Stamps.com PhotoStamps Win/Mac

Product Description

Photo Stamps is an innovative new product that allows you to customize your postage. Have a photo you really like and want to share? Well, the easiest way to do that is by turning it into a stamp and sending it out with every letter or package you send. Choose a photo, print out exactly how much postage you need, then mail it out. It's really that easy to create your on custom stamps!

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Whether you have a wedding to announce, a new baby in the family or a photogenic pet, PhotoStamps are a fun and easy way to add a personal touch to everything you send in the mail! PhotoStamps can help you grow your business by showcasing your business logo, announcing new products, or advertising upcoming events. You can also give them as unforgettably unique gifts, or keep them and frame them so you and your family can treasure your PhotoStamps for years to come.

Creating PhotoStamps is as easy as 1-2-3.

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This software package includes all the software you need to get started using PhotoStamps on your PC. A Mac version is also included (see below). In addition, the package includes a gift code redeemable for twenty 39-cent PhotoStamps (includes shipping).

Creating PhotoStamps is as easy as 1-2-3
PhotoStamps are an exciting new product that lets you take your own images or photographs and turn them into real U.S. postage. To create PhotoStamps all you need to do is upload a photo, customize it using the fun, easy-to-use interface, and place your order. The customization interface allows you to zoom, move, and rotate your image, and then select one of 10 different border colors to match your image perfectly. You may purchase PhotoStamps in one of seven different postage denominations ranging from 24 cent postcards to 39 cent regular first class to $4.05 for packages, to meet all your mailing needs.

Is this real postage?
Yes, PhotoStamps from Stamps.com are valid U.S. Postage, based on a technology called PC Postage, which is what creates the bar code you see to the right of the image area on PhotoStamps.

Only vendors that are licensed and approved to produce PC Postage may display the United States Postal Service approval logo.

Stamps.com, the company behind PhotoStamps, has been a USPS-approved provider of PC postage since 1999, and is the industry leader. When the product first launched in 2004, PhotoStamps by Stamps.com was the first customized postage product ever to be offered in the United States. On May 11, 2006, Stamps.com was authorized by the USPS to print business logos, messages and images on PhotoStamps.

A robust Mac version, too
PhotoStamps for Mac, which is included with this software package, works seamlessly with iPhoto to give Mac users the power to create PhotoStamps using images found anywhere on their computer. Mac users can access extra digital photo editing tools from within iPhoto and choose from thousands of border colors to create colorful, vibrant and unique PhotoStamps quickly and easily.

Once the image has been edited, PhotoStamps for Mac users will automatically be taken to the PhotoStamps Web site to complete their order. Benefits of using PhotoStamps for Mac include faster image uploads; uploading images into iPhoto is much faster than uploading images directly to the PhotoStamps web site. Plus, you'll enjoy easier image selection; with PhotoStamps for Mac you can drag any image from anywhere and drop it right into a PhotoStamp. You can also choose images from an existing iPhoto library or simply choose an image from one of the folders on your desktop. You also get more customization options. PhotoStamps for Mac offers the choice of thousands of border colors to frame your PhotoStamps. You can even use the color picker to perfectly match the border to a color in your image.

At current prices, this is cheaper than going to the PhotoStamps website (Kerry T. Givens, Lancaster, PA, 2007-03-26)

The last reviewer didn't see any point to this software. Partially that's true---you don't need it to create your photostamp, you can do the same thing online. However, there is one big plus to the software product: buying a single sheet of PhotoStamps direct from their website costs $24.99 + $2.99 shipping, at this writing. In contrast, Amazon is selling this "boxed" version ---which includes a free voucher for a single sheet of stamps---for seven bucks less than that. Do the math.

Why pay for the software??? (Kathy Weber, Levittown, NY United States, 2007-03-25)

I'd give this no stars but it won't let me.

Why would anyone buy this? I was in Compusa today as they are closing down on Long Island & thought about buying this. I put it down & said I will researh this more at home. As I suspected, you can go to [...] & do the same thing that this software does. The software doesn't allow you to print stamps at home so what's the point? The only plus is that you get a sheet of free stamps, so it's like buying a [...] coupon, that's a one time use. I don't get it?