Specialist book printing
Yearbook printing
School yearbooks and leavers books, printed and bound in-house in Exeter. From 10 copies, hardback or paperback, up to 1,000 pages.
School yearbooks and leavers books, printed and bound in-house in Exeter. From 10 copies, hardback or paperback, up to 1,000 pages.
A yearbook is one of those books that earns its keep. Pulled off the shelf at reunions twenty years from now. Passed around at the leavers’ ball next month. The binding has to last; the printing has to do the photographs justice; and we have to get it to you before term ends.
Imprint Digital has been printing leavers books and yearbooks for UK schools, sixth forms and universities since the late 1990s. Every project runs through our Exeter facility from start to finish — short-run digital printing, thread-sewn binding, foil blocking, hardback case binding — all under one roof, with one team, on one production schedule that we can hold to.
Class photos, artwork, school trips, blank message pages for end-of-year signatures. Typically 50–100 pages, A4, 100–130gsm silk.
Formal portraits, academic achievements, prom photos, peer dedications. Hardback for keepsake editions; paperback for full-year-group runs.
Personalised leavers books with student profiles, teacher messages and group photos. Foil-blocked spines and ribbon markers for the final-year touch.
Course-cohort yearbooks, alumni publications, club and society year reviews. Larger formats, premium photography paper, foil-blocked covers.
Indicative per-copy prices for typical yearbook specifications. Larger year groups bring the per-copy cost down sharply — 250 copies of a 120pp paperback works out at less than half the per-copy cost of 100 copies of the same book. For your exact spec, our instant calculator takes under a minute.
| Format | Specification | Quantity | Per copy |
|---|---|---|---|
A4 hardback yearbook |
100pp colour · case bound · 100gsm white |
100 | £12.79per copy |
A4 hardback leavers book |
150pp colour · case bound · 100gsm white |
150 | £16.35per copy |
A4 paperback yearbook |
120pp colour · perfect bound · 100gsm white |
250 | £11.55per copy |
Prices include UK delivery, exclude VAT. For the full UK book printing prices across paperback and hardback at every quantity tier, see our pricing page — or get an exact quote for your spec →
Build the spec, see the price live. No account required, no email gate — just an instant figure based on what you actually want.
Pick binding, paper, page count, finish and quantity in our online tool — price calculates live.
Submit your print-ready PDF after confirming the order. Free file check on every job.
We send a digital proof of the cover and a sample of the text pages for your sign-off.
Covers and bookblocks printed, sheets sewn into sections in our Exeter facility.
Hardback cases bound, foil blocked, ribbon markers and end papers fitted, full QC pass.
Wrapped, packed in protective cardboard with bubble wrap, dispatched via DPD or pallet courier.
From 10 copies upwards, with no maximum. Most school yearbook runs land between 50 and 250 copies; sixth-form leavers books are often 75–150. Pricing scales meaningfully at 25, 50 and 100 copies, so it’s worth running the quote at a couple of quantities to find your sweet spot.
Standard turnaround is 7–10 working days for paperback and 10–15 working days for hardback, from approval of your proof. We can prioritise tight deadlines on request — if you have a fixed end-of-term cutoff, drop us a note before placing the order and we’ll confirm what’s achievable.
Yes, and at no extra cost. A common pattern is uncoated 80–100gsm for the text-heavy sections (signature pages, messages, the introduction) and coated 115–150gsm silk for the photo plates. We can also bind in different colours, paper weights or even special inserts at specified page positions.
Press-ready PDF is easiest. We can also accept Microsoft Word files and convert them to PDF at no charge. For the cleanest result your file should include 3mm bleed on all edges, all images at 300 DPI, and CMYK colour throughout. Page dimensions should match the trim size you’ve ordered. Free file check on every job — we’ll flag any issues before press.
A yearbook documents the entire school’s academic year — class photos, events, sports, trips across all year groups. A leavers book focuses on the graduating year specifically, with student profiles, teacher messages, group photos and signature pages. Many schools combine elements of both. Production-wise the spec choices are identical.
We don’t design yearbooks ourselves but we work regularly with designers who do, and we’re happy to introduce you. Most schools also work with a parent volunteer or a sixth-form student who’s done the layout in InDesign or Canva — both work fine for our printing process. If you’d like recommendations, drop us a note.
Yes — we send out free sample packs showing different binding styles, paper stocks and finishes, including bound dummy yearbooks where stock allows. Useful for the parent committee or design team to handle before signing off the spec.
Can’t find your answer? See our 73-question book printing FAQ for detail on file prep, binding, paper, turnaround and shipping.
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