Major annoyance with iBooks app

HarryT · 07-17-2010, 03:03 AM

Whenever either the iBooks app is updated, or the iPad's firmware is updated ( as happened yesterday), the manual ordering of books on the bookshelf is lost. This is very annoying. I've reported it as a bug; perhaps if a few more people were to do so, it might get fixed

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GeoffC · 07-17-2010, 03:07 AM

Not good news .... very annoying.

ChristopherTD · 07-17-2010, 05:52 AM

it is irksome. Ebook management on the device on most platforms is barely usable. needs attention for sure!

rrburton · 07-17-2010, 10:01 AM

Too bad the titles aren't editable in iBooks. One could get them in the order desired then prepend the titles with numbers of some sort (1, 2, 3, ). Which would retain order in a resort

DixieGal · 07-17-2010, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rrburton

Too bad the titles aren't editable in iBooks. One could get them in the order desired then prepend the titles with numbers of some sort (1, 2, 3, ). Which would retain order in a resort

I like that idea. My husband's book is always the first book, but each new download means that I have to manual shift it back to the first spot.

GeoffC · 07-17-2010, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I like that idea. My husband's book is always the first book, but each new download means that I have to manual shift it back to the first spot.

that's easy to solve .....

don't download any more books ....

DixieGal · 07-17-2010, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

that's easy to solve .....

don't download any more books ....

Oh you! It would be easier to foreswear chocolate than to give up books!

Bremen Cole · 07-17-2010, 12:30 PM

I hardly use iBooks at all anymore. For me it is just to frustrating.....

I mainly use Stanza, Kindle, and Good reader.

HarryT · 07-17-2010, 12:41 PM

I like iBooks a lot. This is just a small annoyance in an excellent program.

arcadata · 07-17-2010, 12:49 PM

I find that iBooks loads books very slowly, and I usually need to tap on the cover a couple of times since I get an error message usually. And then once I'm reading, the page turning is veeery slow as well compared to how responsive Kindle/Stanza/GoodReader are.

Bremen Cole · 07-17-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT;

I like iBooks a lot. This is just a small annoyance in an excellent program.

And that is one of many things I like about the iPad, choice. One of the things that bugged me about my Sony reader (same could be said about Kindle...etc) was you were kinda stuck with just a few formats, and limited layout choices. If you liked the layout great. But if not, then there was not much you could do about it....

HarryT · 07-17-2010, 01:05 PM

Totally agree, Bremen; it's what makes the iPad a "real computer" rather than a dedicated device.

kjk · 07-17-2010, 01:21 PM

I'd like it to maintain the bookshelf order as well, and maybe speed up the initial load of the bookshelf.

JSWolf · 07-17-2010, 02:10 PM

It would be faster if you turned of syncing.

GeoffC · 07-18-2010, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bremen Cole

And that is one of many things I like about the iPad, choice. One of the things that bugged me about my Sony reader (same could be said about Kindle...etc) was you were kinda stuck with just a few formats, and limited layout choices. If you liked the layout great. But if not, then there was not much you could do about it....

steady on !

iPad, Apple, choice ... !

07-17-2010, 03:03 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Major annoyance with iBooks app Whenever either the iBooks app is updated, or the iPad's firmware is updated ( as happened yesterday), the manual ordering of books on the bookshelf is lost. This is very annoying. I've reported it as a bug; perhaps if a few more people were to do so, it might get fixed .

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07-17-2010, 03:07 AM	#2
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Not good news .... very annoying.

07-17-2010, 05:52 AM	#3
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	it is irksome. Ebook management on the device on most platforms is barely usable. needs attention for sure!

07-17-2010, 10:01 AM	#4
rrburton Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 942 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: iPad	Too bad the titles aren't editable in iBooks. One could get them in the order desired then prepend the titles with numbers of some sort (1, 2, 3, ). Which would retain order in a resort

07-17-2010, 12:30 PM	#8
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	I hardly use iBooks at all anymore. For me it is just to frustrating..... I mainly use Stanza, Kindle, and Good reader.

07-17-2010, 12:41 PM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I like iBooks a lot. This is just a small annoyance in an excellent program.

07-17-2010, 12:49 PM	#10
arcadata Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,230 Karma: 4651787 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350	I find that iBooks loads books very slowly, and I usually need to tap on the cover a couple of times since I get an error message usually. And then once I'm reading, the page turning is veeery slow as well compared to how responsive Kindle/Stanza/GoodReader are.

07-17-2010, 01:05 PM	#12
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Totally agree, Bremen; it's what makes the iPad a "real computer" rather than a dedicated device.

07-17-2010, 01:21 PM	#13
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	I'd like it to maintain the bookshelf order as well, and maybe speed up the initial load of the bookshelf.

07-17-2010, 02:10 PM	#14
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,402 Karma: 136466962 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It would be faster if you turned of syncing.

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