iBooks PDF Landscape Two-Page View

Hey there,

I hope this post helps everyone with this issue.

The reason you're experiencing this is due to the way iBooks handles PDF files and there isn't a way to correct this as a PDF document...

However, if you can get the PDF content opened in Pages and save it as a ePub file, this will make the information act like an eBook, and thus it will support multi-page view.

Use Create ePub files in Pages - Apple Support to prepare your file and export it to an ePub file using Pages.

I hope this helps!

I agree, that the two page view is essential. I feel the lack of PDF support in iBooks really stinks. Highlighting, copy, hyperlinks, two page view, search, and all the things an ePub can do should be available for PDFs hands down. I know a list of apps in the AppStore that allow these things, why won't iBooks?

Whatever reason Apple has for not supporting PDFs properly is hurting its customers, especially the business customers. I have to have different apps for storing anmare viewing my PDFs right now, when I know iBooks could easily be the best all-in-one on the market.

If you're listening Apple, please help your neglected PDF community!

... 5 years later

I also need this implemented. I don't see how Apple will develop the pro segment without such basic things

It's only been seven years, I'm sure this is right around the corner.

Is there a better option?

Would love to see this implemented. On OS X Lion, the Preview app allows this full screen, and it is magnificient! Hope it is available on iOS 5!!

Agreed. I have an iPad Pro... One page at a time looks ridiculous, even two pages at a time would show margins. It renders PDFs so fast, there's no excuse not to have some layout options, with 2 up being to biggest requirement.

Is this possible yet? if so why not apple? I think it is an essential part of reading PDFs

Bbaughn wrote:

Over two years later and they still havn't listened. Magazines just aren't as good when the pictures are broken up...

I don't think Apple has any interest in this. They don't accept pdf in the iBookstore and they handle magazines via apps in the Newstand.app. You will just have to use some other app.

Of course you can ask for it via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

aidilikbar wrote:

Maybe this would help you: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/117573/how-to-fix-ibooks-two-pages-mode

That is for normal ebooks in OS X. It's not of any use for PDF's in iOS.

Yes, tried this, but on an iPad Pro you have to go through some hoops to get there (save it as Word from Acrobat, import to Pages, export to ePUB, import to iBooks), however on the PDF I tried all the formatting was screwed, so it proved to be of little value.

Over two years later and they still havn't listened. Magazines just aren't as good when the pictures are broken up...