Cover sticker on iPhoto book not sticking

I paid $50 for a nice hardcover picture book I created in iPhoto last month. The sticker on the front is coming up on the edges. I don't want to glue it down for fear the glue will bubble and make the cover look bad. I don't have the order number and I deleted the book from my computer once it was delivered. Has this happened to anyone else and should I ask Apple to mail me a new sticker?
I'm really surprised a book this nice has a sticker on the cover.

kylems97:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. No, you're not along by a long shot. Many users have reported the same problem and a number have reported getting a refund from Apple. As Alasdair suggested contact them. Here's the link: http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/customerservice/orderbooks/.
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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good discussion for me thanks on book covers. I am waiting on books to arrive as part of a set and will be angry if they are different to the others with silver embossing on the cover. This is what sets apple product apart from other books, is the silver cove. Does the matt cover look cheap? I would like your oppinion thanks.
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I thought a "results" or review post might be useful to someone out there in the future, especially as Apple says you can order books until the 14th, for Christmas delivery.
Overall--I'm happy. I had already ordered four additional books as gifts, on spec because I started the process too late. I'm confident they will be nice gifts that my family appreciates. I'll order again in the future, but I will pick different photos. Also, I will pay extra for express shipping when doing a test run. That was silly.
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Packaging--my book arrived in a nice Apple box within the FedEx box, and the packing slip showed my name but not the price. So I would feel comfortable sending a package directly to someone as a gift (assuming the non-hardcovers arrive similarly, and Apple doesn't already have the "send a gift" option).
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Photos--People said something about photos coming up darker. I would say that the colors are not as vibrant as they look on my screen, not exactly darker but less bright and shiny. Detailed close-ups are mostly fine--outside scenic shots don't really convey that it was a beautiful sunny day.
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Gutter--in the wire-bound book, iPhoto shows you where the wire will cut into a full-bleed picture. It doesn't do as good a job with the hardcover book--definitely more of the picture is lost into the gutter than I expected. This is a minor annoyance in only two spreads, but I'll certainly be careful about this with hardcover books in the future.
Complaints--I'll probably send Apple feedback about iPhoto not being so accurate about the cover and the gutter, as it seems like they should be able to improve what iPhoto shows.

Daiya:
Thanks for the feedback. You comments regarding the dust jacket is a common one among users here but more for too dark photos. Your post will give other first time users a good idea of what to expect.
Regarding the Time comment: your delivery time was just about the same as mine, ordered 12/6 and arrived 12/12, std shipping.
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My girlfriend has completed a iphoto book using my Mac. She completed it and sent it off for printing, but we received an email from Apple advising that clipped text had been found in the order.
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DO NOT BUY AN IPHOTO BOOK!!!!!!!

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BUYER BEWARE! Apple provides no support or quality control for this product. DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heidi,
Welcome to the forums, and I'm sorry about your book. I too have ordered a book very recently and also found several photos to be on the dark side, and several too red as well.
But I believe that there's a "but" here.
I don't know your professional background -- I work in the print industry (I design pages) and I know how hard it is to get the color correction on images just right, EVEN if your monitor is calibrated and your particular version of image processing software is optimized for use with your specific output device. And that's when a professional is behind the wheel, which I am not.
My iMac's monitor is not calibrated, I am not trained to make images look their best for reproduction, and I am using a consumer-level application. With a little bit of research on these forums (which you have done), anyone can find out that the reviews on the iPhoto books' quality are mixed... At the very least you'll know you're taking a calculated risk -- as you said yourself.
I would consider myself a picky customer, but I am not disappointed with the quality of these books, especially considering the price, and knowing how difficult and unpredictable color correction can be. If you have some photos that are good (even if it is only 25 out of 142), then I would suspect the problem is with the "pre-pressing" of these images, not the printing. If the printing was to blame, they would ALL be bad.
That said, I am still sorry about your negative experience. We anticipate these books to be great, and it's a bummer when they aren't.
Full disclosure: I am in fact asking for a refund as well on my recent book, and I too don't like the fact that there is no phone support for iPhoto orders. I sent my e-mail 24 hours ago, so it hasn't been 48 hours yet. The reason I am asking for a refund is not due to print quality (I think I am responsible for the color/darkness thing), but because my $57 softcover 8.5x11 book arrived in a flimsy envelope and got bent during shipping. The (cheaper) calendars I ordered the same day arrived in sturdy boxes, so the logic behind that escapes me.
Anyway. For the future, if you've got a project you really care about, I'd recommend spending a little extra and ordering a "test book" with the minimum amount of pages, using only your most challenging photos, so you'll know how to tweak them for the final book. If it matters that much, the extra money will be well-spent, and in the end, the price/quality factor of these one-of-a-kind books will still be more than acceptable.
Just my thoughts.
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