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How to I an extra page from the Chapter page that is appended to the Chapter page? No content is displayed on the page but it will not delete.

What template are you using? Have you altered the templete in any way?
The normal way to add Chapters to the book is Add Pages button top left of application menu.
You can add a Chapter and then add either a section or a page or both in that order.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2751

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I'm using ibooks author and have 2 ipads. I was able to use my 1st ipad to preview the book and it worked perfect. Then I needed to use my 2nd ipad and it didn't work

The 2nd ipad is another designers in my department. I did all the tricks that normally make preview work. Unplug ipad, close ibooks, reopen ibooks, then plug into my computer, waited a few minutes, then hit preview. Still nothing?
Plugged my first ipad back in to double check for user error and that works fine.
By chance does ibooks autor only recognize 1 ipad?? the ipads have 2 different "owners" so would that cause an issue??
thanks!

When I had this problem it was because the iBooks on the iPad hadn't been updated to iBooks 3.
It can't be a number of iPads issue as I've connected a couple of different ones here.
If it's not this then sorry I have no other ideas!

IBooks Author seems to have stopped counting words at a bit under 20,000. Page count is wrong too. Anyone else seen this or know what's wrong?

I believe I'm updated to the latest version of iBooks Author, and have crossed over 20,000 words on my book, and it seems to be stuck at 19,267 words. My page count is up to 91 but iBooks Author says 85 (that one is easier to verify, but word count simply isn't moving at this point. I browsed a bit but didn't find the issue reported elsewhere. Is there perhaps an option I'm missing or something? It seemed to be just fine, and when I got things transferred from Pages the word count was at least similar to what it was so I think it's been working.

Fabe, thanks for asking clarifying questions. Inspector in iBooks Author tells me there are 85 pages, and the page count next to the thumbnails tells me a different number, saying the last page is 91. That is not including front matter so, yes, there are more pages. In fact, many more since there is a quite a bit more white space in the iBooks version. As for word count and being able to enter more text, I really didn't notice that the word count was not changing until I had checked back several times and noticed it hadn't crossed over 20,000 words and then noticed that the number looked awfully familiar. In my case, it certainly seems to be stuck at 19.267 words, and I don't see any other negative effects.
Steve

How to create Protein or Chemical structures in .pdb or .mol format for use with iBooks Author. Please help.

Dear Community,
There are a large variety of software packages used by Chemists and Biologists to view and manipulate Protein and Chemical structures in 3D. They typically have formats such as .pdb, or .mol. I have looked around and none of the software packages that I currently use allow me to export to the COLLADA (.dae) format.
Does anyone have any idea where to begin to allow me to do this. I would like to try and put in some of the 3D objects into the iBook Author program.
Thank you. Chase

I believe that Apple should have provided an easily way to get Pymol images into iBooks Author as VRML has been the de facto standard. After a number of days, I have a method which works, but this much effort should not be necessary. Anyway here it is.
1) Set the viewport in Pymol to 512,384 to do this in the command window type
viewport 512,384
Note, I'm not totally sure you need to do this.
2) Draw you image in Pymol and output the image in VRML format, to do that
File -> Save Image As -> VRML 2 ...
I'll assume that you have given the file the name "pymol_output", you actual get pymol_output.wrl
3) In a terminal window go to the folder where the above file is located and issue the following command. This removes some stuff that messes up the lightening
sed '9,15d' pymol_output.wrl > bender_in.wrl
4) Next you need blender. You can download it from
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
5) Open Blender. In the upper right corner in the Scene section
right click on Lamp and delete it
right click on Cube and delete it
right click on Camera and delete it
Save this file so you don't have to do this every time. I called mine empty_blender_file.blend
6) Either open empty_blender_file.blend or continue from #5 and read in the file from #3
File -> import->X3D Extensible 3D (.x3d/.wrl)
this reads in the file
7) Write out the file in collada .dae format
File->export->collada (.dae)
Done. This file will read into iBooks Author and have somewhat uniform lighting. By the way, .dae files can be opened an checked in Preview. Its easier than going back and forth into the iPad, since you can rotate the image in Preview.
Hope this helps, let me know if it works for you and if you have any suggestions.
Finally someone needs to write a one step VRML and X3D to collada converter that will work with PyMol and Chimera etc.
Have fun!

Why won't a ebook that I created in ibook author sync in I tunes?

I have created an ibook using ibooks author and have used the preview option to load it onto my ipad. Unfortunately it does not show up in my itunes when I go to sync it so it never syncs with itunes. This is a problem because I would like to give the preview book to my students but when the ipad updated to ios 6, all off the books went away. Has anyone ran into this problem or have a solution for me?

iBooks are a hybrid between an E-book and an app, in my opinion, especially if you use a lot of clever HTML widgets. If you have a publication with chapters and sections that users read sequentially or refer to it as a guide, you can create an ibook. Otherwise, your project falls in the app category. Just a quick rule of thumb for me when I'm presented with an iOS project.

How to make table of contents in IBooks Author?

I am having trouble with the Table of Contents in IBooks Author, I have completed successfully all the steps and pages,
photos and widgets, but have been stuck on the Table of Contents for months. I've Googled and searched for help,
but either don't understand or it doesn't apply to my book. I am trying to publish a Children's Book which really doesn't need
the Table of Contents, but apparently they won't publish without one.
Please advise if you have an answer for this frustrating problem,
thank you!

Crafting a chapter-less book is possible, but a minimum of one section is required.
Remove the chapter label, leave the TOC blank and you'll then have a basic/generic point from which to work with. Use the 'File/Save As Template' menu before modifying further if you want to reuse later, etc.
Keep in mind that the default navigation means at the very least there will be a series of small dots along the bottom of the screen indicating sections, which when tapped will display thumbnails. If your book isn't doing that (landscape), try another template.

Can Apple widget builder output to ibooks author?

I've searched around but haven't found any info about using the apple widget builder to create a html widget for ibooks author. I want the same result as cutting-pasting the iframe script (into a website) that automatically gets generated in the widget builder to be used in a book. I'm not familiar with how to use the auto-generated script and create a .wdgt file. I imagine this can be done in Dashcode. If anyone has experience with doing this, I'd appreciate some pointers.

KT,
The Apple Widget builder just provides a string of HTML-encoded output that you cut-paste into a website - maybe a text widget in Wordpress, for instance.
For iBooks Author, you have to drag a .wdgt folder (with .PNG, info.plist, other files, etc.) into the HTML widget. If you cut-paste the HTML encoded output from the Apple Widget builder into the iBooks Author HTML widget, it doesn't work. You must use a .wdgt folder, and the Apple Widget builder does not appear to have an option to save as a .wdgt folder.
Maybe my question should be "Is there a process to use the HTML-encoded output from Apple Widget Builder, and create the necessary .wdgt folder for iBooks Author"
Bernie

Multiple audio tracks on iBooks Author?

Can I add 3 audio tracks to my book in iBooks Author and have them all play automatically upon page load? (Without shift, click on each widget?)

TS files are from broadcast. You're really not allowed to edit those.
Stick with original media you shot yourself using a supported camera format, and things should work fine.

IBooks Author Hangs on Startup

Yesterday, I started playing around with iBooks Author and didn't have any issues at all.
Today, when I start the app, I get a progress indicator window with scrolling blue & white stripes that never goes away. The window is untitled and the app is (mostly) hung. I can't even close the app unless I go to the Activity Monitor and force quit.
I have two untitled projects that display when the app starts and, although I can interact with them a bit, I can't toggle between them to bring the one in back to the foreground, I can't save them, I can't preview them. I can't create anything new
I've tried uninstalling the app and re-installing. I've rebooted. Nothing works.
I've looked for any temporary files that iBooks Author may have created to try and delete them, but I'm not having much luck finding anything.
Anyone have any ideas about what else to try?
Thanks a bunch,
Fred

Wow. I finally got the issue resolved.
I went to the Activity Monitor, selected the iBooks Author process and clicked "inspect". From the Open Files and Ports dialog, I was able to find the location of the two unsaved projects that were trying to open.
I deleted everything in my /Users/<me>/Library/Autosave Information/ directory.
I restarted iBooks Author and now everything is working normally again.
Pretty lousy that I had to do that, but I'm very glad the app is working again.

HT5071 How does Apple decide when a book - created in iBooks Author - is free versus when it is paid?

I am considering creating a book made with iBooks Author but have a couple of unanswered questions. What determines how Apple chooses whether my book can make it into the ranks of being a paid book? In other words, I don't want to put a whole bunch of time and effort into creating a book that I want to sell, only to have Apple decide that the book can only be downloaded for free. Is there a way to guarantee that my book will be eligible to sell (as opposed to giving it away for free)? What are the requirements for creating a paid book in iBooks Author?

There are no guarantees.
I'm not sure, however, that if Apple decided it wasn't fit for publishing under a paid contract that they would then turn around and accept it as free, sorry. There are too many details involved and I'd think if you want it in the store you'd work to make it acceptable all around.
See Apple - iTunes - Partner Programs - Book Publishers for publishing details.

How can I share iBooks authored by me using iBook Author on 2 different iPads synced to two different computors? Both iPads have different iTunes accounts.

I am in the process of authoring an eBook using iBook Author. The project is a work in progress and I want to share the draft with other collegues. We each have our own iPads synced with other computers and we have different iTunes acounts. I attempted to preview the book on the new iPad, but the iPad did not come up in the available device window.
Am I missing something or is there a way around this?

How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495

HT4059 I HAVE A MACBOOK AIR OS X 10.6.8. HOW CAN I GET THE 10.7.4 TO INSTALL IBOOKS AUTHOR 2.0?

I cant install ibooks author in my macbook air, because i have a 10.6.8 and ibooks author 2.0 requires 10.7.4. how can i get this os x update?

Lion may still be available if you call the online Apple Store, though a couple of recent threads have reported it as no longer available. If the Apple Store still has it, they will ask for your Apple ID and credit card number and will then send you a code which you can redeem in the Mac App Store.
Alternatively, you may still be able to find the USB installer at a local Apple Store or an Apple dealer, though available stocks will probably disappear quickly if they have not already. Otherwise you'll have to look for the USB installer on the open market, such as through eBay or a Mac User Group. Those USB installers are starting to rise in price.
An alternative, if your MBA supports it, would be to upgrade directly to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. With either Lion or Mountain Lion, confirm compatibility of your exising applications and peripherals before you upgrade.
Regards.
Forum Tip: Since you're new here, you've probably not discovered the Search feature available on every Communities page, but next time, it might save you time (and everyone else from having to answer the same question multiple times) if you search a couple of ways for a topic, both in the relevant forums and in the Apple Knowledge Base, before you post a question.

IBooks Author. I am not allowed to sign in with my Apple ID on iTunes Connect when I am trying to publish my book in iBooks Author. I do not understand why because I have fulfilled the first steps creating an account and informed my IRS tax number...

I am not allowed to sign in with my Apple ID on iTunes Connect when I am trying to publish my book in iBooks Author. I do not understand why because I have fulfilled the first steps creating an account and informed my IRS tax number...

The recommendation is always to make another ID for use with a paid books account. And while I can't swear this is at the root of your issue, you should in any case reach out to Apple for assistance on this one, I think.
Account Applications:
[email protected]
Global Phone Support
We have expanded English-language publisher phone support. To make contacting the iBookstore support even easier, new local phone numbers are now available for Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K. Support is available Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PT).
Country
Phone Number
Australia
1300 307 504
Note that this is a low tariff number.
France
0805 540 117
Germany
0800 664 5307
Italy
800 915 902
Netherlands
0800 0201 578
Spain
900 812 687
U.K.
0800 975 0615
U.S.
+1 (877) 206-2092
Toll-free from U.S. and Canada.
Good luck

I have created an ibook in ibook author and it appears in ibook on my Mac. How do I get it on my iPad? It is too big to email.

I have created an ibook in ibook author and it appears in ibook on my Mac. How do I get it on my iPad. It is too big to email.

You can install MAMPon you mac (free web server, no configuration needed).
Put ePub file in Applications/MAMP/htdocs and you can download locally (quicker than Dropbox, Mega, etc...)
On your iPad's nevigator type:
http://mac_local-lan_IP:8888/NameOfYourBook.epub
You can see local IP on: System Preferences/Lan or System Preferences/Sharing
iPad and Mac must be in the same lan/wifi network.
Best regards.

HT5071 Can I create a book using the IBooks Author word processing software, save it as a PDF, then have it professionally printed by an offset press to sale in brick and mortar stores? If so, is this procedure free me from any IBooks restrictions?

Can I create a book using the IBooks Author word processing software, save it as a PDF, then have it professionally printed on an offset press to sale in brick and mortar stores? If so, is this procedure free from any IBooks restrictions?

It's your content, under your control.
If you output as an .ibooks file, and you want to sell it, the store is the only outlet, otherwise, you can do as you wish.

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