Im sure most of have seen the state books by now, but Here is an email I just got from them.... This was totally unexpected, so keep an eye out for it if you are in one of the state books.
Dear 24/7 Project Photographer,
We are so pleased that you participated in the America 24/7 project.
As part of your compensation, we will be sending you a new and improved product from Adobeâ€Â¦Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0, an easier to use, more powerful, all-in-one home photo solution. Adobe just launched it and is giving it to you to say thank you and congratulations for having an image included in an America 24/7 state book.
There is only one issueâ€Â¦
The Mac and PC versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 are so different we want to make sure we know which version you want before shipping.
Please email me by October 11, 2004 to let me know which version you would like to receive. Once I hear back from you, your Adobe software and a rebate coupon in the amount of 50% off one Lexar Media 256MB High-Speed CompactFlash Card will be sent to you. If I don’t hear from you by October 11 you will be sent the PC version of Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Thank you again for participating in America 24/7.
Best,
Kim Shannon
Director, Photographer Relations
P.S. I have cut and pasted an email from Rick and David below. It was sent out last week and includes valuable information. Thought I would pass it on again just in case you didn’t receive it.
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Dear 24/7 Project Photographer,
We are proud to announce the release of the fifty America 24/7 State Books. With an initial print run of 800,000 copies, our publisher, DK, tells us this is the largest simultaneous release ever by a trade book publisher.
To bring the series to life, we were fortunate to work with a talented team of more than 40 writers, editors, and designers who produced these 50 titles in less than a year. These 24/7 state books are even more compelling than last year’s national book and we hope you share our pride in the results.
A few things we’d like to tell you about:
YOUR BOOK COPIES: DK distributed the first books off the press to bookstores. The second shipment is coming to us. Your copies should get to you before the end of October. If you haven’t received them by the first week in November please send an email to Alex@America24-7.com (Please do not contact DK about your copies. We are the ones shipping them to you). Also remember that, if you don’t like the cover we chose for your state (and we assume only one per state will like it!), you can put your own picture on the cover very inexpensively at: www.america24-7.com/customcover
YOUR PHOTOS: On October 1, we will launch www.247states.com, featuring every single one of the 8000+ photographs appearing in all 51 books in the America 24/7 series. One of the unique features of this web site is the ability to send a virtual post card of any image from the project.
YOUR VOICE: Despite the fact that our publisher is advertising and promoting the America 24/7 state books, they will only be successful if people start telling their friends and neighbors about them. We hope you’ll take a few minutes and check out www.247states.com and send a few e-postcards of your own pictures to your friends and family to help get the buzz started.
Collectively these 51 books represent a milestone in photojournalism and we deeply appreciate your talent, hard work and enthusiasm.
Best regards,
Rick Smolan and David Elliot Cohen
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