IBooks older look (3) in iOS8?

I Think I know the answer to this- but thought I'd see if anyone has found a solution.
i use my iPad to read a lot. I really like the 'look' it has in the older iBooks- where you could select the Book Theme and it would look like a real book. Not just the page turning, but the pages look real.
Maybe not a big deal to many, but for me it is like night and day. I just don't understand why they don't keep that option available. Why make a $1000 unit look like a $79 Kindle?
i Know there is a place for suggestions- but it doesn't do any good from what I've seen.
so I'm asking if anyone has found a way to keep the old version of iBooks in iOS 8. I still run the old one in iOS7- just make sure to never update it, or have to go through a boogie to get it back.
here is what I'm talking about
Older version view
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new version view
[IMG]http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm256/lotus54/misc/44a0c05e624c24e660bc569fa7 8374ca_zps22384c4c.jpg[/IMG]
they hey will probably delete this post, but I'm really looking for any ideas.

Mark,
I so agree with you. This issue is the only thing that keeps me from buying a new iPad. As your example shows, the original iBooks app looked so much like a real book that I did not miss the reading from a paperback. When the new iBook app came out in IOS7, I tried it and just could not stand reading in landscape mode without the center crease. It no longer felt like I was reading a book. Luckily you could reinstall the older iBooks app in IOS7. It appears that is not possible in IOS8. Why can't they at least provide an option to provide the original look? Does Apple even look at the terrible ratings that new version received? Maybe the general public has just moved away from reading and no longer care about books. I use to champion Apple products to my friends but now I just complain about the terrible iBooks app.
Mike

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