Where Talebrix is up to: what works, and next
Talebrix is not on sale yet, and nobody has one. We have printed onto the book paper as a test. The machine has not yet made a whole book from start to finish, turning the pages as it goes, and we still have to check that it stands up to everyday family life. We aim to start making them in June 2027. That depends on finishing the design, raising the money, agreeing terms with the companies we will work with, and passing the safety approvals a product like this needs before it can be sold. There is no delivery date yet, and there is nothing to pay for.
Last checked 5 November 2026 by Tom McDonough, Co-Founder and CTO
This page is updated when something changes, and the date at the top says when it was last read against the work.
Where things stand
- Working
- The questions the machine asks and the pictures on its screen. Printing onto the book paper, tried as a test.
- Being worked on
- Holding a blank book and turning its pages while it prints, and how long a whole book takes, from the first question to the last page.
- Still to do
- Checking it stands up to everyday family life, settling its final size, weight and how quiet it is, agreeing what the companies we work with may keep, and the safety approvals it needs before it can be sold.
What is known, and what is not
| Making them | We aim to start in June 2027 |
|---|---|
| Delivery to families | No date yet |
| Size | Not settled yet. We will measure it once the finished machine is built |
| Weight | Not settled yet. We will weigh it once the finished machine is built |
| Noise | Not measured yet. We will measure it once the finished machine is built |
Hearing when it is ready
The way to hear is to leave an email address on the reservation page. It takes an address and nothing else, no order and no payment, and you get two emails: one to say you are on the list, and one when Talebrix is ready.
Who is making it
- Jade McDonough
- Co-Founder and CEO
- Tom McDonough
- Co-Founder and CTO
- Paul Phillips
- Co-Founder and Head of Design & Manufacturing
- Martin Shubrook
- Co-Founder and Creative Director
Questions families ask
- When can I buy a Talebrix?
- Not yet. We aim to start making them in June 2027. That depends on finishing the design, raising the money, the companies we will work with, and passing safety approvals. There is no delivery date yet. This page takes an email address rather than an order or a payment. Leave one and we will write to you when pre-orders open.
- What happens to my email address?
- It gets the two emails this page promises — one straight away to say it is on the list, and one when they are ready — and then nothing else. This website never asks for anything about a child — not a name, not an age, not a birthday — and the age demonstration on this site stores nothing and sends nothing.
How this page is kept true
Every number on this page is read from the same facts the rest of the site uses, so when a fact changes the page changes with it. The date at the top changes only when a person has read the page against the product.
- First published.