Sharing Photo Books Online

I created a photobook as a gift for my son's teacher. It was great, a success. Now many of my friends and colleagues want to a) view the completed book online and b) potentially order one themselves (from Apple, not me..)
Is there away to share photo books made in iPhoto 09 online? I am not as concerned about the ordering part ( although it would be nice not to be caught in the middle) as I am the sharing part. I have shared all of the raw photos via Gallery & mobileMe, but want to share the formatted & edited book. Any tips.... ?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You could do it like this: iPhoto Book as an iWeb Slideshow. You can even add music to play while the visitors are viewing the pages.
Or go as far as converting the book pages to a jpeg in iPhoto and then create an iPhoto MobileMe gallery. You can then send the URL for the gallery or embed it in an iWeb page like this: MobileMe Galleries

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How do I see my pictures that are in my aperture library in finder? I would like I be able to select photos in finder when I am making photo books online without having to export them first from aperture jinto a new folder. Is there any way to view

How do I see my pictures that are in my aperture library in finder? I would like I be able to select photos in finder when I am making photo books online without having to export them first from aperture jinto a new folder. Is there any way to view and download my pictures directly from finder?

SamanthaR22 wrote:
How do I see my pictures that are in my aperture library in finder? I would like I be able to select photos in finder when I am making photo books online without having to export them first from aperture jinto a new folder. Is there any way to view and download my pictures directly from finder? [Emphasis added.]
The digitization of data has introduced a complexity to our interactions with it that we continue to struggle with. "Picture" and "Photo" now mean different things in different contexts. In this case (and in general) defining our terms clearly is the first step towards understanding what we are trying to do. Understanding is the path that allows us to do it.
All pedantic, but please stick with me here .
You record a set of instantaneous data with a camera.
That data is processed by your camera and saved to a file.
The file format is usually either RAW or JPG.
You transfer those files to your computer, and you import them into the program Aperture (often in one operation).
From each camera-file imported, Aperture creates a record in its database (called, imho unhelpfully, a Library) and an Image that you see in the Aperture Browser and Viewer.
Aperture links the Image and the imported file.
The imported file is called, within Aperture, an Original.
Every Image has an Original.
The Image is not the Original. The Image is what you see in Aperture.
The Original is a file that is stored on your computer.
You can make changes to an Image.
Aperture calls these changes Adjustments.
Adjustments are saved to another file attached to the record in the database. Let's call this file the Changes File.
Aperture uses these two files attached to the record in the database to create the Image.
Image = Original + Changes File.
The Image is not a file.
Because the Image is not a file, it cannot be shared with other programs. It exists only inside of Aperture.
In order to share an Image with another program, you must first create a file of the Image.
You do this by exporting Images ("File ▹ Export ▹ Version" is the command in Aperture; should be, imho, "File ▹ Export ▹ Image").
You may ask, "Why all the complexity? Why doesn't Aperture save Images as files?" The answer is simple: Images can require less — and in many cases very very much less — storage space than files of Images. Rather than save a full-size file for every Image, Aperture saves only instructions on how to make that full-size file. The gain in storage efficiency is huge. The trade-off is that although your Images are always available to be made into share-able files, you must create those files when needed (which you do by exporting selected Images).
Here is your question reworded with more precise terms:
SamanthaR22 might have written:
How do I access Images in my Aperture Library in the Finder? I would like I be able to select files in the Finder when I am making photo books online without having to create them by exporting Images from Aperture into a new Finder folder. Is there any way to view and download my Images directly from the Finder?
No, there is not. Images exist only in Aperture, and are not accessible for use in other programs. You must create, for each Image in your Aperture Library, a new file outside of your Aperture Library in order to use it with another program.
Aperture does allow you to create and save within your Library share-able files of your Images. These files are called Previews. You specify the file parameters in Aperture Preferences on the Previews tab. These files are available to other programs via the OS X Media Browser. These files are what you get when you drag selected Images out of the Aperture program and drop them on another program or on your desktop (which is part of the Finder).
HTH.
—Kirby.

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How can we share photo books created in iPhoto so others can buy the same book?

Duplicate your iPhoto library and delete all events, that are not needed for the book from the copied iPhoto library (don't forget to empty the trash). Then copy the second library with only the photos for the book to a USB stick and send your friends or family the stick.
Format the stick to MacOS Extended (Journaled) before you send it.
See: iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users

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We created a photo book on iLife 09 on the MacBook Pro and wanted now to use parts of that layout in a new photo book we are creating on the iMac. I opened sharing preferences and opted to share that book, but on the iMac, I only have the photos from the photo book, and not the layout.
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Is it possible to share the book including layout between the two computers using a network?
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Send a feature request to Apple via http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html.
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Repost the image using the camera icon in the tool bar so we can see what you're referring to.
Have you made a PDF preview of the book as Apple suggested and does the 61 show up?
Command (right) - clicking on any page will give you this contextual menu with options for previewing books before ordering:
We always recommend saving the PDF file to compare it with the printed copy when it arrives. That gives you dated proof of what the pdf looked like when ordered. The book needs to be previewed in a pdf as a pdf is what is created and transmitted for printing.
I vaguely remember another post about some errant text in the book but can't find the post now.
Apple is offering you a 50% rebate and will let you keep the existing books. If you error is on the dust jacket you might be able to correct the dust jacket text, create a PDF file and have just the dust jacket printed locally by a local printer like Kinkos.
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I am getting the impression that I can't use my new iPad for creating photo books from my snapfish/shutterfly accounts? One of the big reasons I got an iPad was to continue my hobby of making photo books online, having the photo books be created by snapfish, and then paying for them to be created and sent to me.
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http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mmc0cd7bfa
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Having said that, this troubleshooting guide should help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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