Saving photos from iphoto version 8

Hi. I am new to this, so sorry if I am asking a stupid question. I am using iphoto version 8, and have transferred about 400 photos onto this. I am worried about losing all my pictures if I lose my mac (or if it gets stolen) - is there a way to save all the pictures somewhere else just in case? Do I need to copy them onto a disc or is there a better way? I would prefer not to copy all the pictures to a public website. Thanks so much for your help.

S & B
This is a very sensible question.
You have the same back up options for your photos as you have for any data on your Mac and you should use them!
You can burn your Library to CD or DVD using the Share -> Burn Command in iPhoto. Personally, I do this about twice a year and keep those disks across town in a relatives home.
You can back up your files to an External Hard Disk
You can upload your files to storage on the Internet: Use .Mac or any of the similar services such as Amazon's S3. These are not photo viewing sites, just file storage.
And, you can also use sites like Flickr for storage too - the pics do not ahve to be available to the public, but can be restricted to you and people you invite.
Regards
TD

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