The book is in the iBookstore, but...
My compilation book of gardening articles and photographs was accepted by Apple and went live in the bookstore yesterday. After seven months of work, I was thrilled! Then I downloaded the sample chapter (the book has 164 pages, 53 chapters and as I said, lots of photos) it just showed the headline and three pages down in the bottom left corner. When I tapped on the chapter page, it expanded to full size.
Then I bought a copy of the book (at least I sold one copy!) It opens on the Copyright page with tabs across the bottom. Again, if I tap on the page at the bottom, it expands to full size and I can swipe and read the entire book as usual.
It looks terrific except for this issue. I have asked the ibookstore support folks for help but so far no answer. It worries me that unless I instruct each buyer to tap on the first page at the bottom of the Table of Contents, it will look like there is something wrong. Should I have added a photo to each Table of Contents page in iBooks Author?
I am heartsick at the moment and would appreciate any advice. Perhaps this is just a feature of the iBook in landscape mode.
Mny thanks,
Lynn
KT, today I decided to try an experiment because no one from support is going to get back with me until at least tomorrow. I went back to an earlier version of the book to the Table of Contents. I added a photo to the Copyright page and so forth for a few chapters. Then I added this underneath the copyright headline: Tap the thumbnail to get started, then swipe. If there is no other solution, this might work to at least tell readers how to get going.
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