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Our 24 hour marathon for Camtasia is just around the corner. I'm wrapping up all the last minute details and rounding up all items we'll need. Microphones? Check! Webcams and cameras? Check! Midnight snacks? Check! Prizes?! Check!

Yes, we'll have lots of prizes that we will give away during our 24 hour Camtasia Marathon starting on Tuesday, July 13 at 8:00am ET.

What do you have to do for a chance to win? Simply tune in to the TechSmith LiveStream Channel and follow the @TechSmith twitter feed throughout our 24 hour marathon - day or night. You'll have a chance to win copies of Camtasia Studio and Camtasia for Mac as well as some fun things like microphones, books, TechSmith t-shirts, mugs, the coveted TechSmith spork and more!

We'll have a wide selection of books that are perfect for any screencaster that you could win, including:

• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath
• Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery by Garr Reynolds
• Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations by Garr Reynolds
• slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte
• Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire by Cliff Atkinson
• Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark
• The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam
• Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun
• Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design by Jenifer Tidwell
• Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics That People Understand by Connie Malamed

You can see all the books on my 'Suggested Reading list for Screencasters'.

Brush up on your TechSmith and Camtasia trivia and you could win some prizes!