iStock has partnered with the good people at FedEx/Kinko"s, offering their customers direct access to iStockphoto images in a fast, easy-to-use application.

Now, when people log on to FedEx.com, or sit down at a workstation in any Kinko"s location in North America, they will be able to instantly search and add any iStock image to their document. It"s a great way for people to add imagery to their work, and it will mean a huge new revenue source for iStock artists.

This is the first part of our larger agreement with the people at AAS/Pitney Bowes. We will be announcing other deals with more of their clients as they come up.

Why This Is All Good News
The image search is seamlessly integrated into the customer"s workflow. They pick the image they want and add it to their document. Our partners at Pitney Bowes will then pay the standard download cost for every image used. Which means that FedEx/Kinko"s customers will have the incentive to use a lot of images, and iStock artists will get paid for all of them.

-The customer never receives the original file.
-iStock is paid the regular download price every time an image is used.
-The use of the images is extremely limited. These images will basically be dragged and dropped into a set document template, and because the user never receives the file, we maintain strict control. Our friends at Pitney Bowes will take good care to ensure that the terms of the Content License Agreement are enforced.