Beyond the Book
Legacy and corporate storytelling that goes further than traditional publishing: founder histories, institutional archives and leadership legacies produced to a standard that outlives the occasion.
A publishing house for legacy, not just books
Every Smart Book project is researched, written and produced by an editorial team, then designed to be kept, not shelved.
Founder & Family Legacy Books
Heirloom volumes documenting the history of a founder, a family and the enterprise they built.
Corporate History & Anniversary Books
Institutional histories researched properly and produced to a standard that outlives the anniversary.
Leadership Publications
Books and long-form editions built around an executive's thinking, career and institutional legacy.
Institutional & Cultural Publications
Publications for foundations, cultural bodies and public institutions, in Arabic and English.
Digital & Multimedia Books
Digital editions that carry film, audio and archive material alongside the written record.
Executive Interviews & Oral Histories
Recorded interview programmes that capture institutional memory while it is still available.
QR-linked Video, Audio & Archive Content
Printed pages linked to film, recordings and digitised archives: a book that continues beyond the page.
Beyond the Book
Legacy and corporate storytelling that goes further than traditional publishing: founder histories, institutional archives and leadership legacies produced to a standard that outlives the occasion.
Founder Legacy Edition
A hardback legacy volume documenting fifty years of a founding family's enterprise, with QR-linked archive film.
- 320-page bilingual hardback edition
- Digital edition with linked multimedia
- Archive of restored photography and recordings
QR-linked pages
Printed pages link each chapter to its digital counterpart.
Film & audio
Interviews, oral histories and archive footage beside the written record.
A living archive
Photographs, documents and correspondence preserved for future generations.
Create your legacy project
Tell us about the founder, family or institution whose story deserves to be documented, and our editorial team will scope a proposal.