Abstract: A business method, system and process is described by which a person is enabled, through payment of money, or its substitute, to produce a customized book. The process for producing the customized book includes the selection of one of a plurality of previously developed stories having fixed text and variable text, associated fixed illustrations and variable illustrations. The process further includes the input of certain customizing information that is used to personalize the story and accompanying illustrations to relate to an intended recipient of the book. A computerized process utilizes the customizing information to revise the text and illustrations in accordance with the present invention. The resulting customized text and associated customized illustrations are then integrated with unrevised text and illustrations to produce the customized book. The customized book may optionally be combined with a customized cover.

Abstract: A customized book includes fixed text and fixed illustrations combined with at least some customized text and at one customized illustration. Fixed text and fixed illustrations are selected. Customized text is generated using input customizing data and customized illustration is generated using input customizing image data. Composite text is generated by integrating customized text with fixed text. Composite text is combined with fixed illustrations and customized illustration, optionally integrated into composite illustrations, to form a customized book. The customized book is output and optionally combined with a customized cover.