How to set ID-CS4 color to adjust when proof came back too black

Question

We published a colour book in 2008 using a conventional printer in Singapore. Then we had the US/UK version done using Lightning Source in USA. The LS colours in photographs came back a bit too black, perhaps with a bit too much green as well, and also less saturated due to the uncoated paper. Now we are looking at a second edition of that book using LS. So, it's time to try to get it right.
We calibrated an HP LP2475W (Win 7 pro) and have been able to get a close match with the book colour using Colour settings. Now the monitor colours of the ID file (ID-CS4 V 6.0.4) look as "off" as the book.
Is it possible to make changes to the book images as a whole, or do we now need to use Photoshop to tweak every single image (over 400 of them)?
Our objective is to get better colours in print form which means we may get it, now that the monitor seems to display WYSIWYG. If it is possible to change an output setting rather than tweak each image, we would appreciate recommended settings using simple English or even print-keys; please presume our knowledge level is lower than this forum's membership and industry jargon and deep colour knowledge will go over our heads.
Also, is there a step-by-step explanation of each element in colour settings that is designed for managers (meaning people who are not the professionals, but who supervise the staff)? We seek to understand the variables that gave us the off-colour results in the beginning. Our managers  know when the result is not good, but they need to know enough to give the staff the right instructions to get it right. In this request, we seek documentation or a web site that does not presume the viewer is an experienced Adobe designer or a colour-experienced printer.

Answer 1

The precise answer is this:  You need someone who understands colour management.  You need images that are made correctly and give them to that person to prepare the book.
If the images are not good or do not contain necessary colour management information, you need someone with colour skills to adjust them and apply correct colour management profiles.
Your colour management guru can then prepare a print file using the correct settings to suit the target print house.
If your job is supplied with incorrect settings, you will not get a correct output, no matter how correct the print shop's workflow is. (settings are specific to the printery)
Many people come here asking the same thing, many assume that colour management is largely automatic or logical, it is not!  Most assume that if their images look good on screen they will reproduce well, which is also incorrect.  Sadly we cannot teach a complete workflow in this forum (although we sometimes try) because there are too many variables and there is a massive amount of knowledge to impart to people who often have no previous background and it is an impracticable task for them to accomplish in order to complete their current job and they get frustrated.
If you can either pass the job to someone who knows the routine or get some first hand help from such a person, you can control the job, if not, you will probably be frustrated by the multiple variables in the job creation process and sometimes indifferent support from printeries (especially offshore).
I deal with jobs like this daily and it has taken me many years to be comfortable in sending a 'coffee table' job with total confidence.  I allow myself a rate of about 10-15 images per hour to adjust and check, so 400 images is the best part of a week's work but after that I would send to a reputable printer and get almost exactly the same result I get on my local calibrated proofing machine (not monitor!).
If you send a job with incorrect or missing profiling, you will blame the printer in your mind but it would not really be their fault, because if the images are correctly prepared and the printery has a correct workflow (most do), the job will be perfect.
Having said that, you could try learning the whole process, but the chances of getting it all right on job number one are very slim, due to the difficulty of the task and the dearth of accurate and clear instructions in the applications or on the web. (there are also many subjective judgements made in adjusting the images that you can only learn by practice over thousands of images!)