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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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Python library to extract 'epub' information

I'm trying to create a epub uploader to iBook in python. I need a python lib to extract book information. Before implementing this by myself I wonder if anyone know a already made python lib that does it.
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export to epub format in php

Does anyone know of a php class that can create/export ePub files? I have a book stored in a mysql database and I wish to publish it as an ePub format book? It's a very basic book, simple text and chapters, and a few images. Any suggestions?
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How to programmatically enter 'selection mode' in a UIWebView?

I'm trying to create an iBooks like experience, where users can highlight text within a document. To do that, I'm using a UIWebView with my document in an HTML format. I've figured out how to capture the initial selection highlight, but can't make…
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How does the iBooks App format the text on separate pages?

Looking at the iBooks App, I was wondering how it accomplishes to format text (probably a very simple txt file) so that it is NOT SCROLLABLE but divided on separate pages. I'd like to achieve the same, but only with editable text. Where would I…
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iBooks JavaScript resources

iBooks recently started supporting JavaScript inside epub. Where is this documented? Are there any code examples to get started?
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Page curl & turn effects for iPhone Development

I'm looking for a very simple page turn effect, similar to the one in iBooks BUT much simpler. I only need the page to be turned if the user swipes the screen (so no difficult 'grabbing' the page animations etc. -- simply an animation). Actually,…
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UIViewControllers Transitions Effect Like iBooks Book opening effect?

I have been working on application which is a clone of iBooks, and for last 2 days I have been trying to animate the book cover flow like iBook app perform . This is an iBooks ScreenShot, I have my book shelf exactly like this: When the user taps…
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Phonegap - Open / Copy a PDF file into iBook

I am generating a PDF file using jsPdf Lib inside a Phonegap iOS application. PDF is generated and I am able to see it inside InAppBrowser, just after creation. I would like to store it at a place, where user would access it from outside of app as…
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How to debug scripted ePub3 in iBooks?

I have an ePub3 book involving scripting which works fine with Readium, but only partially in iBooks. My guess is that the JavaScript is erroring out at some point (although as a standard web app the exact same code works fine in Safari). Any…
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iBooks footnote popover does not follow links

Apple's support for ePub 3 footnotes is detailed here by Liz Castro. In short, if the footnote link has the epub:tupe="noteref" format: 1 And the footnote text sits in an
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Check words definitions using iBooks App Dictionary

I see that iBooks App and Safari have a built-in dictionary. Can I access this dictionary /Words definitions by my own app?
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UIActivityViewController not showing "Open in iBooks" option

I have a problem in my app. After getting some statistics, I generate a PDF file, and I want to show an UIActivityViewController with the options "Open in iBooks" and "Send By Mail" mainly (others like "Open in Dropbox" would be great to). Well the…
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Copy PDF file to iBooks library

I'm developing a sample app that user can read pdf file, pdf files in my app bundle and i use web view to read these files. Now i want to add a button that allow user click to and copy pdf file to iBooks library, that means when user perform this…
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Is it possible to embed an eBook created with iBooks Author inside an app?

I would like to embed an e-book created with iBooks Author inside an app. Does anybody know if it's possible? If not, is it possible to add a "link" in my app that opens the e-book?
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Why are some widget elements not showing up when embedded in iBook?

I created a widget in Dashcode. It has some buttons, text fields and texts. It works fine when run from Dashcode or when installed into the Dashboard. When I install it into an iBook (via iBooks Author) and run it on the iPad then the buttons and…
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