Tiger installation fails despite the advice found here--what next?

Greetings mac wizards--please advise me!
I've been trying to upgrade my i-mac from the Tiger disc that came with my i-book. (Sales rep told me this was legal and would work.)
Recurring message is "this software cannot be installed on this computer," despite having held the C key during restart, run disk utility repairs, removed plug ins, removed memory card.
Also tried installing "bundled software only" but got error message "bill of material for this package was not found."
Me thinks something is very wrong--perhaps this is not okay and rigged not to work?
Extended utility for my beloved i-mac is in your hands!
imac g4 flat screen Mac OS X (10.2.x) running on 10.2.8

Welcome To Discussions kever!
cornelius wrote "Unless I am missing something..."
Possibly, this is what he missed "I've been trying to upgrade my i-mac from the Tiger disc that came with my i-book.
Unless I'm missing something, William Kucharski is correct.
Additional info in these links.
Using OS X Install CDs/DVDs On Multiple Macs
What's A Computer Specific Mac OS X Release
Software Update, Upgrade: What's The Difference?
If you don't want to wait for Leopard 10.5.x to be released, and your iMac meets the Tiger System Requirements, Tiger is available for purchase at The Apple Store (U.S.).
If you know what to look for, a Full Retail Version, of the Tiger Install DVD, can also be purchased rather inexpensively, at some online Apple retailers, Amazon, eBay, FastMac, AppleRescue, etc.
As posted, be sure not to purchase grey, upgrade or machine specific CDs or DVDs.
Unless purchased from AppleRescue, the discs should look exactly like the images in the above links, and not say Upgrade, CPU Drop-in DVD, or "This software is part of a hardware bundle purchase - not to be sold seperately." on them.
Once Tiger 10.4.x is installed, you can use the PPC 10.4.9 Combo Update, to upgrade to the current version.
Additionally, "Tiger ships on a DVD, but if your Mac doesn’t have a built-in DVD-ROM player, you’ll need CD media."
AppleRescue, also sells a Tiger installation set on CD.
Shop Carefully, Examine All Documentation, And I Wish You Success!
ali b

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