Epson Back-to-School Buying Guide and Gear Up! Giveaway Helps Students, Teachers and Parents Jump-Start the School Year

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc. today unveiled a Back-to-School Buying Guide available at its online retail store, EpsonStore.com, that provides students, parents, teachers, and school administrators with a variety of top-rated products ideal for school projects and in-class instructional tools during the 2012-2013 school year. In addition, Epson continues to support education through learning and creativity with the "Epson Gear Up!" Giveaway offering a Grand Prize of $1,000 or 10 $200 Visa prepaid cards that can be used to purchase products such as those featured in this year's Back-to-School Buying Guide and more.

"We're excited to help families and teachers jump-start a successful new school year with this year's product guide and Epson Gear Up! Giveaway," said Scott Sturcke, senior manager, online marketing, Epson America, Inc. "The guide is designed to serve as a helpful resource for families and educators and this year's Back-to-School efforts also give back to loyal Epson customers with a chance to win prizes that are sure to motivate positive learning environments."

The Epson Back-to-School Buying Guide spotlights customers' favorite products including all-in-ones, wide-format printers, photo scanners, multi-media projectors, ink, and paper. In addition, Twitter users can visit the guide and Retweet a message² from Epson for the chance to win either one $1,000 or one of 10 $200 Visa prepaid cards that can be used for gear showcased in the guide and more.³

The Epson Back-to-School Buying Guide and "Epson Gear Up!" Giveaway kicks off Aug. 1, 2012 and runs through Aug. 31, 2012. Complete product information and contest rules can be found at the EpsonStore.com.

About Epson
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and 3LCD projectors to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 75,000 employees in 97 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. To learn more about Epson, please visit http://global.epson.com.

You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica and http://twitter.com/EpsonEducation) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/EpsonTV).

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¹Visa prepaid cards issued by CenterState Bank of Florida, NA pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.

²Official Epson Gear Up Retweet Message: "See @Epson_Store Buying Guide for top picks for #back-to-school. Retweet for chance to #win $1000 or $200. Rules: http://bit.ly/M1xp8G."

³See official contest rules for details: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/dlp/dynamicLanding.do?dlpId=n_1207_bts-official-rules

SOURCE Epson America, Inc.