Personalised AI Book Cost & Prices

The short answer: as of 12 August 2026, a personalised AI book from GiftBookStory costs £9.99 for Digital Only, £24.99 for a softcover or £34.99 for a hardback. Printed editions include the digital version, and shipping is included to destinations available at checkout.

The questionnaire takes about five minutes. The AI creates the complete personalised book in about 30 minutes. Printed books then go through printing and delivery, which typically takes 7–14 business days after printing.

Personalised AI book prices at a glance

These are the prices charged by GiftBookStory, not a category-wide estimate. Other personalised-book services use different formats, page counts and checkout flows. For a provider-by-provider view, use our AI personalised book services comparison or the current Book by Anyone alternatives guide.

What does the price include?

Every GiftBookStory format includes an original book created from answers about one real person. The customer chooses the occasion and genre, then supplies details such as personality, relationships, memories, places, hobbies, sayings and inside jokes.

The finished book contains:

• 19 chapters plus an epilogue;
• around 200 pages, with a 190–230-page print range;
• an original personalised story rather than a name inserted into a template;
• a personalised cover;
• comedy, adventure, romance, mystery, memoir or drama as the chosen genre.

Softcover and hardback orders also include the digital version. That matters when the book is a gift: the PDF can be read while the printed copy is being produced and delivered.

How much does Digital Only cost?

Digital Only costs £9.99. It includes the complete personalised PDF book but no physical copy. There is no delivery address or postal wait.

Choose Digital Only when the occasion is close, the recipient reads on a phone or tablet, or you want the lowest-cost version. It uses the same core story-generation process as the printed formats rather than a shortened sample.

How much does a softcover cost?

A softcover costs £24.99. It is a professional 6×9 perfect-bound paperback and includes the digital version.

This is usually the most practical printed option for a friend, colleague, sibling or group gift. It feels like a normal bookshop paperback while keeping the price below the hardback.

How much does a hardback cost?

A hardback costs £34.99. It uses a 6×9 casewrap binding, where the full-colour printed cover wraps around the case boards. The digital version is included.

The hardback is the better fit for a milestone birthday, anniversary, retirement, parent or grandparent when the object needs to feel like a permanent keepsake.

What do additional copies cost?

After the first book has been purchased, additional copies use lower reprint prices:

For example, one softcover followed by one additional softcover costs £42.98 in total. One hardback followed by one additional hardback costs £62.98 in total.

This is useful when several relatives want the same family story or a workplace wants multiple copies of a retirement book. An additional copy is a reprint of the existing book, not a newly generated story.

How long does it take?

There are three separate timings:

1. Questionnaire: about five minutes for the basic details.
2. Book creation: about 30 minutes for the AI to create the personalised book.
3. Print delivery: typically 7–14 business days after printing.

Do not treat the five-minute questionnaire time as the finished-book time. The customer input is quick, but producing and checking a full book takes longer. If the gift date is close, Digital Only removes the printing and postal stages.

Is shipping included?

Shipping is included on printed orders to the countries available at checkout. GiftBookStory supports the UK, US, Canada, Ireland and Australia where the selected checkout and fulfilment route is available.

UK print orders are fulfilled through a UK print partner. US and Canadian orders are fulfilled through a North American print partner. The delivery estimate shown for the actual address at checkout is the final source of truth.

What changes the price of a personalised book?

For GiftBookStory, the main price decision is the format. The story is not priced by the number of memories, characters or questionnaire answers you provide. Adding better detail improves the personalisation without moving you into a more expensive writing tier.

When comparing another provider, check the same five things:

1. Is the advertised price for a complete book or only a deposit?
2. Is the product digital, paperback, hardback or a short comic?
3. Is delivery included in the displayed price?
4. Does print include a digital copy?
5. Is the story fully generated about the recipient or based on a fixed template?

A lower headline number is not necessarily cheaper if it covers fewer pages, excludes delivery or only unlocks part of the creation process.

How this price guide is checked

This guide records GiftBookStory's own live product facts rather than estimating competitor checkout totals. Prices are checked against the same pricing configuration used by checkout. Format, creation and delivery claims are checked against the public pricing, how it works and FAQ pages.

Last checked: 12 August 2026. Prices and fulfilment routes can change, so use the pricing page and the final checkout screen for the current total.

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