A method for providing customized digital printing services over a network to
provide
a photo product including images including providing an electronic database of
information describing a plurality of photo product options that can be selected
by a user via a digital communications network and displaying at a location remote
from the electronic database the plurality of photo product options. The user provides
a first group of digital images and selects at least one photo product from the
plurality of digital printing service options and provides a payment identifier
specifying a payment account to be debited to pay for the selected photo product,
establishing a service account for the user containing an identifier for the selected
photo product and storing the service account data which includes information related
to the format of the photo product. The user prints the first group of digital
images using the selected photo product option(s) and delivers the photo product
to one or more designated recipients. The user subsequently provides a second group
of digital images and a service account identifier, accessing the user service
account data to identify the photo product option selected in step c. The user
then prints the second group of digital images using the same photo product option
used in step d) and delivers the photo product to one or more designated recipients.
