Time for the hard launch.
You soft-launched them in Stories: an elbow, a second wine glass, a blurry laugh. We make it official. In hardcover, in the order it happened, with the time stamped on every page.
- Open Meta Muse.
- Sign in if it asks. The sentence waits for you: send it.
- If it isn't there, tap Copy and paste it.
Copied too, in case the sentence doesn't make it across.
Works best with Meta Muse.
It asks who it's for, then finds the photos in your own Instagram. You approve what it sends.
Open the link, keep the photos you love, drop the rest. Nothing is charged yet.
A hardcover in about 10 to 12 days, a softcover in 16 to 19. Shipping included.
24 hours wasn't enough.
Every Story came with a time. We keep it, small and exact, next to the caption you wrote at the time (or none, if you'd rather). The book reads the way the year actually went.
Go bold. Or go classic.
We make a statement. Your book says whatever you want it to. Every edition comes in two tones, and you can switch on the proof.
Books
Small, portrait like a Story, and made to be left out. Pick by who it's for.
Our Story So Far
A year of the two of you. For anniversaries, birthdays and no reason at all.
from $39Still Our Story
The long version. Several years, one wedding, a lot of airports.
from $39
The First Year
Every 6 am you posted through. Grandparents get their own copy.
from $39
The Story Deck
54 cards of your greatest hits, each with its timestamp. In the works, not orderable yet.
Coming soonThree books: a cloth hardcover at $159 (coming soon), the hardcover from $69 (the one most people pick) and a softcover from $39. Shipping included. Printed in the USA. You see the proof before you pay.
Your AI assistant does the errands.
Fondly Told is built to be used by AI assistants like Meta Muse, so the boring parts (finding the photos, putting them in order, sending them over) happen in a conversation. Everything your AI assistant reads is public, so you can read it too.
# Fondly Told: guide for AI assistants You're helping someone make a gift from their own Instagram Stories. Ask first. They approve the proof, always. ## The whole session is one request POST /v1/media → a link to their book
Your photos stay yours.
We use photos and Stories from your own Instagram. Never anyone else's.
What gets sent, what goes in, what gets printed. You see a proof before you pay.
Your photos make your book and nothing else. No face recognition. No training. A book you never order is deleted 7 days after you last touch it.
Questions
What is a hard launch?
A soft launch is the elbow in the corner of a Story, the second wine glass, the blurry laugh. A hard launch is making it official. We do that in hardcover: a year of your Stories and posts, printed in the order it happened, with the dates where you left them.
How does ordering through an AI assistant work?
You paste one sentence into your AI assistant (it works best with Meta Muse). It reads our guide, asks who the book is for, gathers photos from your own Instagram with your approval, and sends them to us in one go. You get a link where you choose photos, see the proof and order. You approve every step.
Which AI assistant do I need?
Fondly Told works best with Meta Muse, a free AI assistant from Meta that can read your own Instagram with your permission. If you don't have it yet, install it, connect your Instagram, then paste the sentence from this page.
Does it work with a personal Instagram account?
Yes. Personal accounts are supported, including your Stories archive. Only photos from your own account are used. We never pull images from anyone else.
What happens to my photos?
They are used to make your proof and your book, and nothing else. A book you never order is deleted 7 days after you last touch it; the files of a book you order are kept 60 days after delivery for reprints, then deleted. We do not run face recognition and we do not train anything on your photos.
Can I make it less cheeky?
Yes. Every book comes in two tones. Bold is the cobalt cover with a title like "hard launched." Classic is a modern love story: names, a quiet caption, blush or paper cloth. Your AI assistant will ask, and you can switch on the proof.
My Story photos are small. Will they print well?
Stories are about 1260 pixels wide, which suits a small portrait book (ours is 5 by 8 inches) or a card very nicely. If a photo is too small for a full page we print it smaller, like a photo-booth strip, and tell you first.
When will it arrive?
A hardcover reaches you in about 10 to 12 days. A softcover takes 16 to 19 days by mail, or about 10 days by FedEx for $10 more at checkout. Both are printed in the USA and ship to US addresses.
What does it cost?
The cloth hardcover is $159 (coming soon), the hardcover is from $69 and the softcover is from $39. Every price includes shipping. Sales tax is added at checkout, and you pay only after you have seen the proof.
Go on. Make it official.
- Open Meta Muse.
- Sign in if it asks. The sentence waits for you: send it.
- If it isn't there, tap Copy and paste it.
Copied too, in case the sentence doesn't make it across.
Works best with Meta Muse.
