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iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc.

iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. for their iOS operating system and devices. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010.

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iBook Footnote with Images for Epub Aside tag

I am trying to get the footnote to include an image. The pop-up works, there is a space of the right size for the image, but the image itself is not displayed. Here is a screen shot followed by the code.
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iBooks JavaScript Environment - invalid element name

So, I've narrowed down my error (well, at least the first one) to this function: var genArray = function () { var arr, len, i; if(arguments.length > 0) { len = [].slice.call(arguments, 0, 1)[0]; arr = new Array(len); …
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Make iBooks turn page (in reflow mode) with Javascript embedded in the displayed EPUB3 ebook

I have developed a library (which I will release under BSD/MIT license soon) to simulate Media Overlay support (aka "read aloud" or "SMIL") for reflowable EPUB3 eBooks in Apple iBooks. (I remind you that iBooks supports MO only in FXL layout mode,…
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Objective C: Download PDF and Open in iBooks

I am making an app that downloads a file from an online server and save it to the App's local memory. Now, what I want to do is when you click the "View PDF" button it will open the PDF file directly to the iBooks. Here's my code for saving the…
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FInding out when page is being viewed in EPUB FXL via Javascript

Is it possible to find out when a page of an EPUB Fixed Layout is being viewed with Javascript? There is the DOMContentLoaded event, but the adjacent pages also fire this event when they are preloaded in iBooks, causing animations or sounds to start…
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How to ensure that my app never comes up as the default for "Open In..."

My iPhone app registers itself as an "Alternate" handler for PDF files in CFBundleDocumentTypes, and recently I've started to get complaints from users about the fact that it has displaced iBooks as the default "Open In..." app for PDFs; it seems…
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Any way to detect if dark theme is active in iBooks from within EPUB?

Does iBooks add something like a CSS class or anything else in order to be able to style some sections of the book differently (in lighter colors) when the night mode is active?
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UIDocumentInteractionController will fail to open document in Ibook

Th problem is that "success" is always return me false? I do not what is the problem? my code as follows: UIDocumentInteractionController *docController = [[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:currentPDFPath] retain]; if…
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Is there a way to capture "closing" event in iBook widget?

I have widgets running in an iBook. In particular, they play some music and sounds, as well as a Javascript "main loop". I'd like sound and music to stop whenever the Widget is closed by the user. I don't know if there is some "FocusLost" or…
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Is there a way to open a specific book in iBooks?

I am developing an application that could have a potential companion reference in the form of an ePub/PDF/iBook. There's a scheme for opening iBooks from your application, but is there a known way to open a specific book (not import the book,…
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Updating a book created with iBooks Author

I have a quick question about Apple's iBooks Author: is it in any way possible to update a book created with iBooks Author? I mean: if I create a book, publish it and users download it, can I change it afterwards so that users get a notification and…
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show html page in iphone application page by page

I want to add feature like epub viewer as similar to ibooks application. So I need to show html or xml or rss feed page in iphone application page wise. What should i do now ? I worked with webview. But it not shows with page by page. It shows…
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How was this 'pop-up' view created?

Please see the image below. How was this 'pop-up' view created? Suppose I wanted to completely imitate that view with the fonts, how would I do so?
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Epub file with two columns

Can any one suggest me epub files which are having two columns in it.I am having a problem in making two columns in css file.
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How to convert epub into a format readable on Android based Phones/operating system

I have made and ebook (in epub format to post on apple ibookstore), is there a way I can convert epub into a format readable on Android based phones/operating system ? your reply will be highly appreciated, Thanks a lot in advance :-)
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