IBooks 1.2.1 fixes?

What exactly did this update fix? I'm still at version 1.1 because of all the bugs that were in 1.2 but would like to know if they were finally fixed.
Specifically I'm concerned about the following:
Book loading bug
PDF cover bug
Organization bug
Shelving graphic bug

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Yosemite is not supported for Encore, but neither was Mavericks (even though it is on the list, I don't think it is truly "supported," and there were issues).
Many of the issues in Mavericks and Yosemite appeared to be permissions. Most Adobe apps need read/write access, and those were not the defaults for the OS.
Some Mavericks users reported the following fixes their problems - I eventually assumed that somewhere in the process, it was fixing permissions. But perhaps it does more:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/6109315#6109315
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I download this exercises files from adobe.com
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then i export the file to epub (fixed layout), this works perfect in my iMac iBooks, but the sound don't work in my iPad iBooks, any idea?

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There is an issue on iOS7 with playing sounds, with latest iOS8 there is no such issue. Issue could be there if you trying on iOS7, I would suggest trying same epub on iOS8 and see if issue is there as well.
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As a newer iPad user, I have been hesitant to add apps. I would like to add iBooks but after reading of problems with current version, I wonder if I should wait. Or are the problems occurring only with users upgrading from the previous version?

Just about any application in existence is declared to be defective and unusable by some group or other. The internet tends to concentrate the negative. A small group can appear to be massive if vociferous enough. Never take anonymous and anecdotal online reports as anything other that what they are. Take the famous (or infamous) case of the iPhone 4 "antennagate" issue for example. A small number of users with various motives and experiences blew the issue up into some massive failure. There were sarcastic, outraged videos posted. The tech press went ballistic. Yet here we are a later and you see or read absolutely nothing about it. Nothing has changed about the iPhone 4's antenna. It's still the same as it was when it was declared to be the issue that would end Apple once and for all. So what happened? Nothing. The antenna issue was blown out of proportion by a small group using the internet to concentrate their negative opinions.
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After upgrading to IOS 5 on my iPad only some books in iBooks show content. They were fine before the upgrade. I made a new version in Pages and reinstalled them on the iPad. Still nothing. What is the fix?

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my ibook is so bad it froze while reinstalling the ibook software.i was told that reinstalling the ibook/apple software should fix the problem. does anyone have a suggestion on how fix it?
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Hi Vtjm23,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
I wouldn't give up hope yet. I don't know what exactly you are doing or what exactly is wrong so I can't say much. It sounds like to me that you should bring you iBook to your local Apple Store/Reseller. There they can take a look at your computer, try it themselves, and then show you how to do it. I am not saying you did it improperly, but maybe something is wrong with your discs.
I hope that helps,
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PS Please walk us through how you are reinstalling. Are you using the original discs?

IBook G4 Blue Screen

Since this problem seems to have happened with most people here, as a result of an Apple software update, Apple should be responsible to help us solve this problem. It is their responsibility. ... They broke it, They bought it.
Has anybody gotten through to Apple regarding this mess?? Has anybody found a solution?

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Macs-Apples-1506/ibook-won-t-start.htm
There probably are variants, as well as alternative cause scenarios
and their resultant troubleshooting and repair procedures....
For more: ' iBook Blue Screen Startup Fix ' - google search result:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=iBookblue+screen+on+startup+fix&btnG=GoogleSearch&aq=f&oq=
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IBook wont start

Have an iBook G4. When I try to turn my computer it sounds like the fan kicks on but nothing else happens. The computer does not start up and the screen stays blank. Any help appreciated!
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Hey Nate and welcome to Apple Discussions,
Well the whirring fan sounds like this:
http://www.coreyarnold.org/ibook/
Try the shim fix described there and see if it won't boot into target mode so you can get your data off.
eMail me for instructions.
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Hello, I'm new around here and I would like to ask some questions.
I don't know why, but my iBook starts to act weird lately. When I put it in sleep mode and then reopen it later, it froze. It has been like this for a few days. Then yesterday, when I was doing surfing on the internet, everythign was lagging and then my laptop froze. So I shut it down but when I start it up, it takes a long time before it gets to the desktop and there's some piercing noise all the long.
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Pendragon:
Welcome to Apple Discussions. Hope you won't be new for long. It is a good place for Mac users to visit.
Your computer probably needs a spot of maintenance. I would begin by booting from the install disk holding down the "C" key. Go to the installer menu and open Disk Utility. Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the let panel and First Aid in the main panel. click on Repair Disk. If DU reports errors, Repair again and again until DU reports no errors. If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior
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Here is a link to Gulliver's article on OS X Maintenance which I have found very helpful: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607640&#607640
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cornelius
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Hey guys, I want to know in what tool was the beautiful yellow submarine ibook made. It has great animations and I'd like to produce something like that. Any ideas on what was it made in?

Yellow Submarine (published by Subafilms Ltd.) uses Fixed Layout ePub which were introduced in December 2010 with iBooks 1.2. Fixed Layout books appear in the store with a minimum requirement of iBooks 1.x
iBooks Author books create a different file format and do not support the fixed layout ePub Read aloud narration features. iBA files appear in the store with a minimum requirement of iBooks 2.x
Books on creating Fixed Layout ePub: http://www.elizabethcastro.com/epub/
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http://authoradventures.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/how-to-create-fixed-layout-ibooks -part.html
http://ebookarchitects.com/conversions/fixedlayout.php

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I think I have discovered the cause.
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* I really appreciate answers to my questions elsewhere, but basically none of my issues have been solved. I can't replicate the "fixes" people give me.

dr_box wrote:
I see now that InDesign launched fixed-layout epub export last summer, so that for me is probably the route to go for what I'm trying to do, and skip IBA altogether.
Yes, I think InDesign is a good choice unless you really need the interactive widgets that iBA provides. Plus your book will be readable on any platform.

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robertSBS wrote:
My students have made their own iBooks from a single iBooks Author template that I made for them.
Did you make this template via File > Save as Template?
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