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1. FotoMarkt - HP achter succes Albumprinter

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2. Reformatorisch Dagblad - Albumprinter kampt met groeipijn

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3. Dagblad van het noorden ed. Zuidoost-Drenthe - Online fotoalbums verschillen onderling sterk van kwaliteit

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4. Sprout - Groei Albumprinter

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5. Bizz - Grenzeloze ambitie (Joris Keijzer interview)

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6. Fem Business- Joris Keijzer (interview)

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7. Het Financiële Dagblad- Van den Ende stapt in jong mediabedrijf

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8. FEM Business - Drietrapsraket Joop en Hubert

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9. Lifestyle Magazine - Eigen fotoalbum creëren

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10. AD Haagsche Courant ed. Den Haag Stad - Van den Ende in Albumprinter

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11. Pers bericht- Maart 2007

VAN ENDE & DEITMERS NEEMT BELANG IN ALBUMPRINTER

Amsterdam, 22 maart 2007. Het Crossmedia Fund van Van den Ende & Deitmers neemt een belang van 30% in Albumprinter, de leverancier van digitaal gedrukte fotoboekoplossingen. Door toetreding van deze nieuwe aandeelhouder verwacht Albumprinter internationaal sneller te kunnen groeien.

Albumprinter, opgericht in 2001 en gevestigd in Amsterdam, maakt van digitale foto’s professioneel gedrukte boeken, kalenders en agenda’s. Met de software van Albumprinter kunnen consumenten een professioneel fotoboek samenstellen met hun eigen digitale foto’s. Naast het eigen merk Albumprinter.com, levert Albumprinter ook  private labelled fotoboek oplossingen aan grote detailhandel partners in binnen- en buitenland.
Internationale expansie
Algemeen directeur Joris Keijzer van Albumprinter over de toetreding van het Van den Ende & Deitmers: “Met deze investering kunnen we onze spectaculaire groei van de afgelopen jaren doorzetten en onze leidende positie in Europa en de Verenigde Staten verder uitbouwen. Met Van den Ende & Deitmers krijgen we bovendien een zeer betrokken aandeelhouder met een fantastisch netwerk in diverse mediakanalen.”
Hubert Deitmers,managing partner bij Van den Ende & Deitmers: ‘Albumprinter is uniek gepositioneerd in een marksegment dat nog maar aan het begin staat van zijn ontwikkeling. Wij hebben grote waardering voor de wijze waarop het bedrijf zijn positie als marktleider heeft weten op te bouwen. Wij zijn enthousiast over de plannen en ambities van dit jonge bedrijf en willen graag onze kennis en ervaring inzetten om Albumprinter internationaal nog sterker op de kaart te krijgen.’
Albumprinter
Albumprinter is de afgelopen vier jaar uitgegroeid tot Europees leider op het gebied van innovatieve fotoboekoplossingen, met klanten in vrijwel alle Europese landen. Sinds 2006 is Albumprinter ook actief op de Australische en Amerikaanse markt, waar het bedrijf een net zo stormachtige ontwikkeling verwacht.
Van den Ende & Deitmers
Van den Ende & Deitmers is een venture capital maatschappij die via het Crossmedia Fund en het Crossborder Fund met passie investeert in West-Europese bedrijven met internationale groeipotentie. Het Crossmedia Fund is een zogeheten sectorfonds dat zich concentreert op investeringen in Content, Social Networks, E-commerce en ICT Services. Het Crossborder Fund investeert daarentegen, ongeacht de sector, in gevestigde bedrijven die in de thuismarkt hun positie hebben bewezen en internationaal willen expanderen. Eerder werden belangen genomen in de televisieproducent Eyeworks, de ontwikkelaar van interactieve televisieformats Fruitlounge Media,  de dienstverlener op het gebied van Business Proces Outsourcing Unamic en het crossmediale platform Bright.

Voor aanvullende informatie en/of interviews kunt u contact opnemen met:
Van den Ende & Deitmers
Hubert Deitmers
Telefoon +31 20 794 77 77
www.endeit.nl

Albumprinter
Mariette Neumann, PR
Telefoon+316 - 4640 7876

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12. PRESS RELEASE - January 2007

Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy Chooses Albumprinter
Client-Based System Powers Mass Retailer’s
New Consumer Photo Book Offerings

Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy has selected the popular photo book creation system from Albumprinter Inc. to power its new Brooks Eckerd-branded consumer photo book service, according to Jim Dugan, Albumprinter’s Vice President for North American sales.  The instructions and downloadable software are now available at www.bephotobooks.com.

Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy’s BE Photo Books is an easy-to-use, desktop program that allows consumers to turn their digital pictures – of weddings, vacations, teen parties and other memorable events – into attractive photo keepsakes from the convenience of their home computers.  The user simply downloads the program onto their computer and drops their favorite images into a design template.  The requested design is then printed and sent to the user within 10 business days, according to the companies.

Product options include quality hard-copy photo books, personalized calendars, trendy youth-oriented picture books, post cards and other photo-based keepsakes.  The client-based version of Albumprinter software – Europe’s leading photo book program – is specially branded for Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy and provides the technological engine for the service, Dugan said.

“In this age of digital photography – when memory cards are lost, CDs are scratched and hard drives crash – we recognize that people want easy access to their pictures, and they enjoy creating cherished keepsakes from them,” said Jay Huber, Brooks Eckerd Manager for Photo Operations for Consumer Imaging.  “Our goal has been to provide a system that enables our customers to print, share and preserve their family memories.  With BE Photo Books, we now provide the bridge for customers to simply and creatively convert their prized digital photos into beautifully bound, printed photo books and other keepsakes.”

Growth, Profitability
“Albumprinter has done a great job creating feature-rich software that’s very intuitive and simple to use,” Huber continued.  “They brought the years of experience they gained from developing and proving this software in Europe, and they worked with us to develop the products and market launch tools we needed.  We’ve found that Albumprinter’s photo book system provides exactly what Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy wanted:  growth potential, profitability, low capital investment and a very high degree of customer excitement.  It’s wonderful when customers are truly excited about a new product, and that’s what we’re seeing with our BE Photo Books system.”

“Needless to say, we’re very excited to have the opportunity to partner with Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy,” Dugan said.  “The BE Photo Books system provides an entirely new ‘touch point’ between Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy and its customers.  Consumers downloading the free desktop application from the BE Photo Books site find that it’s easily accessible and frequently updated with new products and promotions.  That means additional products and profits for Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy, and very satisfied Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy customers.”

To further enhance the consumer’s imaging experience, Pixel Magic Imaging Inc., which supplies Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy with walk-up photo kiosks, has installed Albumprinter’s Brooks Eckerd-branded software into its equipment, Huber said.  That means picture CDs created on the Pixel Magic kiosks have a copy of the BE Photo Books software on them for subsequent use at home, he said.

How It Works
Consumers, photo hobbyists, even professional photographers can download the software from www.bephotobooks.com.  From their personal computer, they organize and place their images using Albumprinter Editor, a highly intuitive design program that offers multiple page templates, themed “looks” and other design elements.  They also can edit the images, add text, a table of contents and personal commentary to their photo layouts.  When the photo book or other keepsake design is complete, the design is automatically uploaded, printed and shipped to the consumer.  The photo book, calendar or other keepsake arrives in about 10 business days.

Huber said Albumprinter provided the best solution from among the vendors Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy investigated.  “Albumprinter was able to produce samples at retail of the latest 12-by-12-inch wrap-around hard cover photo books.  As a result, we were able to demonstrate these profitable, value-added products to our customers well before our competitors,” he said.

“Albumprinter also provided us with a complete marketing concept, providing us with counter cards, sample books, wall posters, finishing envelopes, circular and internet advertising – almost everything we needed to help ensure the project’s success,” Huber added.  “This type of leadership is invaluable to us.  In a rapidly developing market like photo books, choosing a partner who will keep Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy at the forefront of new products was critical.  We’re satisfied that we’ve found that partner in Albumprinter.”

About Albumprinter B.V.
Founded in 2003, Amsterdam-based Albumprinter is now Europe’s leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the digital imaging industry.  It is one of the first companies to offer both front- and back-end software to create and digitally print hard-cover photo books and other photo-related products – products that have earned it a PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award.  Multiple business models include a unique easy-to-use client-based editor that resides on users’ computers, as well as an automated production system for photo finishers, photo labs, photo retailers, online photo companies and printing companies.

Visit www.albumprintersoftware.com for more information.

About Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy
The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) USA, Inc, which operates under the name Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc, the fourth largest drugstore chain in North America and the second largest in both the eastern United States and Canada. The Company and its combined network of 2,173 corporate and franchised drugstores (under the banners of Brooks and Eckerd Pharmacy, PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique and PJC Santé Beauté) employ more than 60,000 people.

The Jean Coutu Group’s United States operations employ 46,000 people and comprise 1,853  corporate owned stores located in 18 states of the Northeastern, mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States
 
Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy
50-Service Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
www.brookseckerd.com

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