IDCS3 Book (INDB) Format Questions

Hello,
I am a frequent InDesign user, but only beginning to learn the book (INDB) format, and have been unable to find postings/help modules on the following. Would anyone know whether it is possible to:
1. Visually display/review/scroll a book (INDB) file within InDesign? Or is visual review (as opposed to viewing only a list of files in the book tab) possible only with standard INDD and printed/exported PDF files?
2. Save/export an INDB file as a (single) INDD file? I understand that an INDB file can be packaged as a series of INDD files, but cannot find a way to create one aggregated INDD file. One workaround I can imagine would be if it were possible to combine INDD files in some streamlined way (as opposed to, e.g., cutting/pasting the contents of each page), but I don't know how to do that either, unfortunately.
3. Create a book of books? In other words, can I combine two or more books easily, or is it necessary to re-add (and re-sequence) an entire series of individual INDD files?
Yes/No answers perfectly OK, of course. However, if any "No" answers have logical explanations that might improve my understanding of the program, I am all ears. So to speak. Thanks. Peter

> 1. Visually display/review/scroll a book (INDB) file within InDesign?
An Indesign Book is just a listing of Indesign Documents. It's certainly
possible to open some or all of the Indesign Documents through the Book
window and scroll through the pages, but the Book itself won't show you
the inside of each Document.
> 2. Save/export an INDB file as a (single) INDD file?
No. You can export the Book as one big PDF. But the Document files don't
necessarily have to have the same styles, style definitions, master
pages, chapter numbers, even the same page size. In order to combine
documents, there would have to be some way to standardize these elements
first.
> 3. Create a book of books?
No. Only Indesign Documents may be added to an Indesign Book. You can
drag Documents from one Book to another.
Kenneth Benson
Pegasus Type, Inc.
www.pegtype.com

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