Can iBooks Author handle custom URL schemes?

Hi
I have a native application that displays radiology images. I'd love to have iBooks be able to click on a link that had a custom URL scheme and launch my application. This way you could (for example) have a textbook for different procedures or findings and be able to display the type of study that would result from the procedure.
When I enter URL with a custom URL scheme iBooks Author prepends a 'http:" to the URL. Is there any way around this?
I've tried editing an exported iBooks file manually (e.g. in emacs) but the modified ibook doesn't seem to be imported.

Yes.  I'd love to know the same thing for similar reasons.

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