I had the same problem witha printer/all in one. I wanted to put it on a certain place which was 12' away. I found a USB cable at Walmart (online with free ship to store option) for the cheapest price - of all place Walmart!. Last year I think I paid 9.99 for a 15' USB extension cable from Belkin. Works great.

Another (perhaps simpler and easier option) may be to buy a disposable digital or regular camera (Walmart, Walgreens, CVS etc) and have a disc made of pictures. This way you can load the shots to your computer and send them/download to friends, us etc. The digital/CD option (when you order development of the photos) is cheap and sometimes even free with a special sale/coupon. I do it all the time as I hate the fancy digital camera we own as it is too cpomplicated - plus I don't care if I lose the camera, drop it on the sidewalk, etc :-)