I am an iBooks author. Connect shows book management tools. I need app management tools.

As an iBooks author I already have my iTunes Connect account set up to manage my book content. Now that I'm ready to publish an app for the iPhone, however, I cannot find any app management tools. I have a paid membership to Apple's Developer program, and my Apple ID is linked up to XCode. Help?
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Problem solved on the phone with Apple. One Apple ID cannot be associated with both iTunes Connect for iBooks and iTunes Conect for the App Store. They issued a refund on my newly purchased developer membership and had me create a second Apple ID under which to enroll in the App Store side of things. Not perfect, but a quick and easy solution.

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I am trying to publish a book on iBooks using iBook Author. My submission has been rejected 3 times already. Not an easy ride. Sometime the explanation for rejection is quite generic and does not give much details about what is really wrong.
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I have already published one Enhanced iBook in iTunes (The Wandering Gorillas) about my research in Rwanda. I am now working on several others which will contain much more interactive media - photos and video.
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/22800295#22800295
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First - Since Apple restrict the final iBook size to 2 Gb (and recommen smaller) I am considering creating my new iBook via separetly published chapters - so that each will be less than the max 2GB. Obvioulsy these will have to have some 'stand alone' usefulness!
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And, delete uneccessary versions of course!
I do feel that this is an emerging issue which many will face - as we incorporate more and more rich media into our iBooks.
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Thunderstorm played havoc with box from my ISP - and I am ruuning on a reserve and internet access flaky!
but, here goes with one reply. Will have to wait later re tests for your other suggestions when weather calmed down
Re 'as Apple suggessted' I should have said - no larger than 5000 x 5000 pixels (the 3240 was my vertical proportional dimension from choosing 5000 horizintal dimension)
this is from Ibooks Author help
Add and edit photos and other images
You can add a photo or other image (in a supported file type) to a page in your book by dragging the photo from theMedia Browser, the Finder, or another application.
After adding a photo to your book and positioning it on the page, you can use the tools in iBooks Author to mask (crop) the photo; change its brightness, contrast, and other image qualities; or erase its background.
Important: When you export your book for distribution outside the iBookstore, images are automatically scaled to a width of 2048 pixels, which is optimized for iPad with Retina display. Readers can view these images on other iPad models, but the viewing experience might be slower. You can improve the viewing experience on iPad models without Retina display by using images no wider than 1024 pixels.
ShowMask (crop) a photo
ShowChange a photo’s brightness, contrast, and other settings
ShowRemove the background or unwanted elements from a photo
Important: Images can’t be larger than 25 megapixels (5000 x 5000 pixels) or 50 MB.
SEE ALSO
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IBooks Author updating your book?

Hey everyone got a question for you about iBooks Author. Let's say my book is out on the store, but all the sudden I found a HUGE typo or even a page I forgot to add. Can I go back and fix my mistake and push out a "update" which will allow the user to "update" their books just like you can for apps?

If it is a paid/paid book, you'll need another ISBN-13 and another book, edition, whatever.
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Can the ibooks author 3D show model as orthographic mode?

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i have to show 3D model in ibooks author
i know i have to convert the 3d file into collada format.
but even i have code the orthographic mode code in the file.
in MPB , it istill display as perspective mode. why?
Dooe Mac OS not support orthographic projection?

Don't you mean iOS? Did you try it on your iPad yet?
What you see is what you get - at least for now
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Presumanbly the "Proof" you see in iBooks - is on either your mac or your iPad.. after you deciided to Preview it.
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1. What should be the size and resolution for the layout (for cover page, content page)
2. What should be the format of images and maximum size of the images
3. What should be the format of 3D animation and 2D animation.
4. Is there any other information required other than the above mentioned?
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I am using 3D graphics for my book too. I am almost finished and I might as well share some of my discoveries using iBooks Author.
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Hoping it will be easy to use the format of iBooks Author so that I won't have to make changes.
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How do I sync iBooks on iOS devices when I create an ebook using iBooks Author?

Hello Ottoni1,
Thank you for the question. You can preview the book you created in iBooks Author in iBooks on your iPad using the following steps:
Preview a book or a chapter on iPad
Connect iPad to your Mac.
On the Home screen of your iPad, tap iBooks.
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iBooks Author: Preview a book in iBooks
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2807
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Does IBooks Author optimize images?
We are using Photoshop “Save for Web” feature to save the files. Dimensions are 2048 x 1536.
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Here is the file size of the same 3 PNG-24 files: 71k, 102k, 99k
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How are you Using iBooks Author and Samples

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And that being said, I'm also interseted to see samples of how the books of others look on the iPad, including if possible the children's books, entertainment books or the work-related books. (Including how they incorporated widgets, theme in the pages, fonts, etc)
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I generally find that, for creating the text, I'm better off with the word processor of my choice. That way, I get to focus on content and structure and I don't get distracted by layout and formatting issues. While working in the word processor, I use only the simplest of styles. (Logical styles rather than visual ones, the equivalen of HTML <H1>, <H2>, etc.
Once I'm happy with the text and I've done the copy editing, I import into the page layout program and do the layout.
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