Landing on page 1 of chapter 1 is impossible in iBooks Author

I am a veteran iOS programmer, new to iBooks.
We have now finished two iBooks and one Kindle book.
Today I called Apple support because I could not figure out how to get iBooks Author to set my iBook to land on page 1 of my iBooks.
In Kindle, this is easy.
Apparently, inexplicably, in iBooks this is impossible. This is not technically difficult, but apparently Apple doesn't want to let us do this!
We are doing children's books. We want them to be able to launch their iBook and see page 1 of chapter 1. They expect this, it's user friendly behavior.
No problem in Kindle, it's the default.
In iBooks, it is impossible!
Apple Tech said "sorrry, no help".
We are not going to do our valuable in print books in iBooks until Apple bothers to give us better abilities in iBooks Author. There is a posted HTML fix to this online, but Apple does not allow us to modify our iBooks HTML code.
Apple should provide first-rate software for iBooks if it expects to compete successfully with Amazon. Apple seems to be devoting little attention to iBooks Author capabiltities. Check out Adobe Photoshop for world class features.

Apple iBooks store open all books from the cover image in the iBooks app - it then opens the introduction image or video, then manually the reader/viewer can swipe through the book using the TOC thumbs.
Whatever other publishers do or options make possible - two things needs to be taken into consideration.
1.     iBooksAuthor produces an hybrid, part book part "app" - Apple create the software and systems right through to getting it into the iBooks store - free of charge.
2.     Apple set their system and supplu you free software to do it, so you have to make a choice, if it suits you use what is made available - if its does not suite you, opt out and stay with those who do what you want to do.
You can use feedback to make your opinion heard, but unless it is.... what you have is what is available.
This is not technically difficult, but apparently Apple doesn't want to let us do this!
It is their software, therefore they can dictate how it is used.
This is not technically difficult, but apparently Apple doesn't want to let us do this!
But did not bother to read the guidline before starting and when you previewed your book, you saw ho wit was presented.   Did you add a video or image in teh introduction...knowing its shown after the cover page ?
Apple should provide first-rate software for iBooks if it expects to compete successfully with Amazon.
I dont know how Apple compares to Amazon, but my guess i s that Apple dont give two hoots for what Amazon are doing..... Apple concentrate on doing what is right for them
Amazon do not supply free software or allow any single person with an idea to create an interactive book and put it in the iBooks store for free and without any payment whatever to Apple, granted they take 30% from a paid book - but 30% of $1,49 is hardly going to drive up their share price is it?
Apple seems to be devoting little attention to iBooks Author capabiltities. Check out Adobe Photoshop for world class features.
1. Apple is free software
2. Photoshop does not really make books, inDesign does... and both cost around $600 + PA with their Creative Cloud fees.
What amazes me is you never thought to check everything out before committing your time to making teh two iBooks.
There are litterally tens of thousands of users of IBooks Author creating and uploading books and all are quite happy with the software and the systems.
Its basically your choice on what you do and how you do it. But lambasting Apple simply because it does not do what you failed to check if it could do... seems pointless - especailly as Apple do not monitor these USER groups.

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