Color tone of photo book is off

I recently ordered a photo book from iPhoto and the flesh tones are way off. Everyone looks very pink compared to what I see on my screen, and I don't have any weird color calibrations set up or anything like that. I've already filed a complaint with Apple, but does anyone know what the cause of this might be? Just a bad book, or is this par for the course?

I too just recently received my 100 page book from iPhoto which also had some colour quality issues. I know that the true colour quality is magnificent, as these images have been printed before, both at home on an Epson Stylus Photo R300 6 colour ink system, and in photo labs for larger prints. They are also vivid and vibrant on my computer in iPhoto. When I complained to Apple, I learned from Apple that they are using a 4 colour ink system for their prints. My opinion is that this cannot accurately reproduce the true colours in an image, especially skin tones.
From my experience, 4 colour ink combinations were outdated long ago, and most printers now use at least 6 colours. I remember when I used a 4 colour printer, and flesh tones IN PARTICULAR were never accurate! Since upgrading my own printers, that problem is gone. I have advised Apple of my concern with the colour in their prints, in a feedback to iPhoto. I recommend that you do the same, as the more of us who bring this issue to light may eventually result in better overall prints.
Go here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html
Hope this helps. We all want the best possible prints in our books, especially when they are beautiful images to begin with.

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