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title: "Answers | Once Books"
description: "Straight answers to the questions people ask before making a personalised book — cost, safety, timing and printing."
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Answers

# Questions, answered plainly

Straight answers to the questions people ask before making a personalised book — cost, safety, timing and printing.

- [Are my child’s photos used to train AI?](https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/are-my-childs-photos-used-to-train-ai/) — No. Your child’s photos are used only to build that book’s character references and are never used to train AI models. You can delete them at any time.
- [Can I edit the story, or is it all AI-written?](https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/can-i-edit-the-story/) — You’re in control of the story. You can write or adjust the text on every page, reorder pages, and regenerate any illustration — nothing is final until you approve it.
- [Can I get a printed copy of my book?](https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/can-i-get-a-printed-copy/) — Yes. Every book exports as a high-resolution, print-ready PDF, and you can order a professionally printed hardcover that ships worldwide. You can buy digital first and order the print later.
- [How is this different from a template personalised book?](https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/how-is-this-different-from-a-template-book/) — Template books let you pick a skin tone and type a name onto pre-drawn art. Once Books generates original illustrations from your child’s actual likeness, in any story and art style, with the same character on every page.
- [How long does it take to make a personalised book?](https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/how-long-does-a-personalised-book-take/) — About six minutes for a 16-page book. Pages are generated in parallel, so you can start reviewing the early ones while the rest finish.
- [How much does a personalised children’s book cost?](https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/how-much-does-a-personalised-book-cost/) — A digital personalised book starts at $9.99, a printed hardcover is $49, and the premium gift edition is $69. You start every book free and preview its opening pages, and only pay to unlock the full book when you decide to keep it.
- [What age are the books for?](https://www.oncebooks.com/answers/what-age-is-it-for/) — Once Books makes picture books for young children — roughly toddler through early primary. You pick an age band when you create a book, which tunes the reading level and how much text sits on each page.