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With the Click of a Mouse, Educators and the Public Can Now Print NASA's Instructional Materials at OfficeMax for Fast Service, Convenience and Savings ITASCA, Ill., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R) (NYSE:OMX), one of the nation's largest office supply distributors, today announced it is teaming up with NASA to inspire students, teachers and the public by getting NASA's instructional materials into their hands quickly and easily. Teachers, educators and NASA enthusiasts who want to use documents from NASA's Web site can now have these large files downloaded and printed at the closest OfficeMax location nationwide. OfficeMax's Print and Document Services department is offering a significant savings -- up to 50 percent -- on all materials printed from the NASA Web site. The public can search the free materials on NASA's Web site, http://www.nasa.gov/education/materials , and either print from their own computer, or click the new OfficeMax icon on the NASA Web site to have the documents professionally printed and collated for either local delivery, shipping or next-day pick up at the nearest OfficeMax store. In many cases, the lessons are lengthy and contain numerous color pictures and graphics, which can take hours to download on classroom or personal computers. OfficeMax Print & Document Services can save students, educators and enthusiasts valuable time by printing and delivering NASA materials directly to home or school. "NASA offers a wide variety of educational resources to help teachers inspire students to learn more about science, and OfficeMax makes accessing those documents a little easier," said Sam Duncan, president and CEO of OfficeMax. "This partnership will save teachers a great deal of time by letting OfficeMax do the downloading and printing for them." OfficeMax Print and Document Services facilities are located inside all of OfficeMax's approximately 950 stores nationwide, and offer full-service digital printing, self-serve copying, custom printing and a full suite of binding and finishing services. With OfficeMax Print and Document Services' digital network, anyone can send files directly from their desktop to the nearest OfficeMax location via the Web. "This partnership with OfficeMax offers another creative avenue to ensure NASA's educational products are available quickly and efficiently for the public and teachers," said Joe Davis, NASA's Chief of Strategic Communications. Through its Web site, NASA has made educational materials available to educators since 1988. Today, teachers can download and print educator guides, classroom activities, posters, pictures and information about science, technology, rocketry, planets and engineering. Since NASA's new Web portal opened in 2003, it has recorded more than 3.4 billion page views. About OfficeMax(R) Incorporated OfficeMax(R) Incorporated is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in value -- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, the Internet and approximately 950 superstores. OfficeMax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit http://www.officemax.com/ . OfficeMax Contact Media Contact Bill Bonner Nicole Miller, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8584 262 938 5425 DATASOURCE: OfficeMax(R) Incorporated CONTACT: Bill Bonner of OfficeMax, +1-630-438-8584; or Media, Nicole Miller of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-938-5425 Web site: http://www.officemax.com/ http://www.nasa.gov/education/materials

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