Book file documents path

Hi
I think im going crazy but there must me an option do do this.
I am working o a Multi - language Magazine. So i create a folder Book_SV and store the bookfile(indb) in that folder and all associated documents to that book.
Now i want to create a new language, so i copy the folder and rename it to create Book_DK to use the first as a template and change the text and make local adjutsments.
My problem is that the Book-file in Book_DK still retains the links to Book_SV.
I've found people complaining about Indesign using absolut path to link to the documents in the indb-file and of course its going to cause trouble when copying folders.
But how do you change the path of a document inside of a book-file?

@Surferboy – you have to build a new book file to get that right.
There are scripts around that would do the tedious work.
Let me see. It's all in German and dates back to 2009, but see the following post by Martin Fischer:
http://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/foren/Katalog_mit_Buchfunktion_P401002.html#401002
Sorting order is alphabetically (depending on the OS, it might be wise to name the InDesign files with a prefix like "001_", "002_", "003_" etc.pp.)
Uwe

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For the first document, I select "start page numbering at" and enter "1". For the rest of the files, I select the automatic page numbering radio button.
Why won't the dialog box reflect, for file b, pages being 5-11 as it is supposed to? This will get very confusing as the document gets larger.
2. I created a document by resaving an initial file as a new file in order to create additional documents, keeping the same master but changing content. Even with the automatic page numbering radio button selected, some of these files start on the wrong page (e.g. 5 when the file is supposed to start on 12), after I select Update Page and Section numbers from the book dialog drop-down. I can't figure out what may forcing an override of this page numbering and am looking for a pointer in the right direction...thank you,
Erin

I am having the same exact problem as Erin. The page numbers don't even get updated correctly on the documents within the book.
I'm using InDesign CS3 5.0.3 on Win XP.
For the first document in the book, "Start Page Numbering at:" is set to "1." "Chapter Number:" is set to 1.
For the second and third+ documents in the book, "Automatic Page Numbering" is selected, as is "Continue from Previous Document in the Book."
In the Book panel, all documents show page "1-x". When I open the second and third+ documents, the page numbers all start at page 2.
Any ideas? Please tell me this is a documented bug because it's driving me crazy.
Thanks.

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