Low contrast colour in printed book, iPhoto 9.1.5 and Lion

My versions are: iPhoto 9.1.5 (615) and OS X 10.7
I have made and purchased 8 photo books using iPhoto. The most recent book arrived and the colour contrast was poor. Pictures lacked "punch" and colour depth when compared to the photo in iPhoto. While on the phone with an iPhoto specialist he suggested that I compare the printed PDF output of the book to the photo in iPhoto. The PDF matched the printed book - low contrast colour. I was asked to delete and re-add the photo to the book and print to a PDF again (just the one page). The result was a marked improvement and matched the photo in iPhoto.
I was advised to print a PDF of the book and compare to photos in iPhoto prior to buying. This I can do but it was not explained why my previous 7 books were more than acceptable. My 7 previous books were all done with earlier versions of iPhoto and Mac OS X.
Lesson learned: Verify the printed output by creating a PDF of the book, compare to the photos in iPhoto and if OK, hope that when the book is purchased that the created PDF is the same as the one used for the comparison.

It is even better to preview the book -
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

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