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Abibuch: an Abitur yearbook with a double-page spread for everyone

An Abibuch (Abitur yearbook) is the leavers' book for the Abitur, the German school-leaving exam after the twelfth or thirteenth year, and captures who you were at the end of your school days. With Flashbooks, everyone gets their own double-page spread with two photos and their answers, designed and printed as a hardcover. The book is for a course or class of 8 to 42 people: it costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping and arrives 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments. If the whole year group wants one book, it becomes a special book, and the enquiry settles its features, price and delivery time.

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The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.

Left half of a sample double-page spread for an Abitur course, in German: a drawn portrait in a yellow dress, answers such as a suggestion for the Abitur motto and the year group trip destination, plus the nominations for the four awards Right half of the sample spread, in German: a drawn portrait in a dark blue blouse, answers about plans after the Abitur and the year group reunion, a signature, name and the details art and biology, at the school since the fifth year, teacher training and birthday
Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

Designing an Abibuch: what goes on each spread

Each double-page spread belongs to one person: two photos, ideally one from the first day of school and one from today, the answers, name, signature and four short details with icons. You put the questions together, and we adapt them to your course. In the book they appear as short headings above the answers, for example these:

More questions for the Abitur are in our yearbook questions for leavers' books.

What else goes in your course's book

Your course is on the cover: the photos are cut out and combined into one cover image, and you choose the background, for example your school building. Instead of “Abibuch”, the cover can show your Abitur motto. Inside, you also get:

It is printed as a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen. All of this applies to a book with 8 to 42 people; for a special book for the whole year group, the enquiry settles the features, price and delivery time. Course reports, long rankings and articles don't go in the book; they belong in the Abizeitung, the yearbook magazine.

How big can the year group be for an Abibuch?

A book holds 8 to 42 people. An Abitur year group is often bigger. There are two ways to handle that:

Creating an Abibuch: how it works

An Abitur committee has plenty on its plate: the leavers' ball, the themed week, the leavers' prank, the money. For your course's book, one contact person is enough.

  1. You send an enquiry, which takes 2 minutes. Then the link arrives via WhatsApp.
  2. The link goes into your course's group chat. Everyone answers the questions on their phone in about 5 minutes and uploads two photos. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays you see via WhatsApp who is still missing and can remind them directly.
  3. Once everyone has answered and everyone ordering has paid, the book is designed and printed. The books arrive 5 to 7 working days later.

This is how it works for a book for a course or class; for a special book, the enquiry settles the process. Flashbooks has already made over 5,000 books.

When is the Abibuch a good fit?

Depending on the federal state and the school, you take the Abitur after the twelfth or thirteenth year.

Leavers' ball and certificate day. Everyone is there and can sign each other's books. Send out the questionnaire before the exams. There is no fixed delivery date.

Themed week and leavers' prank. Photos from these days fit on the spread for special moments. Collect them straight away in a shared folder.

Matura in Austria. Taking the Matura, the Austrian school-leaving exam, instead of the Abitur? Then read on under Maturazeitung, with the Matura ball and the Matura class.

How much does it cost to have an Abibuch printed?

For groups of up to 42 people there is a fixed price per book, including design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria. If several courses or classes from your year group order together, it drops:

1 to 2 classes
€24.90
from 3 classes
€22.90
from 5 classes
€19.90

The minimum order is 10 books, and not everyone in the book has to buy one. Everyone pays for their own book via a payment link, so nobody on the committee has to pay in advance. Alternatively, one person pays for all by invoice within 14 days. Because every book is designed individually, orders cannot be cancelled.

Frequently asked questions about the Abibuch

Our year group is much bigger than 42. Is that still possible?

Yes, as a special book for the whole year group. Tell us in your enquiry how many of you there are; the features, price and delivery time are agreed there. Or make one book per course or class of 8 to 42 people at the fixed price.

Can teachers be in the Abibuch?

Yes. Tutors and teachers get a double-page spread like everyone else and count towards the number of people. Anyone who doesn't want their own double-page spread can write on the blank spreads.

Is an Abibuch the same as an Abizeitung?

Not quite. The Abibuch, the Abitur yearbook, gives everyone their own double-page spread; the Abizeitung, the yearbook magazine, also tells the story of the year with course reports, rankings and quotes. How to combine the two is explained on the Abizeitung page.

Can our Abitur motto go on the cover?

Yes, the title can be customised. Put the motto in your enquiry. The cover image is made from your cut-out photos.

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