AerEthos vs Impress: the full scorecard.
Impress Printing Works is a Dublin general printer with a design and layout service. AerEthos designs the entire book, publishes every price and guarantees delivery. Here is the side-by-side, from their own public pages.
AerEthos covers 7 of 7. Impress covers 1.
We scored both on seven things every school needs from a yearbook partner, using only what each company states on its own public website. Impress: a print house with a design and layout service. Yearbooks are one product among many. AerEthos: we run the whole thing, and over the past year schools that were using other providers have moved to us.
| What a school needs | AerEthos | Impress |
|---|---|---|
| Designs the whole book for the school | ✓ | ✓ |
| A designed page for every student | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| About an hour of staff time, stated | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Full price list published | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Students pay direct, school pays nothing | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Delivery guaranteed before graduation | ✓ | NOT STATED |
| Digital archive with the book | ✓ | NOT STATED |
"Not stated" means it does not appear on the pages we read on 29 October 2026. A provider that does something worth having tells schools about it. Verify anything with them directly.
The details, line by line
| AerEthos | Impress | |
|---|---|---|
| Who designs the book | AerEthos designs every page | Design and layout service offered |
| Staff time | A 20-minute kickoff call and a 30-minute sign-off | Not stated |
| Price per book | €30 to €60 per student, all published | Not published |
| Who pays | Students buy direct. The school pays nothing for the books | Not stated |
| Delivery | Guaranteed at least one week before graduation | Not stated |
| Digital archive | Vision NFC archive available | Not stated |
| Based in | Waterford, Ireland | Dublin |
What Impress does not tell you
- Any price per book.
- A delivery date or guarantee.
- Who pays: the school or the students.
- A process for collecting each student's content.
- A digital archive.
Where AerEthos wins, every time
- We design every page. Your staff give a 20-minute kickoff call and a 30-minute sign-off, and that is it.
- Every student gets their own designed page, with their quote and their photos.
- Every price per student is published. You can compare before you ever speak to us.
- Students order and pay AerEthos directly. Your office never collects a cent.
- Delivery is guaranteed in writing: at least one week before graduation.
- Vision: an NFC chip in the cover opens a private digital archive of the year on any phone. No app, no login.
Schools are moving to AerEthos
Over the past year, schools that were using other yearbook providers have moved to AerEthos. They did not move for a lower price. They moved because their staff were tired of building the book, and because they wanted a premium finish with a delivery date they could trust.
What we confirmed about Impress
- Says it designs, prints and finishes yearbooks for schools, colleges and organisations.
- Prints in colour, black and white or a combination, to suit a budget.
- Lists a design and layout service and digital printing for small orders.
- The footer of its yearbooks page reads 2021-22.
Source: impress.ie, read on 29 October 2026. Competitor names are used only to help schools compare, and all trademarks belong to their owners. AerEthos is not affiliated with Impress.
For students and parents
Students: you get a full page that is yours, designed by us with your quote and your photos, and you buy your own copy directly. Parents: the school does not collect money, there is one clear published price per edition, and personalised goods like yearbooks are exempt from the 14-day EU withdrawal right, as set out in our terms. More on the students and parents pages.
Frequently asked questions
Does Impress Printing Works design yearbooks?
Its yearbooks page says it designs, prints and finishes yearbooks and lists a design and layout service.
Why choose a specialist like AerEthos over a general printer?
A yearbook is all we do: student content collection, a designed page for every student, proofing, print and a written delivery date, with one point of contact. A general printer leaves the organising to the school.
What does AerEthos cost compared with Impress?
Impress does not publish a price per book on its yearbooks page. Ours are public. AerEthos list prices per student are Classic softback €30, hardback €33; Signature softback €35, hardback €40; Legacy €50. With the Vision digital archive they are Classic €38, Signature €45 and Legacy €60. The school pays nothing for the books: students buy their own copies.
The rest of the field
A design tool, not a design service. Your staff build the book, chase the photos and fix the proofs.
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Yearbooks.ie and Creative Design & Print are one business with two names. Its own page asks: "Want to design the Yearbook yourself?"
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A generalist studio. Yearbooks sit on the same site as logo design, SEO and flag design.
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A print shop. Its page leads with "starts at €199" and never gives a price per student.
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Moving from another provider for the Class of 2027?
Send us last year's book, give us 20 minutes and we take it from there. Sign-up closes 21 January 2027.