Online Yearbooks

From photo sharing sites to social networks, the way we use pictures and videos to record our memories is changing. Gone are the days of 35mm film and glossy photo paper. Now most use digital cameras to capture special moments. Traditional hardcover yearbooks are still quite popular, but the tide is slowly turning towards a new option - online yearbooks. Schools, colleges, and universities are beginning to offer both choices to students, so they can either carry the hard copy or download a soft copy to computers and mobile devices.

Digital Features of Online Yearbooks

Online yearbooks begin with the same layout and photos as printed versions, but they often offer additional features for today’s technologically-savvy students. For example, pictures can be downloaded and edited using standard software, and videos of sporting events and other important occasions can be added to create a more personal record of the year. Everything stays together when students keep their personal collection of photos and videos with the yearbook file. Students can find all of their memories whenever they want them.

Eco-Friendly

The thousands of yearbooks printed every year require enormous amounts of paper to produce. In addition, the manufacturing process uses energy and materials that have a significant environmental impact. Online yearbooks are a green alternative to traditional print, using far fewer of our natural resources.

Convenient, Easy to Use Design

Getting yearbooks prepared for press is a complex, time-consuming experience that can take up many hours of time. Online yearbooks are prepared using secure, dependable software programs that are user-friendly and intuitive. Once the final version is complete and ready to view, it is easy to download the yearbooks onto hard drives, CDs, and DVDs to enjoy on a variety of devices.

Cheaper

Most online yearbooks are cheaper to purchase than traditional yearbooks. Not only do these save the school money on printing costs, but save the students at the end of the year when it comes time to purchase a yearbook.

Instant Access from Any Electronic Device

A traditional yearbook has to go from place to place with the person to show it off. Online yearbooks can be accessed anywhere, anytime. An online yearbook typically has an iPhone or mobile phone application as well, which means the user can access a yearbook on the go.

Finally, students might worry that they won’t be able to participate in the tradition of signing each other’s yearbooks when they move to an online version. However, online yearbooks are set up with a digital signature function, so friends can still leave their thoughts and farewells in a permanent location where the owner will be able to see it for many years to come.

Online yearbooks are a great way to enter into the technology age of today. With more things going digital, it only makes sense that online yearbooks would be close behind. No school has 100 percent converted to online yearbooks, but now students are given the option of a traditional yearbook versus an online yearbook for their yearbook purchase.

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