Indesign cc. Alternate layout. Master B.

Background.
New > Document > web.
I am creating an .epub.
QUESTION.
Does it matter if the layout is vertical or horizontal in Indesign CC ?
I followed Anne Marie Concepcion's tutorial for creating an Alternate Layout.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/visual-design-cs6/working-with-alternate-layouts/
It is actually for Indesign CS6.
I Created an alternate layout so now I have two:
Letter V which looks like landscape.
800x600 which looks like portrait.
I thought that I would keep only the 800x600 portrait.
The tutorial shows how you can 'delete' the layout you do not want and then do a 'save as'.
I did this.
But now I No Longer Have a Master A.
I only have a Master B.
QUESTIONS
How can I change this to be called Master A. ?
With Indesign CC, and with the updated functionality of tablets, does it really matter which layout I use ??
I created an ePub in 2010 using Indesign CS5, and I did not use alternate layouts and the ebook seems to be fine on all tablets.
Can someone please clarify these things for me.
Thanks.

Thanks Anne-Marie.
So I think that I should just delete my 800x600 Layout ?
The 800x600 layout physically looks in my pages panel to be vertical.
And then save it again ?
QUESTION: Which Layout should I keep ??
That will leave me with the Letter V layout which was what is listed in all of my saved versions.
This is where I suppose I became confused.
The fact that that the term LETTER V is used when I created a document for the WEB.
'LETTER' denotes physical pages to me.
V is for vertical.
document > new > web defaults to 'horizontal' orientation if I am not mistaken
Does that makes sense ? My confusion.
It is just feedback.
I just hope that I do not have to go back and re-edit those last 50 pages
Thanks for the help.
I love adobe products.
I just want to understand this and move onto the next step.
I have been dreaming of a strategy to get my TOC to work the way I want it too.
Thanks Bob too.

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