Questions tagged [apple-books]
Books is an e-book reader made by Apple for iOS and macOS.
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.epub e-book can't be read in Apple Books
I have an .epub e-book that was created in 2018. It was tested and worked with Kindle, Apple, and several other readers.
Now, the file does not work in Apple books - and multiple people have tested or ...
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How to access developer tools in iBooks on macOS Monterey (version 12)
How do I access developer tools in iBooks on macOS12 (Monterey)?
We have epubs with multiple-choice questions, and we use Javascript to make them interactive (i.e. click on an option, see if you're ...
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Change eBook font doesn't change font for ordered/unordered lists
I've created an ePUB with fonts exported so that when viewed on "Original" (eg in iBooks), you see the same font as the paperback edition of the book. But if you change the font in iBooks (...
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How to know what is wrong with an ePub file converted from FB2 and not able to be opened by iBooks?
I have an EPUB file converted from FB2 by my own programmatically. I need to convert exactly programmatically because I'm going to develop an iOS app which should take an FB2 file, convert it to EPUB ...
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Does ipad (ibooks) supports mixed layout epubs (reflowable with some fixed pages)
I want few pages in my reflowable epub (pages having complex tables which span to two pages in PDF) as fixed layout. As per IDPF standard, I have added rendition property for those pages in spine as ...
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Problem with left alignment in Calibre/iBooks
Using Calibre I have tried to use ´text-align: left´ in CSS but viewing the resulting epub-file with iBooks the result is still justified text. How can I change to left alignment?
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How do I direct links in popup-footnotes directly to main text?
Using calibre and epub3 I'm using popup footnotes (with epub:type). In some of the footnotes I present links (ex. a link to Chapter 2) to the main text. This referred text should not be presented in ...
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How to trigger pagination recalculation when changing content via JS?
I wrote a little script in JavaScript that allows the user to switch the language of the text displayed. It simply works by hiding the language blocks except for the one corresponding to the language ...
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iBooks: video tag with autoplay property won't play if there's something else in the document
I have little hope finding any help since it looks like an iBooks bug to me, but here's what I found:
If I have in my EPUB file an XHTML document containing only a <video> element with the ...
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using the same javascript library several times in an ibook
I have a question similar to the one asked here, but I did not understand the answer given to that question. I would like to use mathjax and JSXGraphs in several widgets with iBooksAuthor, but I would ...
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iBooks ERROR ITMS-9000 - problem with id
I tried submitting my first epub to iBooks and got this error:
ERROR ITMS-9000: "Shankle.epub: OEBPS/Text/introduction.xhtml(11): value of attribute "id" is invalid; must be an XML name without ...
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Can you use CSS to target iOS night reading mode?
Is there a way to target Night mode (or Sepia or Gray mode for that matter) on iBooks with custom CSS? I have decorative elements in my chapter headings that I would like to match with the text colors ...
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Locating or Copying Epubs in iBooks
I made a mistake on an epub I'm working on. I discovered that I left my backup on an external hard drive at work.
No problem, I have a "good" version in iBooks.
But how do I access this copy? I was ...
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How to add Google Play tab and iBookStore tab on facebook?
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I'm an self-publishing author and i was wondering if i can by any means add a clear and visible link to my GooglePlay/iBookStore author profile on facebook. I've already tried adding an ...
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InDesign EPUB omitting page 1 in iBook thumbnails
I create an InDesign document which I am exporting as a Fixed layout EPUB. When viewing in iBooks, page 1 (first page of the book itself, I'm not talking about the separate cover file) does not show ...
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How do I reverse an epub that turns right to left?
I have an epub book that turns its pages right to left. The text is still left to right, but I press ← in iBooks to turn to the second page from the first, etc. My other epubs function normally. How ...
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Cross-platform interactive ebook in iBooks Author
I'm attempting to create a choose-your-own-adventure ebook in iBooks Author. However, in formats other than the mac store, the links do not work. I can export it as an epub but the links will only ...
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Has Apple’s FairPlay DRM been cracked?
I am not asking how. I am asking the binary Yes/No question of whether Apple’s FairPlay DRM copy-protection as used on their iBooks ebook content is known to have been cracked/broken/breached, citing ...
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How do you make paragraphs break in iBooks or Nook?
I have just finished the long and arduous task of typesetting a book using quarkXpress2015. While everything is beautiful on-screen and as a PDF, things get ugly when exporting as ePub for ebooks. I'...
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Setting default ePub font in iBooks
I acquired a sample epub file from a client to use as a template for new epub files. When I open this file in iBooks (v 1.0.1), the paragraph text by default has the font Iowan, and the style ...
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landscape orientation in ereaders: css for both 1 and 2 page layout?
I'm trying to write css media queries for landscape and portrait orientations.
With widths of 1024 pix and wider, you think that 1024 pixels is enough to have 2 columns instead of 1.
But does any ...
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If I update an already published book on iTunes Producer, will those changes be pushed to purchasers?
Similar to this question, but would like to know specifically if there's a way to do this through the iBookstore/iTunes Producer, and what the process might be.
The books are epub2 and epub3, not ...
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backing up books from iBooks
I have a phone with iBooks installed, and I have read a lot of non-DRM epubs on this device. I wonder if it is possible to back those books up? I couldn't find any relevant menu neither in the ...
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Rich e-book authoring, other than iBooks Author?
i am writing (or should i say, developing) an ebook on iBooks Author with all the cool features it provides. After this I wanted to do a version of it for other platforms, such as the Kindle. From ...
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How to make ibooks automatically break sentences?
I have an epub file which I tested in ibooks to see if the layout is right.
It opened perfectly, but I noticed that lines/sentences that are broader than the screen, are not broken down and shown on ...
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iBooks - Cover Image Page
iBooks is correctly using the image I designated for the cover as a thumbnail in the shelf area of Ibooks where all the books are displayed. However, it is removing the cover.html page from the ebook....
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Are there good book recommendation services? [closed]
I would like to get some book recommendations. Are there any services that you can suggest?
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Using the same javascript library several times in an ebook
I would like to develop responsive ebooks, and lucky me I found that iBook Author allows to include javascript in the books. This works through inserting the HTML widget in a small box to the text.
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EPUB & Kindle File Glossary and Dictionary Selection
Copied from an identical Stack Overflow Question. (Didn't know there's an eBooks stack exchange now, woot!)
The Puzzle
I am working on an eBook file, or series of files, which should be compatible ...
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Why does the text in my aside display in my ebook?
I'm trying to use the pop-up footnotes for that are now supported by iBooks see here. I can get the pop ups to work and it has the text that I want, but for some reason the text in the aside is also ...
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Where can I find Apple's iBooks formatting guide?
I made a decision not to sign up for Apple's iBooks publishers' account (mainly because I don't own a Mac and use a Linux box most of the time -- also I don't want to buy ISBN numbers for my ebooks ...
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Can I make custom fonts show up in iBooks?
Is it possible to include custom fonts in an ebook and have them show up in iBooks, or can you only use the various default fonts listed on the device?
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Question about vocabulary used on itunes paid ibook application form
I'm in the process of applying for a paid ibooks account on itunes. I'm new to the publishing scene and was hoping someone could explain some of the vocabulary used in the form.
Terms I am unfamiliar ...
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