IPhoto book cover.. matt or glossy

I have just received 4 iPhoto books.
I am very pleased with the results but 2 of them have glossy covers (under the dust jacket) & 2 have matt covers.
Can anyone explain why?
I like the glossy better..

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.
Silver embossing is not available with iPhoto '09 - it is available only with iPhoto '08 and Aperture. Your iPhoto '09 book will have a laminated photo cover (I love it myself)
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Problem with preview of iPhoto book cover

A friend has assembled a book in iPhoto and we have previewed it by going to File-Print and choosing to open a pdf in Preview. The pdf preview looks fine except for the front cover in which the image and text appear enlarged and shifted, cutting off the top of the cover photo. Attempts to insert a photo with a white border just give the same result - the picture is cropped and shifted.
We then looked at a previous iPhoto book which David has had successfully printed through the Apple book ordering system. This shows exactly the same fault on the cover when opened as a pdf in Preview.
Can we be confident that the new book will also print correctly despite the incorrect cover preview? David is using iLife 09 on a 24" iMac running OS X 10.5.8.
Andrew

Use the recommended preview method - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040
Assume that it will print exactly like this preview shows - you can save the resulting PDF for reference
LN

IPhoto Book Cover Jacket

Do the images on the cover jacket also appear on the hardcover of an iPhoto book? Also, does the text box on the front jacket fold appear on the inside of the hard cover?

yes -
Before ordering your book preview it using this method - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1040 - and save the resulting PDF for reference - the delivered book will match it.
LN

IPhoto book cover misprint

The new version of iPhoto (9.2) duplicates the book title in the lower right of the cover. This seems not to be a dsiplay artifact, the pdf shows it as well. This occurs on the "Simple Border" theme and one or two others. It may be the "spine" print, but if so will print on the front cover and will be horizontal text, not the vertical expected. Anyone know how to remove the text - without changing the theme?

Larry - thanks for the reply,
but I should have mentioned that, that is how I generated the pdf that I mentioned in the original post.
The duplicate of the book title appears three times: 1) as expected, 2) on the spine - in vertical type and 3) unwelcome - in the lower right of the cover page. Pretty sure this is a "bug" in the 9.2 s/w but "hope springs eternal", I thought someone might know a way of avoiding it short of changing styles and all of the nuisance that implys.

Iphoto books have received bad raps years ago... is it still risky business. Are the pages glossy? matte? quality ok?

after reading negative posts concerning iphoto books I wonder if the service has improved?

Guess only you can answer that - I see the comments here being overwhelmingly positive - and that is amazing on a forum devoted to problems rather than successes
All of mine have been great
printing depends on where you are
the paper specs are here
LN

In iPhoto - how can I order an additional book cover - want to add info on the flap.

I prepared and ordered a book in iPhoto. I would like to revise the book cover (just the removable paper one to add information).
Is it possible to order a new removable cover? How would I do that? Thanks

You can't thru Apple. However, you can edit the book cover in iPhoto and create a PDF file of the book according to this Apple document: iPhoto, Aperture: Previewing an order in iPhoto or Aperture - Apple Support
Then take that PDF file to a local printing shop like Kinkos and have them print up the cover page from the PDF file on glossy, book cover stock. The cover page size for a large, hard cover book will be 32.8 × 8.91 inches

When I was ready to place the order for my iPhoto book, I realized that it was for a soft cover book and I wanted hard cover. How can I change this without losing my prepared book?

When I was ready to place the order for my iPhoto book, I realized that it was for a soft cover book and I wanted hard cover. How can I change this without losing my prepared book?

Duplicate your book and try to change the theme in the copy. Chnaging the theme may change the layout of your text fileds. That is why you need the copy to be able to compare the pages before and after.
Ctrl-click the book in the Source list and select "Duplicate".
Click the "Change Theme" button in the upper right corner of the Book pane, make sure, you have the same theme selected and the same size. Click Hardcover.

I have produced (7) hard cover iPhoto books in the last three years and would like to create a using a custom photo arrangement if possible.

I have produced (7) hard cover iPhoto books in the last three years using several of the provided templates. I would like to create a photo book using a custom photo arrangement if possible. Is it possible to create a custom photo book?

No - you can create custom pages in other software and use them
Using iPhoto you are limited to the themes adn layouts offered
LN

Cover photo in an Iphoto book.

How do I change the cover photo in an Iphoto book. It seems to select one randomly.

You have a damaged book or library. Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos, create a test book and see if the same problem persists. If it doesn't then yhour library is damaged so try the following:
1 - create a new book and see if you can change the cover and back photos. If you can then recreate the book from scratch. If you can't you'll need to continue with #2:
2 - apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

How do you place the photo to be on the cover in iPhoto books?

How do you place the photo to be on the cover in iPhoto books? In try to make a book in iPhoto I find it impossible to choose a photo for the cover. I try to make a photo a key photo, i put it at the front of the selections, i give it the most stars but somehow another photo is selected and I can't change the selection. Help. Thank you. iPhoto 9.5.1

You are welcome
I hope your book will be great. Once you finish the book, make a preview and check it carefully, before uploading the book to Apple.
Keep the preview for your records, until you receive the printed copy.
See: iPhoto, Aperture: Previewing an order in iPhoto or Aperture

Iphoto book... cover was the wrong color

I just bought 9 iphoto books and they turned out awesome! Except one thing. 4 of the books I ordered have the wrong colored cover!!! When my husband called the apple customer support, they said they couldn't do anything about it! I spent $53 on each book, so you can imagine my frustration when I didn't get the book I had made. I figured apple was a company that backed their products, especially since this was a negligent error on their part(it says right on the invoice "black" but they sent me red books!) Has anyone delt with a problem like this?? Please help

Try 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.
I've written an Automator workflow application, 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
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Cover on iphoto book I am creating

I have OSX 10.9.5
I am creating my first iphoto book. I have having trouble on the cover. Is it possible to have a plain cover with no photo printed on it?

Just to illustrate what LarryHN recommended - if you create a picture with a uniform background by taking a screenshot or drawing a nuform rectangle in Preview, you can drop that picture onto the title page of your book. Use the Picture Book theme or any other theme that has full page title photos.
For example, I made a screenshot of a black rectangle and used it as the title photo with the Picture Book theme:

I have completed a iphoto book, but the back cover and flap have vanished. How can I add a back cover and flap.

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.
We looked at the book again and noticed that there did not seem to be a back cover and flap to the book, the last page had been duplicated and one of the photo's had gone across some of the text. ( the front cover and flap were there.)
We have attempted to add a page, looked the the layout options etc, but there is no option to add a back cover and flap.
Please can you advise how we can add a back cover.
Regards

Try cohnfamilly's solution posted in this topic: Cover Page Disappeared: Apple Support Communities
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Iphoto Books: How to Enable "fit photo to frame size" when theme grays it out by default

Don't know if this has been posted before or not, but I've been using the "Modern" Theme in iPhoto books and trying for the life of me to figure out how to get my photos to not crop while they're in a single-photo framed layout (I'm not using 4:3 photos; mine are 8.5" by 11"). Even fully zoomed out my photos cut off at the top and bottom. I knew about the "fit photo to frame size" option but the theme had it greyed out--except for on one page, in which it was already enabled. So I must have done it before without paying attention, but it took forever to figure out how to do it again.
Here's how:
1. Open up the page you want to modify. I'm assuming here that your photos are already placed, but if not, place the photo you want to use.
2. Click the Layout tab.
3. Change the layout to the single page full bleed option--no frame. Your photo should now be blown up across the page.
4. Right click the photo. The "fit photo to frame size" option should now be available for you to check off. Go ahead and activate it.
5. Change the layout back to the single photo framed option. Your photo will now fit inside the frame, although to truly see the whole thing you have to open up the Options tab and select the borderless option.
To save time in steps 1-3, and step 5, you can also change the layout of all your pages at once by clicking page 1 (not the cover, the next page), then opening the Layout tab, then selecting the layout you want. You still have select the "fit photo to frame size" individually for each photo.
Hope this is useful for people.
- Jake

There is an option for the Initial View that is "Magnification:" "Fit Page". And this works for the initial page when the PDF is opened and it does not matter what the page size it, Acrobat/Reader will automatically fill the screen with the page. If you want the zoom type to change with each page then you need add a page open script to each page to set the pages zoom type to "zoomtype.fitP"
this.zoomType = zoomtype.fitP;

Why can't I customize the creation of my iPhoto books anymore?

I am trying to create an iPhoto hard cover book. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I can't find a way to lay out my own photos, as I've always done in the past - once I have selected the photos for the book, the only option I can find is to buy the book with the layout of Apple's choosing, which isn't at all the way I want it. Is it no longer possible to make a book the way I want to?

Assuming you're running iPhoto 11 look for the Change Themes button in the View All Pages window of the book mode:
That will take you to the window where you can pick a different theme and type of book:
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