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American Greetings, the creator of the namesake cards, agreed to buy  Seattle-based PhotoWorks for $26.5 million in cash, or 59.5 cents a share.

Last month, the greeting-card maker bought Webshots from Cnet Networks for  $45 million.

"The acquisition of PhotoWorks positions us for a comprehensive photo  strategy, bringing together both digital and physical products," American  Greetings CEO Zev Weiss said in a statement.

PhotoWorks, which had 48 employees as of January, hasn't posted a quarterly  profit since the fourth quarter of 2004, according to Bloomberg data.  Representatives for both companies didn't return voice-mail messages seeking  comment.

PhotoWorks stock, which trades over the counter, closed unchanged at 26 cents  Wednesday. The deal was announced after the stock market closed.

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