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Vendor
Discount Offers
For Members of Apple User Groups
arranged in chronological order by expiration
date --
see mid-way down for the Newest Offers
These offers are exclusively for current members of Apple User Groups. So that we may continue to make offers available, please do not distribute the passwords to non-members.
updated January 31, 2010
Customized Polycarbonate MacBook covers: 23% Off
Macimagecover makes customized polycarbonate MacBook covers that are designed entirely by the customer. The design wizard enables the customer to create a one-of-a-kind cover from four basic templates -- a cover that will protect, transform and personalize their MacBook.
Apple User Group members can purchase a cover for $50 (US), plus shipping and handling; the retail price is $65 (US) plus shipping and handling.
To order, go to: http://www.macimagecover.com
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
(Additional discounts are available for orders of ten or more of the same cover; contact info@macimagecover.com)
This US-only offer is valid through February 28, 2010.
Take Control Books: 30% Discount on All Ebooks
Whether you're looking to upgrade to and get started with Snow Leopard or you want to set up a rock-solid backup strategy, there's a Take Control ebook for you. There are also books offering expert advice on maintaining your Mac, troubleshooting, AirPort wireless networks, iWeb, GarageBand and more. Take Control ebooks are written by the most-trusted names in the Mac world and published by Adam and Tonya Engst of TidBITS.
An exclusive 30% off their already low prices is offered to Apple User Group members on all Take Control ebooks.
Purchase Take Control books: http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ TidBITS: http://www.tidbits.com
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is valid through February 28, 2010.
Strider Software TypeStyler: 25% Discount
TypeStyler is an extremely sophisticated, yet simple and intuitive, page layout and graphic design tool that allows users to create spectacular graphic designs by applying special effects and distortion to type and graphic images. The new version takes TypeStyler's unequaled control over text shaping, styling, flow and layout even further by exploiting Apple's latest technologies such as Unicode, Core Image, OpenGL, QuickTime and Quartz compositions.
User group members can buy TypeStyler, regularly $179.95 (US), for $134.95 (US), and TypeStyler Upgrade for $74.95 (US); both are 25% discounts.
Download a 60-day tryout and purchase at: http://www.typestyler.com
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is valid through February 28, 2010.
iStockphoto images: 20% Discount
iStockphoto is the world's leading royalty-free stock destination with more than 5.6 million stock photos, vector illustrations, video footage, audio and Flash files. Add style to your next creative project with iStock. Buy stock or sell stock - or both.
Apple user group members get 20% off your first purchase of 50 credits (iStock's currency) or more.
Get great pictures now: www.istockphoto.com/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is valid through March 31, 2010.
Macworld Offer, $25 off above offer
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
Good until Feb. 13, 2010!
MACWORLD OFFER 
SmartMotion SwingChair: 20% Off
SmartMotion Technology produces one of the the best office chairs for computer users. The SwingChair is especially helpful to those who sit for long periods of time, providing continual support. Satisfaction is guaranteed with a 30-day money back guarantee.
The SwingChair is regularly priced $495 (US), but Apple User Group members can purchase one for $445 (US), with shipping and handling of $49 (US) free in the continental United States. If outside this area, SmartMotion will cover the first $49 (US) in shipping costs. Ask about discounts on accessories.
To order, ask questions or get a free DVD, call: 1-800-409-3350
Get more information: http://www.swingchair.com/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is valid through March 15, 2010.
NEWEST OFFER 
Mailplane: 25% Discount
Mailplane is the most productive way to use Gmail on your Mac:
• Save time using photo drag-and-drop to send attachments
• Personalize your messages with formatted signatures
• Easily switch between different Gmail accounts
• Never miss an important message with notifications
• Link Gmail conversations with Mac documents
The regular price is $24.95 (USD); however, the exclusive Apple user group special price is $18.71 (USD). Download the 30-day free trial version to get started.
Special coded website link:
https://mailplaneapp.com/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
The worldwide offer is valid through May 31, 2010.
NEWEST OFFER 
New Mach 3 Composites Macbook Protection case: 33% Discount
Mach 3 Composites is introducing their new Carbon Fiber case for your MacBook. It features a new hard shell, light-weight, low profile, checkpoint friendly case. These cases are hand-made and designed to help protect your Apple laptop. All case exteriors have a high gloss finish with 100% carbon fiber, interiors are padded, and covered with a high-quality soft liner. They come in four sizes to best fit your needs.
Retail prices range from $151.99 to $199.99 (USD), depending on your laptop size, but Apple user group discounted prices range from $99.99 to $146.99 (USD) . . . shipping will begin in mid-February.
Give your MacBook piece of mind: www.mach3composites.com
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is valid through May 30, 2010.
NEWEST OFFER 
Pixelmator: Exclusive 20% Discount
Pixelmator is a beautifully designed, easy to use, image editor for OS Leopard + machines. Create, edit and enhance your images! Some features include:
• Image processing by Core Image and Open GL
• 20 tools to crop, slice, paint, retouch, measure and navigate
• 15 color correction tools
• 130 filters
• 100 file formats
• Layers-based image editing
• Send To Mail and iPhoto
• Web images easily
• MANY Languages
With this exclusive 20% discount for Apple user group members, the usual SMRP of $59.00 (USD) drops to $47.20 (USD).
Enhane your pictures now: www.pixelmator.com
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is valid through May 15, 2010.
NEWEST OFFER 
RouteBuddy Software and Maps: 25% Discount
RouteBuddy for Mac OS X allows you to plan, manage and manipulate geodata (waypoints, routes and tracks) using RouteBuddy’s high-quality vector road maps, and seamless raster topographic maps for countries worldwide. RouteBuddy supports a wide range of GPS devices, allowing transfer of data and real-time tracking (depending on device capability). You can also display and add geodata to RouteBuddy’s topographic maps with RouteBuddy Atlas on the iPhone/iPod touch.
Apple user group members get 25% off the MSRP $99.50 (USD) of RouteBuddy for Mac OS X, and 25% off all RouteBuddy Map products which start at MSRP $5.99 (USD). RouteBuddy Atlas is free from the iTunes Store.
For more information and free demo: www.routebuddy.com
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is valid through June 30, 2010.
Transition: From the MUG Store to PowerMax.com
PowerMax.com, the engine behind The Apple MUG Store, is pleased to announce a new process for Apple user group members. Instead of going to www.applemugstore.com to view a limited selection of items, members can now go directly to www.powermax.com to peruse and purchase (rewrap) almost 50,000 products. By identifying the user group you belong to (either on an online order or over the phone), PowerMax will continue to accumulate points for your user group to use.
As a special bonus, for one month only, starting February 20, 2009, those points will double to 2% of the total purchase. So if a user group member buys a $2,000 (US) computer, $40 (US) will be added to your user group's account, good toward anything PowerMax sells. In addition to great deals, free UPS shipping is offered on any order over $50 (US)!
Be sure to take advantage of this win/win deal:
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is ongoing.
Softpress Freeway: 25% Discount
Freeway gives you all the legendary ease-of-use and features that launched the desktop publishing revolution. You can quickly and effortlessly lay out your website, embed images and content, then publish your work as standards-compliant HTML. Upload to your server, .Mac or to a folder. You supply the creativity, Freeway handles the code.
User Group members can buy Freeway Pro, regularly $249 (US) for $186.75 (US), and Freeway Express for $59.25 (US), a 25% discount.
Build your website now. http://www.softpress.com/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is ongoing.
Eltima Software multimedia products: Pay 20% less
Eltima Software is a global software development company, specializing in Flash software development for Mac users. All flashers will see the true value of Flash Decompiler Trillix for Mac, Flash Optimizer for Mac and SWF & FLV Player for Mac. With these products, managing Flash files is easy: decompile, compress or just play them back!
Regular prices for Eltima's Flash software range from $19.95- $99.95 (US). Using the coupon code gives user group members 20% off.
Get your Flash products here: http://mac.eltima.com/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is ongoing.
Mushkin Memory: Reseller Prices
Mushkin Perfect Match products for Apple are specifically designed for Mac users. They have been creating enhanced memory for more than a decade, and believe in providing the highest quality products at the best value. Mushkin PerfectMatch upgrades are the smart choice. They carefully select components and program each module to match the manufacturer-installed memory and provide guaranteed compatibility.
A user group web store is now available with the same pricing given to resellers (discounts of 20-40 percent) insuring the best possible price for all Mushkin Mac products.
Visit Mushkin's special User Group Store: http://www.mushkin.com/.
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is ongoing.
MacAddict Reborn: 40% Off New Mac|Life
Mac|Life is THE mac magazine that changes all the rules. Mac|Life recognizes Apple’s dynamic role in work, play and life and will appeal to core Apple users. With fresh insight, in-depth how-tos, stunning design and exclusive information, Mac|Life helps users realize their full potential. Mac|Life is the ultimate magazine about all things Apple.
Mac|Life is offering a one-time Apple User Group member charter subscription rate of $14.95 (US) for 12 issues, a savings of 40% off the basic subscription price.
Subscribe today: http://www.maclife.com/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is ongoing.
O'Reilly: New Discounts for User Group Members
O'Reilly Publishing is offering new and better discounts for groups. User group members can get a discount of 35% off all books and PDFs from O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint or Syngress books that are purchased directly from O'Reilly by phone or online. Add in free shipping for orders over $29.95 (US) and the offer gets even better.
Order from the O'Reilly Store online or by phone at 1-800-998-9938 ( extra shipping costs outside U.S.).
See what the buzz is about: http://www.oreilly.com/store/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This worldwide offer is ongoing.
Join the Peachpit Club
You can save 35% on all Peachpit books by becoming a Peachpit Club Member. Membership is free and easy. All you have to do is answer a few questions in Peachpit's online survey, which you can access from any book page. After you fill out the survey, you'll save 35% by entering the coupon code at checkout. (You cannot use this discount in conjunction with any other coupon codes.)
Apple user group members get 35% off the normal price . . . PLUS, if you spend more than $55 (US) in one order, your discount will expand to 40%!!!
Join the Club: http://www.peachpit.com
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This offer is ongoing.
MacWorld Magazine
Macworld offers MUG members a special subscription offer. Macworld magazine is the ultimate Mac resource! We pack each issue with industry news, future trends, practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more; we provide the tools Mac professionals and enthusiasts need. Best of all, you can depend on our unbiased, thorough product reviews and buying advice. Stay informed about what’s new, exciting, important. Become a Macworld reader.
Normal Price: $27.97 UG Price: $15.00 for 12 issues
http://www.macworld.com/
See your user group Ambassador for Coupon Codes*
This offer is ongoing.
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These offers are exclusively for current members of Apple User Groups. So that we may continue to make offers such as these available, please do not distribute the page URL or password to non-members.
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Apple User Group Market Report Podcasts
Be sure to subscribe to the Apple User Group Market Report podcast, the newest source for interviews and information about Apple user group leaders, vendor discounts, special events and more from the Apple User Group Advisory Board. Tom Piper, our Vendor Wizard, has already released eleven podcasts, with more to come:
#38 (04/11/09): Martin Sitter, Founder and Publisher of Nonlinear Educating Inc.
#37 (11/30/08): Henry Watanabe, Senior Product Manager at Targus, Inc.
#36 (10/22/08): Christian Coll, Apple User Group Regional Liaison for Canada#35 (09/17/08): Joe Hardy, PhD, research and development director at Posit Science
#34 (06/21/08): Derrick Story, digital media evangelist at O'Reilly Media, Inc.
#33 (05/16/08): Lesa Snider King, author/trainer and founder of GraphicReporter
#32 (05/10/08): Chuck Grieves, owner of Skobos about Internet digital television
#31 (02/16/08): Kevin Kachikian, owner of Amuse, Inc. about SereneSaver 2 HD
#30 (01/28/08): Macworld Kickoff Report, AUGWAC Reception comments
#29 (01/25/08): Robin Williams, noted author on Mac products and other topics from Peachpit Press#28 (12/23/07): Rick Ortiz + Hawaiian user group leaders, UG Roundtable
#27 (12/21/07): Macworld Special Edition, AUG Wine & Cheese Reception
#26 (11/17/07): Robbie Baldwin, Online Editor for MacLife.com
#25 (11/15/07): Joshua Coventry, Managing Director of Fastforward Software#24 (10/20/07): Panna Gupta, International Sales Manager for Stellar Information Systems
#23 (10/13/07): Amaya Gergoff Bengoa, Apple User Group Regional Liaison for Southern Europe
#22 (09/16/07): Martin Sitter of macProVideo.com
#21 (08/31/07): David Feng, Apple User Group Regional Liaison for Eastern Asia
#20 (08/16/07): Jose Calero of LapWorks
#19 (08/15/07): Doug Smith + 5 South Central USA UG leaders
#18 (07/17/07): Maria Arguello + 6 NE USA UG leaders, and Ben Grier of SRS Labs
#17 (06/15/07): Dan East, Director of Marketing & Artist Relations at Future Sonics, Inc.
#16 (05/15/07): Rex Covington of UGAB, and John Christopher of DriveSavers Data Recovery#15 (04/17/07): Jon Parshall of CodeWeavers, and Kevin Anderson of the Apple MUG Store
#14 (03/16/07): Frank Petrie of Macsimum News, Video Sandbox, Freshly Squeezed Reviews
#13 (02/16/07): Carrie Scharbo of Case-mate, and Jim Lee of Tropical Software
#12 (01/21/07): David Roemer, Campus Group Advisory Board on the Apple User Group Advisory Board
#11 (01/04/07): Tom Piper (by George Kopp), Vendor Liaison on the Apple User Group Advisory Board
#10 (12/19/06): Lynn Poos, UGAB Support Services Treasurer on the Apple User Group Advisory Board
#9 (12/02/06): Stacey Levy, Leslie Ayers & Michael Basilio of Mac|Life (previously MacAddict)
#8 (11/17/06): Rick Ortiz, Regional Liaison coordinator on the Apple User Group Advisory Board
#7 (11/06/06): Craig Schlossbert, PumpOne iPod software vendor
#6 (10/20/06): Elsa Travisano, new Chair of the Apple User Group Advisory Board
#5 (10/03/06): Doug Troxell, co-founder of Intriguing Development
#4 (09/21/06): Lorene Romero, previous Apple User Group Advisory Board Vendor Queen
#3 (08/26/06): Warren Williams, Apple User Group Advisory Board member
#2 (08/05/06): George Kopp, Apple User Group Regional Liaison for No. Central and NW U.S., andVictor Marks, Miglia Technology
#1 (07/15/06): Sandy Foderick, former Chair of the Apple User Group Advisory Board, and
Jack Herrington, noted author (podcasting and others), O'Reilly Book
To listen to these podcasts, you may subscribe at http://web.mac.com/ugab/
01/31/10 . . . for use of Apple user group members only