Picture on Hardcover Book

I gave my husband a hardcover book for his birthday 3 days ago, and the photo on the front is already peeling off. I am so disappointed in the quality of the cover (although I love the inside). Does anyone know who can help me with this? Also, the text page is hard to read while typing... Am I missing a way to make it easier? Thank you so much...

Can't help you with the peeling issue but for the typing I've had to run the slider at the bottom of the window over so the entire page is larger. This makes the text easier to see and type but makes it a little slower and clumsier to move around and from page to page.
Depending on the age of the book, I'd definitely email the iPhoto Customer Support for orders and give them that information. I've ordered two large hardcover books and the recipients have not mentioned any problem with the cover picture.
OT

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I've made ibooks and the paper covers have a picture & title, But the hardcover book shows no picture is just black with the title. My friend made an ibook, the hardbook & cover had the picture as the paper cover. How do I get my ibook to do the same?

I have made many ibooks and the paper covers have a picture and title. But the hardcover book inside is black with only the title. ie: Year 2013
My friend made a book and the paper cover had the picture and title, but the hardbook also had the picture and title. It looked just like the paper cover.
How do I get my next book to do the same?

What version of iPhoto?
DIfferent themes have different layouts available for the cover - pick one that you like
LN

Hardcover book printing from iPhoto 6

I'm using iPhoto 6 and getting ready to print a hardcover book. Everything looks pretty good so far except for the cover. I want the photo on the cover to be a full bleed print instead of what I see in the preview on my screen. On my screen it appears that there is a large border surrounding the photo which looks like the material of the cover itself. It seems that in iLife '08 that there are full bleed print options on the cover. I'm only basing that statement by what I see on the website for the iLife '08 page under "iPhoto Print Products". I'd hate to put all this effort and money into a book that isn't represented by an attractive cover. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello, herbyd,
I am afraid that if you want a different cover, you will have to select a different theme for your book. The one you are seeing is indeed a pic which is essentially a picture stuck onto the front cover of the hardback book. However, the end result is nowhere near as bad as that sounds, as that is the version I ordered as a Christmas present. I think it looks great, but the nature of the material of the chosen hardback book would make it impossible to have a full-bleed image, as the photo is not printed directly onto the cover.
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How can I add a picture to my book once it's layed out?

I spent a couple of hours creating a book and then realized that I didn't have a key picture in my event folder.
Is there a way to add a picture to the book once it has already been created? Or do I have to add the picture
to the folder and start all over again? I am using iPhoto 08.

Drag them from an event or an album to the book project and place them where you want in the book
LN

Cannot create a large hardcover book in iphoto '08

I'm trying to create a large (8.5 x 11) hardcover book in iphoto. I've followed all of the directions (selecting the album, selecting "book" and then selecting the size and theme but nothing happens. The only book that I seem to be able to create is a size small softcover.
Has anyone been able to solve this issue? The large hardcover book option appears in the drop down but clicking it doesn't do anything.
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-K

I've not seen this reported - try renewing yoru iPhoto preference file - A good general step for strange issues is to renew the iPhoto preference file - quit iPhoto and go to "your user name" ==> library ==> preferences ==> com.apple.iPhoto.plist and trash it - launch iPhoto which creates a fresh new default preference file and reset any personal preferences you have changed and if you have moved the iPhoto library repoint to it. This may help
This does not affect your photos or any database information (keywords, faces, places, ratings, etc) in any way - they are stored in the iPhoto library - the iPhoto preference file simply controls how iPhoto works - which is why renewing it is a good first step.
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Importing new pictures to a book

There is a red border around the book in the source. I cannot drag any other pictures to the book.

murada20:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. How many pages and photos do you have in the book? What theme are you using?
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.

After creating a hardcover book in iPhoto how do you copy and create wire bound issues of the same book?

I created a hardcover book in iPhoto. Now, I want to make additional copies but wire bound instead of hardcover. Can't seem to make it happen.

Duplicate the book in case of problems (command-D) and click on change theme - select the same theme and the new binding -
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.
- check the preview very carefully in case any text reflows or gets cut off due to size differences
LN

Title on spine of hardcover book cut off

Hi!
I've been ordering books via iPhoto for many years and was shocked at the latest batch I received this week.
I had chosen to do a hardcover book with wrap around cover. The title on the spine was cut off, featuring only part of it which was odd and looks strange. It should match what is on the front cover.
As usual, I did a preview before ordering it. The spine was not visible in the preview and I had no way of actually making any changes to it since
I can't see it in iPhoto.
These books are Christmas gifts for my family and I'm horrified that it was printed incorrectly.
I'm hard of hearing and can't use the phone - I have not been able to contact Apple since they only list phone numbers - does anyone know how to connect with them directly via email? Help!
Here's an attachment that shows the problem.
> Mac OS X (ver. 10.6.8) iPhoto 11 - ver. 9.1.3 (607)

The group you want to get in contact with is called Print Products, they are part of the Apple Online Store. You are correct, they do not have an email contact, only support via phone. I did see on the Apple "contact us" page a support number for hearing and visually impared, says they have advisors trained in accesibilty services, they may be able to help. the number is 877-204-3930. Can be found on link below
http://www.apple.com/contact/

Contact Pictures in Address Book Vanish When dragged to Exchange Server ???

Forgive me in advance if this has been solved and then please direct me to the right link - however this problem is really becoming a deal breaker for me because so much of my intranet software pulls from contact images
I have a brand new Macbook Pro clean installation and after setting it up I linked it to my 07 Exchange server and pulled down my contacts it worked flawlessly and i thought all was well - Every field including the notes section and pictures transferred.
Then when I edited pictures in address book contacts under the on my mac section and copied them to my exchange address book the contact transfers but the picture is missing - after the initial transfer of contacts from my exchange server it happens vice versa also if i take a contact on my exchange server with a picture and drag it to address book (in the address book application) it deletes the picture
Alot of my applications pull from my exchange contact database and I rely heavily when replying to calls or messages at looking at the picture when it pops up on my screen
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Large Hardcover Book

I just placed an order for a large hardcover book from iPhoto and have recently read that the quality on the medium sized books was mediocre. Is this true for the large hardcover books?
Also, how's the quality on the calendars and greeting cards? I'm thinking about ordering some for the holidays.
Thanks!

NtM:
The large hardcover books that I've ordered were great. Absolutely no problems at all. The two medium books that I've ordered were OK for their intended use, memory book of a day at Seaworld for the grandkids, but the image quality was not nearly as good. The medium book had a halftone pattern that was visible to the naked eye if held close to the eye. The same pattern required a 10X eye loupe to see the pattern.
The difference was, I think, due to different printers used for each size. I haven't ordered one in a while so don't know if the medium books have changed.
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.

Using Aperture, I printed a large hardcover book. Upon delivery, I found a gross error in wording on the cover. Is there a way to get the cover only reprinted?

Using Aperture, I printed a large hardcover book. Upon delivery, there was a spelling error on the cover of the books. Is it possible to get just the cover of the books reprinted correctly?

No. If Aperture works similar to iPhoto as far a creating PDFs of the book you can create a pdf of the book and using it find a printer like Kinkos that could print a new cover. The PDF file that gets created by Control-clicking the background in the book mode will create the correct type of pdf file for this:
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In iPhoto the PDF that gets created when you try to print the book and select PDF ➙ Save as PDF creates the wrong format for what you want. If you have trouble creating that PDF file ask over in the Aperture forum.
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Use of digital movie picture in iphoto book. Can it be done?

Mac OS X 10.3.9 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
As Terence stated you can create a still jpg from any frame in the movie. The resolution of that frame will be 640 x 480 pixels. This is way to small to print at a reasonable quality. At 180 dip the printed size would be 3.5 x 2.66 inches. You'll get a low resolution warning for nearly all the frame sizes in the book but it you really want that picture in the book you can use it. It'll just be grainy.
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Can I create a hardcover book

I have used iphoto and created photo books but now I want to create a hardcover book with mainly stories with a few photos. Iphoto provides very little space in its text boxes for text and I understand that ibook author will produce and ebook but will it allow me to produce a hardcover book of stories from the ebook format? Or is there a better Mac friendly programme to do this??
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GH

If you can create an iBook Author book that you like, share/export to PDF, then give that to your printer.
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HT3412 The preview of my hardcover book as iPhoto laid it out is 62 pgs. even though there are only 82 photos in my album. That seems like a lot of pgs. for so few photos. Is this a full 62 pgs or 31? How much is 62pgs?

The preview of my hardcover book as iPhoto laid it out is 62 pgs. even though there are only 82 photos in my album.
The auto layout used mostly 1 photo, full pages. Obviosuly I can manually re-layout the pages as multi-photo pages and reduce the number of pages.
However, that seems like a lot of pgs. for so few photos since a blank Photo Essay book layout appears to use 73 photos?
I'm not sure I know why iPhoto did not the default layout to fill those photo frames. I expected the 82 photos to use approximately 23-24 pages max.
Is this a full 62 full pgs or 31sheets?
If it is a true 62 pages, what is the cost?
Thanks for the help.

What does the book look like in iPhoto in the All Pages window? Are there photos on all pages? Books are printed on both sides of the page so that would be 31 pages.
This book has 48 pages or 24 sheets.
To find the cost click on the Buy Book button and check the price that is presented to you. You can always cancel out of the purchase process.
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Hardcover Book Print Quality = Very Poor!

In the past with iPhoto 4 & 5, I have ordered and recieved hardcover books of very high print quality. I have just recieved my first hardcover book using iPhoto 6.01, and the print quality is down right poor and unacceptable. My high resolution shots all look extremely grainy and "poster-ized". The contrast on most shots is all out of sorts. I have read other posts regarding local printing of books (using your home printer, etc.) and people are sayint the same things. It looks like v.6 has some output problems which Apple must resolve. Until then, no more books for me (But how will we know when this issue is fixed?? Wait a while, take our chances, and order another one?).
STEVE

I'm pushing Apple to provide full printing specs on the books, using some enterprise-level contacts to try to get around the lack of response from the official consumer support channel. I have an open ticket with the print services support people as well. I'll post info here in the "Photo book quality" topic:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=313677&tstart=15
if and when I get answers.
Meanwhile, you might want to consider asking for a refund. Others have had success doing so.

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