The Wisdom of Others – Create Inspirational Memories

The Wisdom of Others is an online tool that people can use to save and publish their favorite family quotes, sayings, and pieces of advice. In as little as four basic steps, a person who uses The Wisdom of Others can create, write, and order a hardbound book filled with inspirational messages from his friends, family members, and other loved ones.

If you’ve got notebooks filled with recipes from your mom or funny jokes from your grandfather, then you’re exactly the type of person that The Wisdom of Others is looking for. Sign up for an account by entering your email address and you can get to work creating a book from scratch. To set up your book, you’ll need type in who the book is for—maybe a child or a grandmother, for example—decide which question to ask, and pick a theme or design. Next up, you’ll need to start gathering quotes. The Wisdom of Others makes it easy to invited collaborators to contribute to your book via Facebook, Twitter, or by sending an email with the URL. Collaborators who visit The Wisdom of Others site can input the invitation code you’ve sent them to contribute to the book you’ve started. The minimum number of contributions that The Wisdom of Others requires for a new book is 25, and the maximum number is 200, however people with large extended families can make their books longer by contacting The Wisdom of Others for special help.

When everyone is done collaborating and you’ve edited the book to make it look and sound just how you imagined, you can place an order through The Wisdom of Others site. Order your creation as a hardbound book, an electronic publication, or a PDF. The Wisdom of Others will mail your purchase to your home in very little time. Any of your contributors can order additional copies if they wish, as well.

Practical Uses:

• Create a book filled with your family and friends’ favorite quotes and sayings
• Give a book full of life advice and wisdom to a high school or college graduate 
• Share the secrets of having a happy marriage with a bride and groom
• Make a book for someone battling an illness that’s filled with quotes of encouragement and hope

Insider Tips:

• Book creators can edit or delete contributions from their friends
• Contributors can preview only the first five contributions made to the book
• Creators can invite contributors through The Wisdom of Others site
• Invitation codes can be personalized, but must contain at least six characters

What we liked:

• The Wisdom of Others creates heirloom-quality hardcover books
• Family members can pass these hardcover books down through the generations
• People who prefer digital documents can publish their books as PDFs
• Contributors can purchase the books they contributed to

What we didn’t like:

• Book creators can’t re-order the contributions from their families
• Contributors have to sign up for The Wisdom of Others to contribute to someone else’s book

Alternatives:

• Yearbound – http://yearbound.net

Company Info:

• Launched: September 2011
• Privately Held
• Headquarters: Bellevue, Washington
• Founded by: Ryan Beieler
• Web site: https://www.thewisdomofothers.com

Costs:

• Hardcover books range from $29.95 to $49.95
• PDFs are $9.95
• ePubs are $14.95