Epub and ibooks version?
Can I publish in iTunes the same book as a epub-file, created with pages, and as a multi-touch-book, ibooks-file, created with iBooks Author? What can I do that Downloads in iTunes for the iPad will be the multi-touch-book and for the iPhone the epub-file?
The iPhone can't download a multi-touch book, so you don't to worry about that side of it.
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Hi jybravo70,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like you may be experiencing issues on your non iOS 8 devices because iOS 8 is required to set up or join a Family Sharing group.
The following information is located in the print at the bottom of the article.
Apple - iCloud - Family Sharing
Family Sharing requires a personal Apple ID signed in to iCloud and iTunes. Music, movies, TV shows, and books can be downloaded on up to 10 devices per account, five of which can be computers. iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite are required to set up or join a Family Sharing group and are recommended for full functionality. Not all content is eligible for Family Sharing.
Have a great day,
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I recently downloaded a book "In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day" and iBooks tells me its incorrectly formatted even though I downloaded this from iTunes and have the latest version of the iBooks app. What is going on? I want a refund if this doesn't work. My other books open fine.
The Report a Problem link can also be found in iTunes/Store/View Account/Purchase History.
Before asking for a refund, also try deleting the book and redownloading it.
If you find that the iBookstore is does not meet your needs, you can try one of the others like Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Googlebooks, or Sony.
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I have written a book. I have it in iBooks and ePub format. I want to upload both the formats to iTunes iBookStore. I have already uploaded iBook format. But what I want to do is upload both iBook and ePub in the same book. Like for example, if the iPhone user downloads the book, he/she should get a ePub file while iPad and Mac user should get the iBook file. How should I do that?
Link to my book is here: https://itun.es/us/G3CvZThat would require two versions/books, not one hybrid, which you can't do in the store, sorry.
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Why does iTunes producer change the format of my epub file when I submit it to ibooks?? How do I fix this?
trentharris wrote:
actually no it doesn't, when I i convert it from pages to epub file must be when it changes it?
Yes, it is Pages causing this. I suggest you search/ask in the Pages and epub forums and see if someone there has a fix (this forum is for the iBooks Author app):
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Problems with fixed layout epub 3 and iBooks version 2
I am producing an epub 3 fixed layout ebook. My query is whether there is a known issue with epub 3 and the old version of iBooks - iBooks 2.
The epub has passed verification with epubcheck 3.0.1 and I have viewed the file on my iPad with iBooks 3.2 as well as on iBooks on my Mac, and also through the Chrome browser using Readium. In all cases the layout is fine. But when the file is downloaded onto an old iPad using iBooks 2, the layout is all mixed up. The iPad says that its operating system of OS.5 is up-to-date , and will not allow it to be updated, and thus it's impossible to update iBooks to versions 3.
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Problems with epub3 and iBooks version2
Problems with fixed layout epub 3 and iBooks version 2
I am producing an epub 3 fixed layout ebook. My query is whether there is a known issue with epub 3 and the old version of iBooks - iBooks 2.
The epub has passed verification with epubcheck 3.0.1 and I have viewed the file on my iPad with iBooks 3.2 as well as on iBooks on my Mac, and also through the Chrome browser using Readium. In all cases the layout is fine. But when the file is downloaded onto an old iPad using iBooks 2, the layout is all mixed up. The iPad says that its operating system of OS.5 is up-to-date , and will not allow it to be updated, and thus it's impossible to update iBooks to versions 3.
So my question is whether this is a known issue with fixed layout epub 3 and versions 2 of iBooks, and if so whether there is a work around to allow fixed layout epub 3 to be read on iBooks2.Hello vinnyvg
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I have already put all the links in the upper layer as you suggested, but it did not work.
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My question is this: am I able to submit an "enhanced edition" of what is essenitally the same content that is already offered on the book store, and be able to charge a dollar or two more? Or, will I go thru the effort of converting my book and buying another ISBN, only to have Apple reject my "second" edition due to duplcation?
Anyone ever done something similar? I think it's a valid procuedue; the "regular" ePub version is for the iPod touch and iPhone (and the iPad if the user desires), and the "enhanced" edition would be for those on iPads who want a more enriched experience.
Thoughts?Yes, I have done this. We did a standard text edition as an ePub, and an enhanced version for $4 USD more. We did use two separate ISBN numbers.
There is even a field in the ITunes Producer app when you upload your book, to specify any related versions of your title, including other electronic versions as well as a print version, etc.
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Hi spati,
I ran into this problem as well. Seems like something funky going on with iBooks 3. Anyways, I had to tweak my read-aloud clip starts in the smil. Where the word was not highlighting, I added a few milliseconds to the timing until the word started highlighting again. Not the most ideal solution, and not sure what exactly causes it because 90% of the words were just fine, but it seemed to fix the problem. Note prior to the problem happening, I had all my clip start timings = clip end timings for the previous word, so there were no gaps.
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Hello.... can anyone tell me why when I email myself an epub file....it arrives in my inbox as a Zip file...and iBooks cannot open it. Any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks
If you are running Tiger, you don't have time machine.
You need to get something like SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner (sorry, I don't have a handy link for CCC but you can Google it to get their site) to make a clone of your drive on the external and then do incremental backups. The free versions do a lot and you can upgrade to the full-service versions for small change if you need more. The one time I used SuperDuper! for cloning a volume it worked just fine.
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IOS 6.0.1 and iBook 3.0.1 - problems with interactive epub
My iPad 2 was recently updated wtih IOS 6.0.1 and iBook 3.0.1. After the recent update some of my interactive epub files are not working properly. Mainly slideshows, working fine earlier, where I have used jquery and javascript. Does anyone know why? Is there a bug in the updates. Thanks for helping me out of this problem.
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I have an iPad 1. I went to do an update on GarageBand and iBooks but it will not update. How do I return it to the original version?
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I have put epubs into ibooks and i would like to know how i can then export them to an email or dropbox?
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trevbeats,
I had the same problem. It turned out the issue for me was that I had Automatic downloads turned off on my devices!
see below how to turn it on.
Tap Settings > iTunes & App Stores on your device.
Tap Sign In if you're not already signed in to the iTunes Store.
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