Digital Home Thoughts: Epson's StoryTeller Photo Book Creator

"Looking for an easy, beautiful way to showcase your best digital photos? Need just the right gift to commemorate a special occasion or milestone? StoryTeller™ Photo Book Creator from Epson® is an all-inclusive kit with everything you need to turn your digital photos into a beautiful, hard-bound glossy photo book for friends and family to enjoy. And, it can be printed and assembled right at home. You get a durable, pre-bound book in one of 3 popular sizes, along with glossy photo pages, a glossy book cover, plus easy-to-use software that lets you select, enhance and place up to 400 photos. Professionally-designed templates let you lay out pages on your computer. Choose from 6 different book styles, each with 10 page layouts for a total of 60 unique page layouts, plus 18 cover selections."


Photo from PC World

Here's an interesting concept! It doesn't look like it's as cost-effective as using an online service, but the software looks much more powerful and there's a lot to be said for the convenience of creating a photo book at home. When I order photo books from online services, it usually takes 3-4 weeks before they show up, and I have to pay a bundle in customs import fees. This looks like a good solution for people who want more control over their photo books, and want to create them as needed. Has anyone here tried the Epson product? If so, what was your experience like?