All my books is iphoto vanished

I was importing some pictures into iphoto. It froze. I used force quit to exit application. When i clicked iphoto again all my books were gone! I don't mind the finished ones that i've saved as pdf, but i have 3 books that were almost done in the finishing touches!!!!
How do i recover these books? I tried searching for files in finder but couldn't find any. HELP!
In future, how do I save a book that I am working on. I don't want to save as pdf because you can't revise it.
Thank you.

dondiliza:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The file you want to have backed up and current if the Library6.iPhoto database file.
Another way to help avoid this in the future is to create a new library for each book and import only those photos you need into it. One way is to create an album in the main library and fill it with book photo. Then either select all and drag to a folder on the desktop for importing into the book library or use the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager to move that album of photo between libraries.
The benefits of this are twofold. One, there's less use, importing,etc., of the book library and less chance of an incident like you experienced. The second is that after you've ordered and received the book that book library folder can be burned via the Finder to a CD for saving and reuse if you desire to order another copy at a later date. No chance of messing it up once it's on disk.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

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