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Company yearbook: the whole team in one book

A company yearbook introduces your team: everyone gets their own double-page spread with two photos and their answers, printed as a hardcover for all. It works for the end of the year, a company anniversary or as a get-to-know-you book for a department that is growing. A book costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping, €22.90 with 3 or more groups in one order and €19.90 with 5 or more. The books reach you 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments.

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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 a logistics team, in German: drawn portrait of a colleague with glasses in a yellow team T-shirt, answers to prompts such as my job in one sentence and my superpower in the team, four awards with nominations such as best cake in the team, and the question what my job description leaves out Right half of the sample double-page spread, in German: a second drawn portrait in a teal blouse, answers to prompts such as after work you will find me and what I am learning right now, our best moment as a team, a signature, name and four details: logistics, since 2019, the north warehouse and birthday
Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

What goes into a company yearbook?

Everyone talks about themselves and their work, just as they would in the staff kitchen. Each spread also has a name, a signature and four short details with icons. We adapt the title and questions to your group. For a team, the questionnaire might include these:

You will find more ideas, including some for colleagues, in our friendship book questions. The questions work like a template for a team profile, except that you end up with a bound book.

Pages for the whole team

The whole team is on the cover: the photos are cut out and combined into one cover image. You choose the background, for example your building or your town. Inside, you also get:

The book is a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen. The cover says “Freundebuch” (the German word for a book in which friends each fill in a page), your team's name or a title of your own.

Making a staff book: how it works

Only one person needs to organise it, for example someone from the team or from HR. Everyone does the rest on their own phone, during a break or on the way home.

  1. Enquiring takes 2 minutes. You then get the link via WhatsApp.
  2. You share the link with the team. Everyone answers the questions on their phone in about 5 minutes and uploads two photos. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays you get an overview via WhatsApp of who is still missing.
  3. Once all the answers are in and all the books are paid for, we design and print. The books reach you 5 to 7 working days later.

Flashbooks has already made over 5,000 books.

When does a yearbook suit your company?

Whenever the focus is on the team as a whole rather than on one person.

End of the year and the Christmas party. Nobody already owns a book that features everyone. Allow plenty of time, because printing only starts once everyone has answered and paid, and there is no fixed delivery date. You will find more ideas under Christmas gifts for colleagues.

Company or team anniversary. For a milestone anniversary of the company or the department, the book shows who is part of it today. Former colleagues or guests can write on the blank spreads once the book has arrived.

A get-to-know-you book for new starters. If a team is growing fast or works across several sites, a profile for each person helps. New people can see at a glance whom to ask about what.

Leaving the team. When someone retires or changes jobs, the book is all about that one person, and everyone writes about them. That is what the leaving book for a colleague is for.

How much does a yearbook for your team cost?

The price per book depends on how many groups take part in one order, for example several teams or sites. Design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria are always included.

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

The book holds 8 to 42 people. The minimum order is 10 books, and not everyone has to buy one. Everyone pays for themselves by payment link, or one person pays for everyone by invoice within 14 days. Because each book is designed individually, orders cannot be cancelled.

Frequently asked questions about the company yearbook

Can the company pay for the books?

Yes. One person can pay for everyone by invoice within 14 days, and that can be the company. Whether a book for the team counts as a gift to employees for tax purposes is a question for your accounts team or tax adviser. This is not legal or tax advice.

Does everyone in the team have to take part?

No. The book holds 8 to 42 people, and anyone who would rather not have a double-page spread simply stays out. The minimum order is 10 books, and not everyone in the book has to buy one.

Our department has more than 42 people. Is that possible?

Yes, as a special book: just send us an enquiry. Or each team gets its own book: with 3 or more groups in one order a book costs €22.90, with 5 or more €19.90.

Can colleagues at other sites take part?

Yes. Everyone fills in the questionnaire on their own phone, wherever they work. Shipping to Germany and Austria is included, and shipping to other countries is available on request.

Is the book available in English for an international team?

The book, the questionnaire and support via WhatsApp are in German. Other languages are possible on request.

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