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March 31, 2010  _______________________________________________________

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30% OFF Photo Books!
New Fabrics for Photo Books
6-Color Printing Added
BRIdge Contest
Tip of the Week
Hot Landing Topics
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We appreciate the opportunity to inform you of our ongoing launch of new products and services.  Please take a moment to look below at what is new this week at Black River Imaging.
 
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30% OFF
All Photo Books - Two Weeks Only!


Photo Book Sale

We know how much your customers love photo books.  Now is the perfect chance to give them even more to see. With 21 different covers to choose from, we're certain you will find something for everyone.

Need to stock up on studio samples?  Do you have orders that you are getting ready to send?  Take advantage of this two week Spring Sale on our incredible photo books.  Sale Ends April 15th!

Bonus:  Add a Silver Presentation Box or Embossing at 30% off as well.

You can order Press Printed Photo Books in our Albums and Books - ROES software.  If you would like a virtual flip version of your book or want to order multiple books on a single order use our Album Manager for ordering.

Details and pricing about this product line can be found on our website.

New Fabric Covers
For Press Printed Photo Books
Photo Book Fabrics

Press Printed Photo Books just got more exciting. We are now adding 12 new fabrics, including two Japanese Silks, for more great options.

Fabric covers are becoming a hot item in the industry. Unique textures and soft colors bring a look and feel to your Photo Books that will help you stand out.

Book Cover Swatch Kit

Swatches are a great way to let your client choose their favorite color or material type.  Swatch rings of all 19 materials are available for a small fee.  Orders for swatch kits can be made in our ordering software.
 
For more details please visit our website.
6-Color Printing

With so many companies offering press printed services one has to find ways to distinguish a difference and weigh that against its value. We are introducing 6-color printing as an option for nearly all press printed products we offer. Let this printing method give you an edge over your competitors.

6-color printing does not enhance every image. You will see the biggest difference in how much smoother the gradation appears on skin tones, shadow areas and blue skies. The wider spectrum of colors and tighter printing pattern are just enough to give your images that edge.


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This 6-color upgrade will be available for Photo Books, Greeting Cards, Business Cards, Bookmarks, Itty Bitty Cards, Accordion Wallets, Accordion Memory Books, Calendars, Custom Playing Cards, Custom Magnets, Custom Stickers and Printed Posters.

You will find 6-color printing available in each of our ordering software programs located inside the Options palette.
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The BRIdge Contest is a weekly chance to win

Black River Imaging products.


This week - Enter for a chance to win:

10 Sets of Pocket Calendars

These calendars are custom printed on any of our four popular paper choices - Standard, Linen, Art (Watercolor) or Pearl. They have a 12-month calendar on one side and your custom image on the other. Pocket Calendars have rounded corners, measure 2.5" x 3.5" and come in sets of 10. You may also choose to add glossy or matte coating at an additional cost.

This week's offer includes:
  • 100 - 2.5 x 3.5 Pocket Calendars
  • Standard Paper
  • Matte or Glossy UV Coating
  • $36.00 Value
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We Congratulate Our Previous Winner:

Previous winner:
25 11x17 Standard Posters
was won by
Carol-Ann Loeppky
of
Carol-Ann Photography
in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
www.carol-annphotography.com


Click the website link above if you'd like to send Carol a notice of congratulations!
Philip

GET WITH THE PROGRAM!

Black River Imaging offers two different and simple ways to order from our wide variety of exciting sports products. But which program is right for you? Here are a few pointers to help you choose the right system for your specific ordering needs.
 
WHAT'S YOUR PLATFORM? - SportsPix is written for the most common operating system, Microsoft Windows. Mac users wishing to run SportsPix will need an Intel-based machine running OS X v10.5 Leopard or v10.6 Snow Leopard, and use either Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop with Windows XP or Vista installed. The Sports Design Software (SDS) is a ROES-based system that utilizes Java, allowing it to be used by both PC and Mac users. 
 
WHAT'S YOUR VOLUME? - If you are shooting a large number of individuals for a league or school team, the fast data entry flow of SportsPix is ideal. While you can still enter large jobs through SDS, you will be working on each product for each frame one-by-one, and will not be able to order by packages as with SportsPix.
 
WHAT'S YOUR STYLE? - While SportsPix still allows you to choose from our wide range of designs, some elements can not be changed such as font style. Using SDS allows the user to have greater control over design elements such as fill and stroke color and font style. In addition to this, SDS users can also drop in their own designs for products such as traders and magnets to open up endless design possibilities.
 
WHAT'S YOUR PACKAGE OPTION? - SportsPix gives the photographer the advantage of creating packages that contain multiple items which can then be ordered with a couple of mouse clicks. SportsPix orders also come back packaged in 8x10 windowed envelopes, each containing a 4x5 ID card showing the products ordered for that player, along with any prints up to 8x10 in size (bulky items such as buttons, traders and magnets will be packaged separately). With SDS, all prints will be shrink-wrapped to a cardboard flat by size.
 
MIX IT UP! - Finally, don't forget you can always choose to order from both programs at the same time! Many photographers will choose to order the bulk of their packages through SportsPix for easy data entry and convenient packaging; and then order specialty items such as traders through SDS, in order to customize these products with a little added flair.

 
 
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