IPhoto 6 Hardcover Albums - Look 100% OK to me!

I just bought three hardcover copies of the same iPhoto 6 photo album.
They look just fine to my eye.
In fact, when others see them, I often hear a "Wow!" and "How can I do that?"
Just thought I'd post a good news story here, since there seems to be an awful lot of negative comments on the forum.
Russ
iMac G4 800 MHz   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

GraceT:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. FWIW I create a book for each of my grandchildren chronicling their first year. In previous versions I've used the Story Book theme but it's no longer available. I now use the Snapshots theme. It's informal and allows me to tell a story along with the photos.
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.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), 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 08 libraries 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.

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