Book resolution question

Greetings, all.
This seems to be a common question here, and I've read several of the posts, but I hope you can help me with this one too - there's a slight twist I think.
I am printing a large hardcover book from a trip I took last May. Many photos I have available in 8MP, but some are only available in 2MP (1600x1200). See, my wife & I both took our cameras, but on some of the outings we only took her 2MP camera. Oops.
Anyway, I printed at Walgreens an 8x10 of one of the 2MP photos, to get an idea of what it might look like in a large hardcover book. Granted, the book is a little larger at 8.5x11, but I thought the 8x10 might give me an idea. So, sure, the picture is pixelated at 8x10, but it doesn't look terrible at that size.
Yeah, I know that I don't have to print the photos in large format, but some of them I really want to print that large. If you've ever been to the Alps, you know why.
Does anybody know how similar Walgreens' printing is to Apple's printing? I don't really want to spend $75 on a book and have it look crappy because I insisted on printing some of the 2MP pictures in full page format.
Thanks.

My first two books were made with photos from a camera that took only 1600 x 1200 photos and it came out fine. However, I use the old Storybook theme and had no full page photo layouts.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) 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.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
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