Iphoto '11 book upload stops problem

I had the frustrating problem of iphoto '11 stopping during uploading of photo books and found a simple solution. I left the process running overnight or during mornings and for 5 to 6 consecutive the process stopped midway and I found an error message. Tried restarting the whole thing, rebooting, turning off everything else that was running, etc. Same result.
I tried this and it has worked so far for 3 books in a row in the first try: I went into the System Preferences and extended the computer sleep time to "Never" and left the process running.
iphoto '11 version 9.1.3 / Mac OS X 10.6.7 / MacBook Pro

A more detailed explanation which confirms the same problem and fix can be found here:
http://iphoto11.wordpress.com/
I hope Apple is working on a fix since I expect they follow this forum. In the mean time it is nice to know we can utilize the expertise of users who frequent this forum.

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Hi folks
I've just "solved" a problem I was having with iPhoto Book uploads. The solution may apply to other publishing products from iPhoto and possibly iDisk uploads too.
My firewall & proxy setup is basically Linux iptables redirecting all outbound http (port 80) connections to a dansguardian filter, which in turn is passed onto a squid instance running as a transparent proxy (oh, and there's a privoxy in this all too!). Yeah, OK, I know, slightly paranoid, but I don't want my children accidently browsing stuff I don't think they are old enough for yet!
Now I had the problem before with iPhoto '06 as well, but at the time just didn't have the time or inclination to figure out what the problem was, and just did the book order and upload from the office, where it went through without a problem. This time I decided to dig a bit and see what was happening. The clue that triggered off the solution was watching the part of the order process where the book data is uploaded. In my default setup, the upload bar would scream through to 100%, and then sit there for ages, before coming back with a connection error. Watching the network flashy lights on the NIC on the firewall though, it suddenly dawned on me that what was happening was that the upload was screaming through to the squid (as there was no outbound network activity from the firewall while this was happening) and then sitting there waiting for squid to pass it on to the Apple site (as shown by the outbound NIC activity light suddenly going bonkers once the uoload bar hit 100%).
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$IPTABLES -t nat -A PREROUTING -s ! 10.1.1.1 -p tcp -d configuration.apple.com -j ACCEPT
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1 - Apple does not have a problem - you do - this is a problem with your set up not with iPhoto
2 - this is a user to user forum so addressing Apple here has no value
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DWells:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Try the following:
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2 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select the first three options.
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Anyone has print out the iPhoto album book by apple after finish editing? May I check is the quality good? I have compiled my photo album book , choosen hard cover option , 100 pages , estimated cost is US150. Not sure worth to print out or not?

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All I can say is the books I've created as gifts to my children for their children were received with absolute joy and appreciation (each book chronicled in pictures the first year of each grandchild's life). Granted the sentimental factor had a lot to do with the recipient's enjoyment of the book but they were spetacular. The book with its glossy dust cover is a very impressinve way to present your photos.
As Larry has pointed out so many have posted here that they were very satisfried with their book and Apple is very good about correcting problems.
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My iPhoto does this none stop.
I've restarted.
I've restarted the computer, deleted the plist file and it still does it none stop no matter how long I leave it open.
Is there a quick fix. It started this after I created another library.

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Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
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If you want to return the book for a refund, use the "Report a problem" link on your email receipt.
For the return&refund policy see this page: for the US: http://store.apple.com/us/help/print_products#return
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