Iphoto 08 vs aperture 2.0

Hello everyone,
I am looking to make a high quality photobook for my parents. I would love to use iphoto however it is very restricting in not allowing me to add more text than the different formats provide. Also I have been reading in the forums that picture quality through iphoto is rather poor BUT these are old posts (2006).
So my questions are:has the quality issue been addressed on iphoto 08 and does aperture allow for greater felxibility in positioning, editing and writing more text. Is the picture quality far superior?
I really don't have the money to spend on new software at the moment however I will sacrifice if Aperture is truly worth it. In the end I would probably only use it to create photobooks....
Many Thanks,

I think the print quality is the same today. iPhoto's templates are more "fun" and well suited for family albums. Aperture's pre-designed layouts are more staid and well suited for portfolios. What's wonderful about Aperture is that anything can be added or changed and it is easier than most other book layout software.
At digi-labs.net there is a book design program that gives you a lot of flexibility that is free if you use Digilabs to print the book. It might meet your needs if that is the only reason you'd be buying Aperture. You might also check out Blurb.com and MyPublisher.com for their book-design software. I'm also impressed with Shutterfly's books although their design application is online rather than on your Mac. I've had books printed by all of these and can recommend them for quality.

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