The short answer- It depends on when you buy it. The earlier you buy, the lower the price.
**Don't forget- you can split your order into 3 payments at no additional charge.
ALL pre-ordered yearbooks are sold below cost and the yearbook program budgets for a $11,000 loss each year.
(Our program pays $93.27 for each book.)
• The first 100 copies of the yearbook will sell for $65 (a savings of $28.27)
• The next 200 copies of the yearbook will sell for $75 (a savings of $18.27)
• The remaining preordered copies of the yearbook will sell for $85 (a savings of $8.27)
We are never guaranteed overrun books- but if we receive them in June- those are the only books that will be sold at full price.
Our student staff members are committed to bringing in $13,000 in ad revenue each year. Senior Ads bring in roughly $7,000 yearly, and remaining $6,000 comes from our local business advertising partnerships. We work hard to bring in this extra income yearly so that every PVM family can buy their yearbook below cost.
(The additional money we raise goes towards photography equipment and staff supplies.)
The short answer- unfortunately the cost of everything has increased.
Yearbooks are custom printed and not mass produced. Because they are printed in a limited series, limited run- they cost more to print than a book from a bookstore. (Bookstore prices have also increased.)
The middle school yearbook is less than half the size of the high school yearbook and printed on entry level materials.
