With a new year just around the corner, we have a few announcements to make regarding image pricing here at iStockphoto.

First of all: we"ve made some adjustments to the extended license program. It"s now much more streamlined, with fixed costs for the four different options. We hope this leads to a lot more downloads with Extended Licenses, as designers are able to meet the needs of any project at one rate.

And second, beginning January 7th, 2008, we will be adjusting the price structure for photographs, vector illustrations and flash files. We are always trying to provide the best service to our customers while offering the greatest possible rewards to our contributing artists. We feel this new pricing structure strikes the right balance between those two needs. You can see the updated chart for 2008 here.