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Custom vs personalized
Both words get used for a book with a child's name on the cover. They are not the same product.
Personalized means the story was finished first
- The plot is the same for every child who picks that title.
- The name changes. Often the hair, skin, or outfit changes too.
- A photo of a sibling, a pet, or a street in their town does not rewrite the book.
Custom means the story starts from your answers
- You describe the child, the people around them, and where they live.
- HiroKai writes a new plot and paints new pages. You can read the cover and two pages before you pay.
- Hiro and Kai's laser-tag book is a demo of that kind of book, and it is also a theme you can start from.
If you want a set plot
Story Collection is the theme path. Laser Tag Heroes keeps one plot and swaps in your names, boy or girl, looks, and photos. It is $29.99. The custom book is $39.99. Shipping from $9.99. Free on orders $50+. Paperback and hardcover do not change that price.
Questions
What is a personalized picture book?
The plot already exists. The company inserts the child's name and, on many of these books, their appearance. Family, pets, and hometown usually do not change the story.
What is a custom picture book?
The plot is written for this family. Names, looks, photos, pets, and the town they know change the words and the pictures. HiroKai calls that Made From Scratch.
Does HiroKai only sell custom books?
No. Made From Scratch is $39.99 and it is the default. Story Collection is $29.99 and it starts from a theme, such as Laser Tag Heroes, with a fixed plot. Shipping from $9.99. Free on orders $50+.
Where is the Wonderbly comparison?
The page HiroKai vs Wonderbly puts the two products side by side, including the approximate Wonderbly softcover and hardcover prices from the research we are willing to cite.