Adobe’s Back-to-School promotion is live: Save up to 80% on Adobe Student and Teacher Editions, plus get free FedEx shipping… This offer is valid on all Education software products until October 31st in North America, and until November 23rd inter­nationally. Check out the details for this deal below.

Adobe’s Education editions are available for almost all products (CS5, Photoshop, Lightroom, Acrobat, Elements, Captivate, etc), and are just like their standard versions, with only a few differences.

This special is available only on orders made via the Adobe Education Stores to customers in the United States, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. OEM and volume licensing customers are not eligible for this promotion. This free shipping offer is stackable and may be used in conjunction with any other discounts.

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The Adobe Student and Teacher Editions look like a great deal. They offer big discounts, as much as 80% off normal prices. They’re available for most of Adobe’s product line, including Creative Suite 5, Lightroom 3, Acrobat 9, and Elements 8. They can be purchased by anyone who qualifies – primary and secondary school students, college or university students, faculty, teachers, and administrators. Even part-time students or teachers can be eligible, and there is no age limitation. They’re available pretty much worldwide in many languages on both Windows and Mac, and you don’t need any kind of coupon or promotion code to get the deep discounts.

So what’s the catch? Is the Academic software different or limited somehow? Is there any sort of time restriction, time limit, or time out – do Adobe Student Editions expire? Or are they unusable for commercial purposes?

The answer to all of these questions is fortunately no: all Education products are identical in features and functionality in every respect to the current standard versions – the only differ­ences are the prices and some of the licensing terms… The prices, as mentioned, are a real bargain – for example, instead of US$999 for Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended, you pay only $199; instead of $1,799 for CS5 Design Premium (an eight-product suite including Photoshop Extended), you get it for $449. The Student and Teacher Editions can be utilized for personal as well as commercial use. And after graduation or completion of coursework, you can continue to use the software.

But it’s true there are some limitations as compared to the regular editions… Happily they are all fairly minor:

• Each eligible person may purchase only one copy per product title.
• Student and Teacher Edition software may be used on your own private computer only.
• The software is not transferrable, and may not be resold or given to others.
• You validate eligibility after placing your order to receive your unique serial number key.
• Student editions cannot be upgraded to other, future education editions – but the student price is often lower than the normal upgrade price anyway… However, if you no longer qualify to purchase another Student Edition when the future CS6 or CS7 comes out (e.g., after graduation), you can still upgrade to the commercial version at its discounted upgrade price at that time – which is another substantial savings.

So why take your chances on the malware in a pirated or bootleg version of CS5 when you can get the real deal – legitimate, supported, and safe – for up to 80% off, direct via instant download from Adobe?

Here’s a great FAQ that answers all of these questions in more detail, plus others you may have.

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Adobe is offering free Fedex shipping on all Education products at select Adobe Education Stores. Offer valid until February 22, 2010. Plus, students, teachers, and faculty can still save up to 80% off regular prices at the Adobe Education Store.

Offer good for the following Adobe Education Stores:

• North America
• United Kingdom
• France
• Germany
• Other European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland)

Also there’s another promotion where if you’re a teacher or K-12 student in North America, you can save $50 instantly on the already-reduced price of a “Premium” version of CS4… This one is valid through February 28, 2010.

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You can find this, and always find other currently-running promotions for Adobe products on the Special Offers page… Some of the other savings can be pretty substantial, like for example 30% off Photoshop Lightroom.

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If you’re a student or teacher in some capacity, chances are you can now score eye-popping savings on your favorite Adobe products…

Adobe has recently announced a new policy of student pricing that gives 80% (!) off normal prices. And even teachers and professors can still get up to a healthy 70% off most software.

For example, try Creative Suite 4 Web Premium – an eight-product package with $3,842 of total value that normally goes for $1,699, but for students – only $349. Or CS4 Design Standard – normally $1,399 for the suite, but for students – just $299! Heck, just the regular cost of Photoshop alone is $700 or more…

Speaking of Photoshop, if you want just Photoshop CS4 Extended by itself, it’s $199 for higher ed (instead of $999). Or try Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Lightroom, Elements, etc. – all at a fraction of their standard prices.

Such deep discounts couldn’t come at a better time… Check them out at Adobe’s official Education Store, or follow the clipped image below.

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