# Video-Playing Books Heirloom Offers Video-Playing Books that Make a Sentimental Gift By Grace Mahas | Published 2021-08-19 | Special Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/videoplaying-books References: [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMefllFFP4o&t=18s) & [sendheirloom](https://sendheirloom.com/) [Heirloom](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-memory) lets you take your [favorite videos, memories, and moments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-memories) that deserve to be shared and creates a video-playing book to send to loved ones. The video will automatically begin playing once the cover is opened – making it great for people of all ages (regardless of their tech skills). To set up the Heirloom video-playing books, consumers simply need to visit the website and upload a video (can be up to 10 minutes in length). Next, they choose between nine custom covers and include a [personalized message](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magical-childrens-book) on the inside. In addition, the books are rechargeable, meaning the gift can be cherished for a lifetime. Image Credit: Heirloom ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Special](https://www.trendhunter.com/special) > [Holiday](https://www.trendhunter.com/holiday) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Personalized Video-playing Gifts:** Opportunity for companies to offer personalized video-playing gifts as a sentimental way to share memories and moments with loved ones. - **Interactive Publishing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for publishers to create interactive books that merge traditional print with technology to enhance the reading experience. - **Customized Consumer Electronics:** Opportunity for companies to offer customized consumer electronics that can be personalized to feature content and memories that are important to the user. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** Companies in the consumer electronics industry can capitalize on the trend of personalized video-playing gifts by offering customizable devices that feature unique video content. - **Publishing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for publishers to merge traditional print with technology to offer interactive books that provide new ways of experiencing stories. - **E-commerce:** Opportunity for companies in the e-commerce industry to expand their product offerings to include personalized video-playing gifts, which can be sold and shipped directly to consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Heartwarming Video Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-book.md) - [Video Flipbook Creators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/videotoflip.md) - [Personalized Video Greeting Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-greeting-cards.md) - [Personalized Keepsake Storybooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-life-in-a-book.md) - [Accessible Interactive Memory Storybooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-storybook.md) - [Digital Memory Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-memory.md) - [Digital Legacy Storybooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autobiographer.md) - [Keepsake Family Legacy Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kindred-tales.md) - [Story Preservation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remento.md)