Q: iBooks shelf design missed

If you still have the previous version of the app somewhere then you can delete the current version from your iPad (which will also delete its contents), add the old version to your computer's iTunes via File > Add To Library (if you have the current version in your library then you will need to delete that first), and then sync that older version to your iPad.

In terms of the layout of the current version you can try leaving feedback for Apple and maybe in a future update they'll give a layout choice : http://www.apple.com/feedback/ibooks_ios.html

I want to resurrect this thread because I was wondering the same thing. The original iBooks app had this awesomely designed wooden bookshelf and the books had cool little creases in them, and the page turn animation was much cooler than it is now. All those things truly gave the illusion that you were reading a real book. It's honestly one of the main reasons I even started reading ebooks. Also, in my opinion it just looked cooler and really help set iBooks apart from other ereader apps like the Kindle app. So I wanted to revisit this thread in hopes that maybe Apple would go back to that design for iBooks, and maybe even provide more customization options for users like different bookshelf color choices, or maybe even different types of bookshelves.

PS:  Here are some examples of what iBooks used to look like.

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Apple are not here, these are user-to-user forums - use the link in my above reply to leave feedback to them

Yes, I understand that, and I've already submitted this feedback to Apple. But I wasn't posting this for Apple. I wanted to engage other iBook users about it, and I see if others felt the same. And maybe even drum up support for others to suggest these design changes to Apple as well. One person can make a change, but a group of people can cause a movement.

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