Best way to maximize sharpness of photo's

I notice when I drop jpgs into iWeb they loose sharpness. Is thier a way to maintain the sharpness. Is this a resize issue? Do photo's need to be resized and optimally sharpend external to iWeb to the exact size you need them in iWeb

Bear in mind that any image that is output by iWeb will become 72 dpi even if it was dropped into iWeb at a much higher resolution.
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http://www.superwarehouse.com/HPAutomatic_Photo_Feeder_for_Scanjet_4570CXi,_5500C,5500CXi/C9926A/p/142116
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http://www.macworld.com/article/50580/2006/05/newlife.html
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