The latest Author Solutions service is a “Word Clay-ish” self service photo book creator on collaborative steriods: Inkubook.com. Users can upload photos from their iPhone or laptop, add some captions or poems, and crank out a paperback or hardback book for as little as $12.95 each.

Create a free account, download Microsoft’s Silverlight, and you are creating books online. Upload photos in .jpg, .tif, or .png format, add a caption, upload text or stories, and then you start laying out the book yourself online. Have some family members or friends that want to contribute to your book? No problem, “invite” them to collaborate on your project and build it together (sounds like a Lowes commercial). No software to purchase. No minimum orders. No hosting fees. No kidding.

In typical Author Solutions fashion, they also provide live online chat and toll free phone support for their users.

Remember, this is in beta so expect a few kinks and some “coming soon” images. Overall, it’s a great product for all those people who got a new digital camera for Christmas and have already filled their SD cards with photos. Create a long-lasting book and send it to your family! Visit Inkubook.com now!