IBooks Author can't open .iba file, iBooks Author can't open .iba file

The iBook I've been working on won't open anymore. It is stuck on opening with the blue line at 100% in progress. Force quitting, restarting, shutting down have had no effect. Any advice on getting this file to open again? I'd hate to lose all my work on this book. A preview copy still resides on my iPad but the .iba file just won't open.

Do you know how to reinstall iBA?
The ~ as part of the name indicates a version...part of Lion's versioning feature. Those used to be hidden before 10.7.3 - now it seems to be a bug that you can see them.

Similar Messages

Can't open my book in progress (an ibooks author file) after updating to ibooks author v1.1. Help!

I've been working on an ibook in author now for 2 months. I've had some upds and downs with the format, but finally have a product that's close to finished. I updated my ibooks author software to 1.1 yesterday and now I can't open my file. Please help!!!!

Stefaniefj wrote:
I maked the ebook on my laptop, not on a Ipad. And now I want to eksport it and burn it on a dvd, så others can use it as an ebook.
The only people who can read your book in .ibooks format are people with an iPad, and an iPad cannot read a dvd. So you should probably export it as .pdf.

IBooks author: Can't open the file because "index.xml" is missing, please help!,

A project that I was working on yesterday and I didn't close it, today when I wanted to work on it and opened a new page there was a huge X on the page so I decided to quit ibooks then reopen it, saved all my changes first of course, but then when I tried opening it literally 10 seconds later it says the index.xml file is missing, this is my technology project due tomorrow please help!

This or a simmilar problems arose just after the last iBA update. There is a very long thread dealing with this.
I had a similar problems and nothing cured it until I contacted support and they gave me a link to upload to their server, they repaired my file and I downloaded it.
It actually took from start to finish about 2 weeks.
I "huge X" on any page usually indicates an image or similar content is missing.
The usual suggestions are to close everything down and do a re-boot.
I suggest a search of this forum for the thread may be an idea. Try this
https://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?peopleEnabled=true&userID=&containerTy pe=&container=&spotlight=false&q=index.xml+file+is+missing
If you make a copy of your book file and change .iba to .zip, you can open the file and check if the index page really is missing.

I just updated iBooks author and it won't recognize or open any of my .iba files.

I just updated iBooks author and it won't recognize or open any of my .iba files.

Have you tried basics from the manual?
restart, reset, restore.

My iba files don't open with new ibook author

I downloaded the new ibook author and my iba files won't open. How do I open them?

Make sure you're trying to use an unlocked book and not a locked version...

Can't Open iBook Author File - index.xml "missing"

I've been working on a new book for about two weeks now. I've opened, closed, saved and changed it many times. I went to open the book today in iBook Author to continue adding content and I got this error message:
"'Book Name' couldn't be opened. The required index.xml file is missing."
I've tried re-installing iBooks, accessing the the file under a different user name, but everytime I'm getting the same error message. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I've already spent about 40 hours with this book and I'd hate to loose all my work.
Thanks,
Jacob

I know this is a few weeks old, but I just had this happen and here is how I fixed it:
Duplicate the .iba file (the iBooks Author project) to your desktop or wherever you'd like.
Next, delete the .iba extension and make it .zip and click "Use .zip" when the dialog box pops up.
Then, double-click your newly created ZIP file. It will extract to a folder in the same directory.
Now, add the .iba extension to this folder. It will pop up another dialog box asking if you want to do this, click "Use .iba".
Your file should work now.

Error -1712, can't open ibooks file

HI,
I've been working on htis file for months. I get the error code -1712 andcan't open the file. Any suggestions?
Many thanks!
Elaine

Maximum for upload to the store is 2.0 GB.
See Optimizing performance in your iBooks Author books
If you have issues, use iBA's 'File/Revert to...' menu and see if you have something recent you can use, or as always, go to your main backup and pull from there.

How do I open make iBooks regognize two books created in iBA as different books/files? (iBooks opening separate books as the same file)

I am trying to load two different books created in iBooks Author into iBooks. These books were exported instead of uploaded to the iBookstore, therefore I download them and then open with iBooks on an iPad.
Here is my problem:
When I download a book (Book A), it opens in iBooks correctly. If I download a second book (Book B), instead of opening Book B, iBooks re-opens Book A. This also happens vice-versa if I delete Book A and then upload Book B. Essentially, both books cannot be loaded in iBooks at the same time, and iBooks treats the second download/open attempt as the second book being opened, when in actuality it opens the wrong book.
When I looked at the authoring files, I saw they had the same title listed in the Book Pane in iBA. Even when this title is changed, the books fail to open correctly in iBooks.
Has anyone run into a similar problem? Also, I am wondering if legacy meta data is a possible reason for iBooks to open the same book twice instead of loading and opening the new book? (if this is the case, is there a way that this legacy meta data can be deleted)?
Thanks in advance for your help/support.

Update: Solved.
Either creating a new file or saving the old as a template file & renaming it solved my problem.
Here is the discussion where I found that information:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20351734#20351734

How can I import an ibook file back into iBook Author?

I exported an ebook from iBook Author thinking it is the equivalent of saving the file.
I did not save the file, I only exported it and than exited the program.
My active file is vannished.
I need to make some adjustments to the ebook, but can not bring it back up.
Is there a way that I can re-import the iBook file back into iBook Author?
When I open iBook Author and try to open the exported file the program does not recognise the ibook file...
Thanks for your help!

Check for previous versions of that book in iBA....even if not saved.
You can dig into the .ibooks file by changing the suffix to zip, but you'll have to manually extract what you can from assets you find. Please only do this with your own books.

My Ibooks author will not open a file

I have an Ibooks author file that will not open. How can I open the file to edit it?

In that case, if the file isn't locked and/or owned by another user, and you don't see any errors when trying to access it, all I can imagine is that it is somehow broken/corrupted.
If you don't have a backup to try instead, you may want to contact Apple for iBA support and see if they can help....that, or walk your MB into the nearest Apple Store and see what they think.
Good luck in any case.

IBooks Author won't open a .ibooks file?

I've been messing around creating a textbook, and saved the file to a folder on my hard drive. The extension of the file is .ibooks and I can see that the file is nearly 40 MB, so I know it's right (I put videos and pictures in it).
But now when I go to open the file, I get a dialogue box that says iBooks Author can't open the file?
What gives?
Andrew

Hi there - I have a question about file type and size, and maybe others might want to know about this too:
I'm finishing an ebook I've made using iBooks Author and when I check the file size of the iba file (using Get Info), it says it's 2.14GB, which has me worried as I know the iBookstore accepts only files under 2GB (as well as 2GB being slow to download).
But after reading some comments online I tried saving the file as ibooks, and in this format it's only about 240MB. Which one is the true file size as it will appear on the iBookstore?
I can't seem to open the file with the ibooks extension - is that understandable because, as you said, it's for viewing on the iPad, right?
I really want to hit "publish" this week. Thanks in advance for any replies!

Can I move an ibook author file from one device to another?

I have ibook Author on my Macbook and my Mac Mini. If I start a project on my Macbook, is it possible to transfer the incomplete file to my Mini (where all my pictures and charts are stored) later to complete it?
~~ Chikana

Just like any other file, save your book where you can find it - it will have the suffix .iba
Move that file, however you like, to your other computer and continue there.

I deleted my ibooks author file but the preview is still available on my ipad, can I get the ibook back into ibooks author to continue to edit?

I deleted my ibooks author file but the preview is still available on my ipad, can I get the ibook back into ibooks author to continue to edit? I have not published anything, just previewed on my ipad but the file seems to be deleted from my imac which is what I was using ibooks author on. Any help is welcome!

It's not a 'process' at all.
If it was easy/straightforward, people would be turning store versions into iBA versions left/right and all **** would break loose. It's not and that's a good thing, sorry
Work up from whatever version you have.
Any work you value should be backed up....period. That backup should be used and tested regularly. Consider this a lesson learned, perhaps. Good luck in the future.

Ibook author 2 will not open file created in ibook author

ibook author 2 will not open file created in ibook author. How can I find out what is causing this? I read it might be a video file, but can't find out which one.
TIA

There should not be a simple issue just because of versions, I think.
You may have a corrupted asset, as you seem to think. In that case, it's up to you to dig into the exact cause, sorry.
Did you call support for this yet?

My iBook project will not open. It is saved as an .iba file.

I Am in the middle of making an iBook project but it will not open. It is saved as an .iba file. When I go to open it it says it can't be openEd is there anything I can do to open it?

Your post says you are using iMovie 08. In iMovie 08, a Project must be in the Movies/iMovie Projects folder of the startup drive. You can move it there in the Finder.
For Events, it sounds like the other Mac sees them. Hopefully, you moved them to the external drive from within iMovie. If so, once you move the project to the proper spot, all should be well.
If you upgrade to iMovie 09 or iMovie 11, you can have the Project files on the external drive as well.

IBooks Author can't open .iba file, iBooks Author can't open .iba file

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for