Whats the simplest way to make a wrapper for 90 image graphic novel?

Hi. I have a graphic novel I want to convert into an app. There is some debate on what is the best route to go. It will have appx 90 images, so the images need to be unloaded as you go so memory is not an issue. The only controls are forward, back, and a button link to the app store, and a button link to the website. It needs additional memory management to make the last page viewed resume if the reader comes back after being interrupted. I have been told i need to work with uiscrollview and paging enabled, I was just looking to see if anyone had a simpler idea, or knew of code that was similar. Ths scrolling app is almost there, I am just unsure of how to adjust the code for images that fit the screen, as well as adding in the memory management features.
Thanks for the help!

An intuos II to whoever solves this program!
The pagecontrol.app sample app has most of what is needed.
Things that remain are:
1) intelligent unloading of images to reduce memory
2) a simple way to handle any number of prenamed images (possibly 100)
3) data persistence so that resuming the app brings you back to the last page viewed
4) a button on the first page to call a url in safari

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