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Following on from a posting on the Australian MacTalk website, it appears that iPhoto printing is now available to New Zealanders directly from within iPhoto. Links on the Apple website (http://www.apple.com/nz/ilife/iphoto/printproducts.html) point to a range of products that can now be purchased. It should be noted that iPhoto was updated to version 7.1.2 shortly before this, so the update may possibly be needed.

New Zealanders appears to have the ability to create books, calendars, cards and prints, with costs ranging from 29 cents (GST) for a 4x6" photo to books starting at NZ$43.99 (inc GST) for 10 pages, with extra pages at an additional cost. Detailed pricings available on the page listed above. Postage costs (and where they are posted from) is not clear at this point.

Confirmed now in a press release....

Apple now offers the ability to create stunningly beautiful hardcover photo books, glossy calendars, professional cards and prints from your own photo library delivered direct to your door.

Turning your photos into treasured memories couldn’t be easier in iPhoto - choose an Apple-designed theme, drop in your photos, customise your text, and click 'Buy'.

Books
Creating a photo book in iPhoto is as easy as choosing an Apple-designed theme, dropping in your photos, and adding text. You can choose from a range of styles and sizes, including hardcover, softcover, and wire-bound, complete with customised dust jacket and foil stamped covers.

Calendars
Choose a colourful Apple-designed template and make your photos a different poster for every month.

Cards
From a catalog of styles in folding greeting cards or postcards. Use the built-in tools to resize, rotate, and crop photos, or add effects.

Prints
Just click to send your photo out for professional color printing, up to 50-by-76-centimetre poster size.


SUMMARY

- Availability: All offerings are available for order today.
- Further information: http://www.apple.com/nz/ilife/iphoto/#prints
- Pricing
Picture Book - from NZ$43.99 inc GST
Calendars - from NZ$29.99 inc GST
Postcards from NZ$2.19 inc GST and Greeting Cards from A$2.99 inc GST
Prints from NZ$0.29 inc GST each
- To access the services, customers will need to download the latest iPhoto software update. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/iphoto712.html

* If you have an older system that does not support iLife '08, you can use iPhoto from an older version of iLife.  iLIfe '04, '05 and '06 will continued to be supported. If you upgrade to iLife '08, you'll find that iPhoto offers a host of new book themes, double-sided pages, and many new layout options that help make your books look better than ever.  This latest version of iPhoto also lets you create your own custom greeting cards and photo calendars.

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Philip Roy said: February 06, 2008   Votes: +0

	Grrr! This is the worst possible news ever!!! My bank balance was just starting to recover from x-mas. Now I'm going to be going iPhoto book crazy!!
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MattD said: February 06, 2008   Votes: +0

	>> Postage costs (and where they are posted from) is not clear at this point. Postage costs (Standard) $7.95
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lowededwookie said: February 06, 2008 | url    Votes: +0

	Awesome, I've been wanting this for a good long while although I feel for Phil because I'm in the same boat until next Wednesday. I guess one is going to have to try out my new Olympus even more now. Yay for forced photo taking.
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alsta said: February 07, 2008   Votes: +0

	I think the more interesting thing here is how NZ (probably by proxy from Australia) is now clearly on Apple's radar. Extrapolating, does this mean we will see, 1. the iPhone this year? 2. TV shows 3. Movies 4. Movie rentals 5. Apple stores?? then you'll really see the hits to your bank balance Phil
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vince said: February 07, 2008   Votes: +0

	This is certainly great news. I've had to get iPhoto books from a third-party in Aussie for the last few years. Does anyone know if/when Aperture book printing is supported?
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Philip Roy said: February 17, 2008   Votes: +0

	MattD, still can't find a postage listing and I just ordered a book...standard shipping was $9.99. Is that because it is a book...or a 56 page book?
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