Entourage Yearbooks

What Entourage Yearbooks does

Entourage Yearbooks is a US-based private yearbook publishing company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Princeton Junction, NJ, operating as part of the broader ECS Yearbooks organization. The company produces printed yearbooks and adjacent commemorative printed products — high school, middle school, elementary school, and college yearbooks, plus student planners, military cruise books, sports team books, church directories, camp books, and corporate directories — for schools and organizations across all 50 US states and Canada. As of public disclosures, the platform serves over 10,000 schools and organizations, processes more than one million photos per week during peak production season, and supports concurrent collaboration among dozens of students per project.

The company's core technology is the EDONext cloud-based yearbook design and production platform launched in October 2025, succeeding the legacy EDOnline application. EDONext provides integrated photo editing (subject-aware cropping, background removal, exposure controls), AI assistance, Google tools integration, secure concurrent collaboration for large student teams, and over 9,000 templates, backgrounds, and clip art assets updated monthly. The platform natively integrates with Facebook, Google Drive, and Instagram for photo ingestion, and pairs with the Entourage LiNK mobile app and online yearbook store for commerce, fundraising, and parent-facing personalized pages. Operations are supported by three US regional offices (NJ, IN, CA) plus a virtual South region.

Entourage operates a per-book unit-pricing revenue model with Softcover from $8.95, SNAP! Book from $7.95, and Hardcover from $15.95, complemented by volume tiers, price matching, and free shipping on Regional Photography Program (RPP) partner school orders of 50+ books. Additional revenue streams include 15% referral commissions paid to a national network of school photographer partners, transaction and e-commerce fees via the LINK yearbook store, sales of add-on marketing materials and personalized products redeemable via Design Points, and the $50,000+/year Next Generation Grant program that doubles as a customer-acquisition channel. The company expanded through two acquisitions — Picaboo Yearbooks in 2022 and Picaboo.com from Beaufort Solutions in September 2025 — and consolidated sub-brands under ECS Yearbooks while growing the EDONext platform across K-12 and adjacent verticals.

Name

Entourage Yearbooks

Legal name

Entourage Yearbooks Inc.

Website

https://entourageyearbooks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Entourage Yearbooks is a US-based private publisher producing printed yearbooks and adjacent commemorative books for over 10,000 schools, colleges, military units, churches, camps, and sports teams, powered by its EDONext cloud design platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yearbook Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Textbook Publishing (Core Curriculum) (MPAJABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Higher Education Textbook Publishing (MPAJABAB), Institutional & Custom Publishing (Coursepacks, Campus/Corporate Training) (MPAJABAL)

Keywords

• Yearbook publishing services
• School yearbook design
• Yearbook printing production
• Online yearbook platform
• Custom commemorative books

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Yearbook printing and production sales: One-time per-book physical production revenue: Softcover starting at $8.95/book, SNAP! Book starting at $7.95/book, Hardcover starting at $15.95/book, with volume-based discounts and price matching to competitors. Free shipping on RPP partner school orders of 50+ books.
2. Regional Photography Partner (RPP) referral commissions: Referral-based revenue channel where professional photographers refer schools to Entourage and earn 15% commissions paid after book delivery, without requiring partners to invoice or collect payment.
3. Next Generation Grant program (annual school funding): Annual grant funding of over $50,000 awarded to schools for program development (technology, after-school programs, switching yearbook providers); functions as a customer acquisition/retention program tied to Entourage's customer base.
4. Online yearbook store transaction fees (LINK): School-branded online stores (LINK) used to sell yearbooks directly to families, with Entourage handling e-commerce and shipping; schools retain control over pricing and fundraising.
5. Marketing materials and add-on product sales: Sale of optional marketing materials (posters, banners, lawn signs, order forms) and personalized products (planners, AMP kits, autograph page inserts, personalized pages) ordered through the EDONext store using Design Points (each point valued at $20).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Entourage Yearbooks operates a cloud-based yearbook publishing platform (EDONext/EDOnline) combined with print production services. Schools, military units, sports teams, churches, camps, and corporations design, sell, and produce printed yearbooks and commemorative books through the platform, with templates, photo integration, online stores, and on-time printing delivered in 28 days.

Product overview

Entourage Yearbooks operates a unified yearbook publishing platform anchored by EDONext, its next-generation design platform launched in October 2025 (succeeding the legacy EDOnline application). EDONext and EDOnline power the core School Yearbooks offerings (High School, Middle School, Elementary, and University & College yearbooks) together with adjacent printed products — Student Planners, Military Cruise Books, Sports Team Books, Church Directories, Camp Books, and Corporate Directories — produced in Softcover, Hardcover, and SNAP! Book formats. Layered on top are commerce and engagement modules including the Entourage LiNK yearbook store app, the Personalized Pages add-on for parent-designed spreads, and the National Yearbook Contest program. The portfolio is rounded out by the acquired Picaboo Yearbooks brand (acquired 2022) and Picaboo.com (acquired September 2025), plus the legacy Creator Studio and Remember Me sub-brands, and partner/grant programs such as the Regional Photography Program (RPP) and Next Generation Grant — all governed by the single Entourage Yearbooks Terms of Service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDOnline: Yearbook website, application, and ecommerce store that is part of the Entourage Yearbooks System.
• EDONext
• Creator Studio
• Remember Me
• Picaboo Yearbooks

Products and services

• EDONext Yearbook Design Platform Cloud-based yearbook design platform for schools and organizations to design, collaborate, and produce yearbooks with AI-assisted tools, Google integration, and built-in photo editing.
• High School Yearbooks Printed yearbooks for high schools, produced via EDONext with custom covers, layouts, and personalization, available in Softcover, Hardcover, and SNAP! Book formats.
• Middle School Yearbooks Age-appropriate printed yearbooks for middle schools, designed using pre-made templates and produced through the EDONext platform.
• Elementary School Yearbooks Printed yearbooks for elementary schools, often produced by parent volunteers or single advisors using simple templates and the SNAP! Book low-volume format.
• University & College Yearbooks Printed alumni and student yearbooks for colleges and universities, with complex multi-departmental coordination and larger page counts.
• Student Planners Customizable student planners with editable layouts and personalization options, supported by EDONext planning guidelines for custom pages and covers.
• Military Cruise Books Printed commemorative yearbook-style books for military units (Navy, Marines), documenting deployments and command service with secure handling of service member information.
• Sports Team Books Yearbook-style books produced for sports teams, designed and printed through the Entourage Yearbooks platform for seasonal or end-of-year commemoration.
• Church Directories Printed church directories built using Entourage Yearbooks' design tools and production services, focused on member roster accuracy and photographic quality.
• Camp Books Printed yearbook-format books for summer camps, produced on the Entourage platform for seasonal commemoration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28-day standard production turnaround (3-week fastest available)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Picaboo.comflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Picaboo.com, a pioneer in online photobooks, was acquired by Entourage Yearbooks in September 2025 from Beaufort Solutions. The acquisition combines photo publishing platforms to expand product range into yearbooks, graduation memorabilia, and personalized gifts. Picaboo continues to operate as a distinct brand within the broader ECS Yearbooks organization.
• Beaufort SolutionsminorOthers · 1 September 2025Beaufort Solutions was the seller of Picaboo.com to Entourage Yearbooks in the September 2025 acquisition.
• Picaboo YearbooksflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Picaboo Yearbooks was acquired by Entourage Yearbooks in 2022 and the two companies spent four years integrating operations, systems, and teams. The merger retained over 90% of staff and continued to operate Picaboo as a distinct brand within the broader ECS Yearbooks organization.
• Regional Photography Program (RPP) partner networkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of professional school photographers, photography studio owners, and franchise photography operators across the US who refer schools to Entourage Yearbooks. Partners earn 15% commissions on referred school orders, paid after book delivery. Partners receive a partner box with sample books, access to the EDO design platform, dedicated account manager (Tanya Saenz, Manager of School Photographer Partnerships), and free shipping on minimum orders of 50 books.
• FacebookcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integration enabling users to import photos from Facebook into Entourage's EDONext/EDOnline system. Entourage collects user name, email, and photo metadata to comply with Facebook's security requirements; deletion requests are honored within 24-48 hours.
• Google DrivecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integration enabling users to import photos from Google Drive into the Entourage system, and authentication via Google. Entourage collects user name, email, and data about imported files to comply with Google's security requirements.
• InstagramcoreTechnology or IntegrationPhoto integration with Instagram, enabling schools to pull in crowd-sourced photos for yearbook content. Also used as a marketing channel for Entourage.
• yearbookgroupie.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferenced partner resource providing yearbook reflection topics, blog content, and inspiration for Entourage Yearbooks customers and advisors.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jostens: One of the largest U.S. yearbook and graduation-products publishers, serving K-12 schools and colleges with yearbooks, class rings, graduation apparel, and printing — directly comparable to Entourage's core yearbook business but at substantially greater scale and with a bundled product offering.
• Herff Jones: Major U.S. yearbook, class ring, and graduation products publisher for high schools and colleges; competes head-to-head with Entourage on school yearbook design, production, and distribution, with similar advisor/teacher-driven sales motion.
• Lifetouch (Shutterfly): Largest U.S. school photography company (owned by Shutterfly), bundling school portraits with yearbook production and yearbook design platforms. Direct peer to Entourage on the school-yearbook + school-photography combined offering that the RPP channel is built to compete with.
• Walsworth Publishing: Family-owned U.S. yearbook printer and publisher serving K-12 schools; comparable production workflow, turnaround times, and target customer (yearbook advisors) as Entourage, and a frequent named competitor in yearbook RFPs.
• Balfour: U.S. yearbook, class ring, and graduation products company with direct K-12 school sales coverage; competes with Entourage on yearbook design services, content packages, and graduation merchandise.
• TreeRing: Online yearbook platform competing specifically on web-based yearbook design, crowdfunding/personal page inserts, and direct-to-family sales — overlapping the LiNK store and Personalized Pages functionality that Entourage offers.
• MemoryBook: Online yearbook platform targeting K-12 schools and clubs with browser-based design and print production; directly comparable to EDONext/EDOnline in product scope and customer type.

Broad incumbents

• Shutterfly: Large incumbent in personalized photo products (photobooks, cards, gifts) and the parent of Lifetouch; broader portfolio than Entourage but overlapping on personalized photo products following the Picaboo.com acquisition.

Emerging players

• Mixbook: Online photo-book platform with AI-assisted design tools and direct-to-consumer focus; relevant peer for the post-Picaboo.com personalized photo-products expansion path, though primarily B2C rather than K-12.
• Blurb: Self-service book publishing platform (photo books, trade books, magazines) relevant as a comparable for the broader book-printing/photobook technology stack that Entourage and the acquired Picaboo.com now operate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EntourageYearbooks
• Instagraminstagram.com/entourageyearbooks
• Xx.com/EntourageYbooks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/entourage-yearbooks

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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