  We will mount the photos.

However many ticket stubs that fit onto one sheet of paper counts as one page.

Newspaper clippings depends on what size they are.  Whatever we can fit onto 8.5 x 11 paper will count as a page.  If we do front and back, it's two pages.

Larger newspaper articles count as a page, and we can trim or fold them as necessary.

If we determine that a certain page won’t bind well in the book, because in our judgment it’s too delicate and we’re concerned it might tear, or it has macaroni glued to it, or there are jewels glued in the binding area, we will pull that page out and return it to you with your finished book.  If you’re not sure, just go ahead and send it, but put a sticky note on it where we can see it.  If we can bind it, we will.  If not, we’ll return it with your book.

You don't have to bind everything all at once.  A lot of people start with just one or two books. Pick a grade or time period, sort through and pick your favorite pieces.  Once you make the decision to start, it really doesn't take too long to pick out 30, 60, or 90 pieces to create your book.  Many people find that ordering a kit motivates them to get started.

We have thousands of customers and books that have been shipped out and there has never been an issue.  When you order, we send you a kit with shipping materials and a pre-paid shipping label with barcode and tracking.  Our headquarters is located in a safe and secure residential/commercial area and we are open when packages are delivered, so your package will not be sitting outside.  Our finished books are shipped via US Priority Mail with insurance and tracking, using USPS official packaging.

We ship using extremely reliable USPS Priority shipping with tracking and insurance, with a pre-printed address label with tracking barcodes.  You will be notified via email when your package ships, when it’s out for delivery, and when it has been delivered.  You’ll know exactly where it is every step of the way.

We are very excited to get you your book back as fast as possible!  We want you to enjoy it right away.  We also know how important these papers are to you and we handle them with great care.  We inspect your papers for any issues that may cause problems with binding, then we trim/fold/mount as needed.  We then create your cover, based on your online customizations. Your papers are inserted into the book cover and your book is then run through the binding machine by hand.  The pages are heat set with a professional grade bookbinding adhesive glue that creates a permanent bond with the cover.  Then we let it cure (cool and set) for at least 24 hours.  After curing, we package it carefully to ship back.  We will notify you via email as soon as your book ready to ship and you’ll receive all tracking information so you’ll know when it is due to arrive.  Our goal is to accomplish all this within one week of receiving your papers, but we won’t risk any mistakes with your precious papers by rushing the process.  Therefore, we ask you to set your expectation to two weeks, and we hope to get it there sooner.  

CHRISTMAS / GRADUATION RUSH:  December and May/June are our busiest months.  If you have a deadline to get your back back to give as a gift during  we strongly suggest getting your papers to us at least 4 weeks ahead of time.  We do hire additional help during our busy season but again, everything is done by hand.  In addition, mail slows down in December...so the earlier we get your project, the earlier we can get it out.  We like to have all Christmas orders shipped no later than December 15th.

RUSH DEADLINES:  Things happen, we get it.  If you need a book completed and shipped in less than two weeks, chances are good we can meet that deadline for you but we will need to charge a rush fee, depending on the scope of the work.  Please email orders@4everbound.com and let's talk.  We've never missed a deadline yet!

LETTERS:  If we are binding original letters or scanning and printing them, that process takes extra time.  That is a custom project that could take 2-4 weeks, depending on the scope of the project.

If we can bind it, we can make it for you.  We've also made books for Bridal Showers, Weddings, Milestone Events, Baby Showers, Retirement, Graduation, Memorials, Cards and Letters, Family Recipes, Family Ancestry, Short Stories and Poems.  Basic Training and Deployment letters, Annual Family Christmas Letters, Love Letters..  We've done collections of letters and documents as far back as 1897, including World War I and II.  We made a book with all the racing bibs a runner/cyclist had collected from all her races over the years.   As we grow, we will begin to release those options into our store, but if you have an idea now, we are more than happy to make it happen for you.  One woman asked us to bind a book with all the letters she saved while her husband was deployed during the war.   A great gift for Grandparents, especially for Christmas or Chanukah, is to have your children draw pictures and write letters or stories, then we bind it all together in a book to give them.  Or set aside a portion of their work throughout the year to make a book just for Grandma.  Perhaps you have a collection of Mother’s or Father’s Day cards you’ve been saving, especially the handmade ones.  A great way to turn them into a keepsake is to create a book of just clear plastic sleeves, then you can open the cards and insert them into the sleeves, making it easy to flip through and read them.   How about a white book for First Holy Communion, with her name and year, then some lovely blank paper inside that all her friends and family can write in during the celebration?  The same idea would be wonderful for Baptisms, Weddings, Showers, Birthdays, 50th Anniversary, Retirement, etc.  We recently made a Memorial Book for a woman who was very active in her church.  Many church members wrote letters describing how much she meant to them, then we bound those letters into a book and it was presented to the family.   Something similar could be done for couples about to be married or about to have their first baby.  Another young man has been extensively researching his family tree through Ancestry.com and he wants us to make him a book of all the family documents and letters he has found.   Somebody else has a mishmash of old letters, family stories, recipes, deployment papers, important documents from beloved family now deceased.  We’re going to put it all together in a book so it’s all preserved in one place where people can actually take it down off the shelf and read through it all.  So, while 4everBound has kicked off with a focus on children’s school and artwork because we know there is a huge need out there, we’re just as ready to bind pretty much whatever special papers you have saved.  Just email your idea to info@4everbound.com and let us create something custom for you.

Photos:  you can mount them onto another piece of paper and then we bind that in for you. Remember the 1/2 inch on the left is inside the Binding Margin and won't be visible, plus it will also make the page stiffer.  We also offer an Archival Photo Sleeve that holds four 4x6 photos, plus a few extra smaller spaces. Another option is for you to put some blank pages in your stack of papers when you send it to us.  Those blank pages will be bound into your book and then when you get your book back, you can mount your photos.  (please make a note that you left those blank pages in there intentionally)

Greeting cards/Post cards:  We can bind that into the book using a proprietary "hinge" system, so the card will "flip" easily and can still be opened.  We charge a $5 flat fee plus $1.00 per card for this service, as it requires extra materials and labor.  We can invoice you after we receive your package and have counted your cards for you.  The number of cards you add may also increase the thickness of your book, requiring an upsize for an additional fee. See UPSIZING for more details.  We also offer a Pocket Divider and a Clear Archival Sleeve for holding cards and other items.  We bind those into the back of the book and you can add whatever you like to them after you receive your book.

Other things:  You can also glue/tape things to the backs of your other pages, as many school assignments or art pages are one-sided, so there is usually a lot of blank space in the book.  It’s up to your level of creativity.