RSSAdobe Pens Deal with Stamps.com
By the Betanews Staff | Published May 17, 2006, 2:40 PM
UPDATED Through a deal with Stamps.com, Adobe users will now be able to design print 'PhotoStamps' through a variety of the company's applications. The option would be included in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements 3.0 for Windows, as well as both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS2 for Windows and Mac OS X.
While they are considered legal stamps by the USPS, PhotoStamps cost more than the average stamp. 20 stamps are priced at $17.99, or 90 cents per 39-cent stamp. Ordering stamps in bulk, however, does provide a discount. Other postal denominations are also available.
Adobe PENS deal?
What sort of headline is that?
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|A Tablet PC headline?
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|My original comment criticizing Adobe for overcharging for this service was withdrawn because BetaNews has updated the story with different pricing information. This newly corrected price structure places Adobe on equal footing with other vendors of this service. Stamps.com and Zazzle also charge $17.99 for 20 (39 cent stamps).
http://www.zazzle.com/st...elpPurchase.asp#pricing
http://photo.stamps.com/PhotoStamps/support/prices/
Indeed, this is a very smart move for Adobe considering most people will want to create or optimize their images in Photoshop or Illustrator anyway before having them made into stamps. Imagine how much easier it will be for designers, photographers, hobbyists, and businesses to upload their custom made stamp images directly from Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign. Pretty darn smart! Whoever floated this idea deserves a raise.
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|I can see it now. People getting in trouble for mailing stuff with porn stamps.
Hahahahahaha.
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|Way ahead of you.
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|Nope, Stamps.com has always enforced strict content restrictions. See http://photo.stamps.com/PhotoStamps/conditions/#3
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|Wow, this is like 10 years too late. Good idea, but I don't think people are interested in online stamps.. who mails stuff anymore anyway?
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|And why would you spend $1.80 on a 39 cent stamp just so you could have a picture of your dog on it?
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|A fellow irc'er answered it for me: "Because people have more money than brains and want pictures of their ugly kids on their mail to show off to whoever they're sending it to."
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|Convenience! Its the nature of the beast. People will pay for convenience, and because its cool.. sorta.
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|The same reason people list the specs of their computers along with blinking banners as a signature on forums.
"Look at me, please notice me"
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|yep.
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