The Qurio Instant Photo Server allows you to keep all of your pictures right on your own hard drive and share them over the Internet with friends and family. Guests click a link on their browser or visit your personal photo web address at http://yourname.quriophotos.com to view a slideshow of your album, which is being "served up" right from your PC. Photo sharing software lets you say goodbye to email attachments and time consuming uploads.

Get high-quality prints and enlargements!
Simply put, there's no replacement for high quality prints. Take your flash cards to in-store kiosks, order prints directly from your PC by using online photo sites, or use software products such as Qurio, that have digital print making built-in.

Prints can cost as little as $0.20-0.29 each. Some sites offer free prints as part of a trial promotion. It's estimated that 40% of the digital photos purchased each year are bought in November and December. Figure A shows a closer look at some of your choices in getting quality prints.

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There are a lot of options available when printing digital images. Click picture for a larger image.

Order prints online
Millions of people are choosing the convenience of ordering digital prints online and having them mailed to their home. Online photo sites like Ofoto, Snapfish, Shutterfly, and even Walgreens, allow you to upload your pictures to their site and buy prints online. Qurio also allows you to order prints from home, but has print making built-in so you can order prints directly from your own PC. This eliminates the need to upload to a website. After you finish your order, Qurio automatically connects to the Internet and sends the order for processing.

Get prints retail
For people who want to pick up pictures at a local store, most mini-labs can either take your flash cards and process your pictures, or provide you with a self-service kiosk that makes prints. A few chains, such as Ritz Camera, allow you to send your photos over the Internet and pick them up at the local camera shop. [Ed. note -- WalMart Photo also offers this option.]

Create professionally bound, coffee table-quality photo books.
New digital imaging software and online photo sites allow you to turn your pictures into a beautiful, coffee table-quality photo album in minutes. Add captions to "tell the story" of your album and change the layouts to make each page just the way you want it.

Prices generally start at about $25 to $30 dollars for a 20 page book that can hold upwards of 80 pictures. These books aren't just eye-catching. When you consider the cost of buying all of your prints and a traditional photo album, these new Photo Books are a great value. Figure B is an example of a Qurio Photo Book.

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Photo books that you create make great gifts, and are a great value. Click picture for a larger image.

Just in time for the holidays, Qurio is offering a $9.95 Mini Photo Book. Each book is 5 1/2" square, with a soft cover and 20 pages. Unlike many pocket books that simply bind 4"x6" photos together, this book lets you choose page layouts and add captions. Both photo books can be made right on your own PC.