Epson Press Release

Make This Year’s Thanksgiving Celebration a Family Best Seller With Epson’s Storyteller Photo Book Creator

For as Little as $20, Easily Turn Your Thanksgiving Photos Into a Hardcover Coffee Table Book That Will Last for Generations

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/—For many families, Thanksgiving is the one time each year when several generations will sit down together at the dining room table.  This year, you can preserve the spirit of your Thanksgiving feast and other festivities for years to come with a new tradition—creating and printing a coffee table book of your holiday photos in your home while the family is still gathered together with Epson’s StoryTeller(TM) Photo Book Creator.

Epson’s StoryTeller kit gives you everything you need to turn your digital photos into your family’s unique holiday story to create a beautiful, hardbound glossy coffee table photo book in the convenience of your own home. Starting at $20, StoryTeller is available in 5” x 7” and 8” x 10” sizes with glossy photo paper to print the inside pages, a glossy book cover, a hardbound book that you can easily assemble, and easy-to-use software that lets you enhance and place dozens of photos on up to 20 pages per book.  And, StoryTeller works with letter-size printers made by all major printer manufacturers.

Old and New Traditions with Epson StoryTeller Photo Book Creator
As the leaves turn their autumn shade and the mantles of crackling fire places are trimmed for the holidays, Thanksgiving is the perfect time of year to capture picture-perfect family moments.  Whether you’re snapping pictures of setting the table, basting the turkey, raising champagne flutes for your dinner toast, the splendors of your holiday feast, or a quick game of touch football in the backyard, your photos tell a unique holiday story that can be quickly transformed into a hardcover book that can be shared and enjoyed with loved ones as part of your holiday celebration.  The StoryTeller software features drag-and-drop design templates that make it easy for kids, parents and grandparents to add personal touches to the personalized coffee-table book you create.  With easy-to-use image editing options, including red-eye removal, brightness and contrast adjustments, you can make photos look their best, as well as add fun captions in special font colors.  In fact, users can choose from six different book styles with 60 unique page layouts and 18 cover selections.

The easy-to-use software also helps you personalize photos and titles for the front and back cover of the book, as well as add text along the spine, creating a finished cover that looks just like a professional coffee table book.  In addition, the photos you place throughout the book show up automatically as sneak previews on the back cover, providing a photo thumbnail table of contents.  Adding inscriptions inside the front and back cover flaps helps give that final personal touch.  With this year’s holiday photos and timeless stories, your StoryTeller photo book will surely warm the hearts of the people you love this holiday season.  Using StoryTeller is also a unique way for grandparents to share family history with grandchildren by creating a photo book that symbolizes old and new traditions.

Learn More About Epson’s StoryTeller Photo Book Creator
For more information, including a video tutorial on how to use Epson’s StoryTeller Photo Book Creator, visit http://www.epson.com/storyteller.  Epson StoryTeller Photo Book Creator kits are available at retail locations nationwide, including B&H, Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, Fry’s, Ritz Camera, Staples, and Target, as well as the Epson Store (http://www.epsonstore.com).

About Epson
Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts
markets.  The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market.  Founded in
1975, Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency.  Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.

Note: Specifications are subject to change.  Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corp.  StoryTeller is a trademark of Epson America Inc