Quality of books look like cheap photocopies

Hi,
I have been using iPhoto for many years and have been a loyal iPhoto book customer as well. I use the books for all sorts of events such as golf charity fundraisers, weddings, family reunions, etc... The results have been usually great with good quality printing.
(The photos I use are very high quality, usually 3712 x 2528 pixels or greater. I never change the pixel dimensions.)
However, in the last six months, the book qualities have declined. The ones I received recently look rather poor, more like a cheap photocopy. Is Apple using a different printer that is faster or cheaper?

You can contact Apple at http://www.apple.com/support/photoservices/returns/ and explain the problem.
The color profile in your photo weren't Adobe RGB perchance?
OT
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