Support
Free for every family.
Nothing here is behind a plan. Every family can write, record, interview, invite, assemble books, download every book as a PDF and download the whole archive, for free.
We want to keep it that way. Storage, transcription and servers cost real money every month, and support is what covers that hardware. Whether it stays free depends on how many families support it, so here is the count, live.
Where we stand
0% of families support HandedDown.
Supporter
$5/month
Nothing extra; everything is already yours. Helps cover the servers, storage and transcription HandedDown runs on.
Supporter
$60/year
The same support, paid once a year.
Patron
$180/year
Still nothing extra. For families who want to carry a few others who cannot support us yet.
Support is set up from your family's page once you are signed in.
Printed books
A family book from $21, shipped.
A paperback, or a case-wrapped hardcover, printed when you order it, with standard US shipping in the price. The page count sets the price, so here it is before you write a word.
Paperback, 6 × 9 in
Paperback, perfect bound
| 40 pages | $21 |
| 80 pages | $29 |
| 120 pages | $38 |
| 160 pages | $47 |
Paperback, 7 × 10 in
Paperback, perfect bound
| 40 pages | $26 |
| 80 pages | $39 |
| 120 pages | $52 |
| 160 pages | $65 |
Hardcover, 6 × 9 in
Hardcover, case wrapped
| 40 pages | $34 |
| 80 pages | $43 |
| 120 pages | $51 |
| 160 pages | $60 |
Hardcover, 7 × 10 in
Hardcover, case wrapped
| 40 pages | $39 |
| 80 pages | $53 |
| 120 pages | $66 |
| 160 pages | $79 |
Per copy, in full colour. Priced by the page, so these are examples: every page you add costs the same. Longer books are priced from the printer's quote when you order. A short book gets a few blank pages at the back to reach the printer's minimum, at no extra cost.
Don't let the low price fool you. These are proper bound books: case-bound hardcovers and sturdy paperbacks, printed when you order them. We keep small margins on purpose. It shouldn't be about what people are willing to pay; it should be about what things cost to make. Our goal is impact, not profit.
Questions people actually ask
- What does supporting get us?
- Nothing extra. Every family gets all of it — writing, recording, transcription, interviews, assembling books and downloading the archive. Support helps cover the hardware it all runs on: the servers, the storage and the transcription.
- How much can we upload?
- As much room as we can afford to give away, and that depends on how many families support us. There is no promised number. If you reach the limit, nothing you've already added is affected and you can keep writing.
- Do you show ads, or sell what we write?
- Never. No ads, and your family's information is never sold. Support from families who can give is how it is paid for.
- Will it always be free?
- That is the aim. If support falls short, we may have to limit what every family gets — upload room, or how many new families we can take on. A limit applies to every family alike, supporting or not. Nothing you've already added is affected, and your whole archive still downloads any time, free.
- What happens if I stop supporting?
- Nothing changes about what your family can do. Support runs to the end of the period you paid for, and you keep everything, before and after.
- Can we take everything with us?
- Any time, free, whether or not you ever support us: every photograph at full print size, every story as plain text, every book that has been made, and the family tree.