Inkubook members give us lots of feedback on how we can make their photo book experience even better. We often hear that our photo book prices are great, especially for the quality of the books we make. Our most value-conscious customers, however, occassionally tell us that they wish it was a little cheaper to ship Inkubooks. Well, we’re going to test something during the month of May: $5.95 flat-rate Standard Ground shipping (to U.S. addresses only) for orders of up to four (4) copies of the same Inkubook. And, for orders of five (5) or more copies, Standard Ground is FREE!

Let us know what you think. Post a comment. Or, better yet, make an Inkubook this month! Just enter promo code EZSHIPMAY during checkout. The offer expires May 31, 2010 and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Sorry, we cannot apply this discount to past orders.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner – Sunday, May 9th to be exact. Moms love all the gifts they receive from us, especially on Mother’s Day. There are some gifts that they love so much, they can’t help but cry happy tears. The Inkubook photo book is just one of those rare, personalized gifts that makes moms reach for the tissues to mop-up sweet tears of joy. This year, make mom’s day extra special with an Inkubook photo book and enjoy FREE Standard Ground Shipping to U.S. addresses (or $8.99 plus $0.99 each additional copy off any other shipping method) on orders of $25 or more thru April 30, 2010. Just enter coupon code FREESHIPMOM during checkout.

To make sure your Mother’s Day photo book gift is delivered by Friday May 7, 2010 follow our shipping guidelines below. We can’t absolutely guarantee delivery by a specific date, but if you order by these cutoff dates we’ll do everything in our power to get it there on time (Note: order cutoff times are 6:00 PM Eastern Time):

Hardcover Books
Standard Ground: April 26th
USPS Priority Mail: April 27th
2nd Day Air: April 28th
Next Day Air: April 28th

Softcover Books
Standard Ground: April 27th
USPS Priority Mail: April 29th
2nd Day Air: April 29th
Next Day Air: April 30th

Have fun making mom a gorgeous Mother’s Day photo book at Inkubook. It’s free to create an account. You only pay for printed photo books starting at just $9.95.

If you like to do extensive research before you do business with a company online then you’re going to love the article published this week by Jason Dunn at Digital Home Thoughts before you make your first photo book. This epic review The Great Photo Book Round-Up Review: Who Makes the Best Photo Books compares online experience, print, covers, paper, overall quality and value of several top photo book publishers including Inkubook.

If you’re thinking about making a photo book but haven’t made up your mind which company to use, you’ll be glad you took the time to read and watch (yes, there are videos as well) this one. Check it out! 

Now’s a great time to make an Inkubook photo book. For a limited time Inkubook is offering new customers a free copy of their photo book with their first purchase. It’s pretty simple. Just create a free account. Start a new Inkubook project. Upload some photos or custom scrapbook layouts. Arrange them onto your choice of 100’s of layouts, backgrounds photo borders and more. Add some text if you like. When everything is just right, order your photo book and we’ll give you a 2nd copy of the same book free.  Give it a try. You’ll end up with one Inkubook to give to someone as a special gift and another copy to keep for yourself. Get the coupon code and the offer details on our website.

Have fun making something gorgeous! You will love the quality of Inkubook photo books. Don’t take our word for it though. Check out what our customers have to say on Facebook.

The fall season is almost here and for many of us, that means football, tailgating and good times with family and friends. We’re celebrating the start of the new season with all new book sizes and cover styles. We’ve bolstered our photobook lineup with the 7×5 Mini Brag in hardcover and softcover styles starting at just $9.95. Plus, you can now make the 8.5×8.5 Simple Square in hardcover and the 8.5×11 Ultimate Portrait in softcover. Have you already made a Simple Square softcover or Ultimate Portrait hardcover and want to change to one of the new cover styles? Just select the “Copy Book” link while signed-in on your Inkubook member homepage and we will give you the option to change the cover with a single click.

Order any book, whether it’s one of the new rookies or one of our old veterans, by Sunday, September 27, 2009 and enjoy free standard ground shipping to U.S. addresses (or $8.99 off any other shipping method). Just enter code KICKOFF09 during checkout. (Code may be used once per customer. Not valid with any other offer or promotion).

So get started today. It’s always free to join and get creative with Inkubook. You only pay for printed photo books.

Well, we’re back from our summer break from the blog. Hopefully you’ve had a great summer and took a lot of memorable photos. Whether you have kids starting school or just recently noticed your commute being delayed by those big annoying yellow buses that stop every 30 seconds, you know it is officially “Back to School” season.

Watching the little one head off to school is hard, but it’s also something to cherish. So whether this year was the very first day of school for your little munchkin or your teen drove to school for the first time, a photo book can be the perfect way to capture the memories. We’re celebrating the start of the new school year with great deals for everyone. Make a photo book to capture the excitement of the first day of school, a compilation book of all the First Days or even your summer vacation and get a second copy for half price.

That’s right. Make any photobook at Inkubook and order it by Monday, August 31, 2009 and get a second copy of the same book for half price. Just enter code SCHOOLDAYS during checkout. (Code may be used once per customer. Not valid with any other offer or promotion).

So get started today. It’s fun. It’s easy. And saving money is always smart.

Now share your pics with friends, fans & family and express your photo book creativity at the same time. If you use Facebook, MySpace, Windows Live, Gather or other social networking sites, you can now share your Inkubook photo books online. Feel free to browse through the photo books posted by some of our fans on Facebook to see how they look.  Are you a blogger? Inkubook photo book widgets work great with WordPress, TypePad and Blogger. Jazz-up your next post with a fun, interactive mini-version of your book that readers can flip through right on your blog.

The bloggers at Barefoot Mommies, named one of the 50 most influential Mom Blogs by Nielsen Online, recently posted a photo book widget on their site – check it out for yourself. They think the new widget sharing feature rocks. We want to know what you think. Flip-through this book made by some Inkubook fans having a fun time at a recent Coldplay concert. Thanks for sharing guys – looks like you had awesome seats!

It’s easy to make and share your photo book widget. From your Inkubook homepage or book editor page, simply click the pink SHARE button and follow the directions. It only takes a minute or so to create. When it’s done click the GET & SHARE button to choose from several different sharing methods, including social network pages, blogs, email or embedding it into any website. Give it a try and tell us what you think!

They did it! You did it! And you couldn’t be more proud. There are few moments in life that make us more proud than watching our kids, family or friends graduate. Show your pride in a photo book gift featuring graduation day photos or make a memory book with all those old school pictures from kindergarten to the senior prom. You will love making it and your grad will cherish it for years to come. Choose from hundreds of stylish backgrounds, including our new graduation photo book theme or upload your own custom pages. Your books will arrive in 7-10 business days.

Order your book at regular price by Friday, June 5, 2009 using the coupon code INKUGRAD09 and get a second copy of the same book for 50% off.

*Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Coupon code may be used one time per customer.

It’s too late to make a photo book for mom but it’s not too late to order her an Inkubook gift card. Photo book gift cards make great gifts for moms who love to make digital scrapbooks & photo books. Just order online and you can have it sent electronically or print it out and put it in a card. It doesn’t get much easier than that. 

Check it out: http://inkubook.com/gift_cards/default.aspx

We see hundreds of wickedly creative drop-dead gorgeous photo books every day at Inkubook. Lately we’ve noticed by the number of personalized wedding guest books being made that wedding season must be coming soon. One wedding guest book that really caught our attention was one created by the blogger of  Budget Savvy Bride. 

With permission from her talented Franklin, TN-based photographer Evin Photography, the Budget Savvy Bride used several gorgeous photos from her engagement shoot to create a custom-designed wedding guest book on Inkubook. The finished book was amazing. This bride-to-be definitely has style. She opted for a non-lined design allowing her guests to write messages freely throughout the book.  Flip through her Inkubook photo book widget below to get some ideas for your own wedding guest book or pass it along to a friend on Facebook or MySpace who might be getting married this year. Just click the “Get Widget” button and follow the directions.