Simple pricing, no lock-in.
Schools set the traditional yearbook price; we keep upgrades flat and transparent. One-school-year agreement, no deposits. Questions? See the FAQ, or browse free yearbook resources.
What you'll pay
Order and pay online by card. Free shipping during the regular yearbook cycle. Summer orders are the book's base price plus $5 — no fundraiser is added unless the school chose to collect it on summer orders — and ship to your home for a flat $9 (one rate covers multiple books in the same order). Summer ordering closes on June 30 unless your school sets a later date. Any custom pages need to be uploaded when you place the order.
What's included in your quote
Books start around $20/copy, priced by page count, with no order minimum — you set the family price. No deposit and no multi-year term: the agreement covers one school year. Invoices payable by card or check before print.
Softcover. Personalization +$10, hardcover +$9. The school sets the family price on top of this. Prices are per copy, plus applicable sales tax.
Turn your yearbook into a fundraiser: set the family price above your cost and keep the difference (a 5% payment processing fee comes off money paid out to the PTA, which Rethink keeps to cover third-party payment processing, and none if you put it toward more books) — most schools add $2–5 per book. On 300 books that's $600–$1,500 for your PTA, with zero upfront cost and no unsold-inventory risk. Work out your number in the fundraising calculator →
Make sure your book seals at least three weeks before you need it and we guarantee delivery before your last day of school. If we miss it, we make it right. That is an express commitment in our terms, not a marketing line.
Is there a long-term contract or an order minimum?
No. Rethink Yearbooks has no order minimum and no multi-year term: a school signs a one-school-year agreement, with no deposit and $0 setup, and we print only the books families order.
Invoices are payable by card or check before books go to print. Fundraising is built into the family price, and every book is printed in the USA. Changing vendors partway through a year? How switching works →
Big-company features, without the big-company baggage.
Where Rethink stands next to the traditional yearbook vendors.
| Rethink | Treering | Lifetouch | Jostens / Herff Jones / Balfour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic class/grade personalization | More relevant photos | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Per-student cover (name + photo) | Included | ✕ | Offered; price by rep quote | Offered; price by rep quote |
| We draft your first book for you | Free | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Canva-first (no proprietary software) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Family custom pages | 2 with upgrade, up to 10 | 2 free | ✕ | ✕ in standard program |
| No multi-year contract | ✓ | ✓ | Varies / not published | Varies / not published |
| Families order online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Comparison based on publicly listed competitor offerings, as of September 2026. Vendors change their plans — details may vary. What the free first-draft design service includes →
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No deposit. No multi-year term. Free first draft. Get a per-book quote and a sample — no call required.