When you purchase royalty-free images, you can use them anywhere for an unlimited period of time. They offer an affordable way to obtain high-quality graphics for websites, brochures, newsletters and other publications. Finding the right royalty-free images isn't always easy. These five resources can help you find them with minimum difficulty:

1. Getty Images: This well-known image provider offers royalty-free graphics in one section of its website. They include a wide variety of photographs and drawings. The company's prices vary depending upon the resolution of each image.

2. iStockphoto: This royalty-free image supplier was established in 2000. It maintains a collection of categorized illustrations, photos and vector graphics. Customers can subscribe or buy individual image credits. Subscribers may obtain images up to a certain daily limit.

3. Jupiter Images: This company's website enables users to search 51 royalty-free image collections that contain over two million items. It's easy to use the tool for finding black and white or color images. It searches AbleStock, Photolibrary and Goodshoot, among others.

4. BigStock: This image provider offers millions of royalty-free images. It prices them by size, with significant discounts on multiple items. Users can search for photos, drawings or vector images. To see a larger preview, move the mouse pointer over a photo.

5. CD-ROM Collections: You may also purchase large packages of royalty-free images on CD-ROM. This is a good option if you want to obtain a large number of images without downloading huge files or spending a lot of time deciding what to purchase.

These resources all offer good options for finding the right royalty-free images. Keep in mind that you will usually save money by purchasing multiple images from the same supplier, rather than buying them from separate companies. If you decide to buy a CD-ROM, ensure that it includes image categories that are relevant to your interests.