PSD Grayscale placed in InDesign

Hey gang!
So here's the deal... I'm trying to export a PDF file from InDesign. The whole file is a black and white file. And I noticed that my main PSD grayscale file is not rendered properly in InDesign. Nore does it export properly, when you compare it to the PSD file, in Photoshop... The black looks flat...
What gives? Everything app is ColorSynced by Bridge. The PSD is embedded with the right ICC profile (Dot Gain 20%).
I've tried exporting with and w/o color conversion, no changes.
(Full Size screenshot : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17204238/Screen-shot-grayscale-psd-vs-indd.png )
Help?
Thanks!

Black is not as Black as PS is showing. (Process Black is not as deep/dark/black as a dense black run on single color presses for books)
Edit > Preferences > Appearance of Black is enabled and showing you a true representation of how this might print.
You want to consider researching and using a Rich Black

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