ibooks ver1.5 pdf file name changed

I have had my ipad for about a year now and found it to be a simple and flawless way to carry music charts with me...what normally would be 5 books the size of phonebooks i can carry in 1 hand...

I raved about my ipad and liked it enough to switch to iphone from my other smart phone.

However, with the new update, my files are a mess in ibooks...the files title changes to "notation" probably because i used notation software to create those files..ironically, it keeps them in the correct alphabatized location on the contents...so IT knows the title I assigned, but heaven forbid I be allowed to know it...this is my first true disappointment in my apple products and an example of why i held off making the switch for so long...Apple is wonderful when you do what THEY want you to do...but if you have a different use in mind...well you betyter hope they see the value in it soon, or it just won't be possible.

i followed some folks advice and went with goodreader...this looks like a great solution...not only is it way better than ibooks, it has annotation, so at rehearsals i can actually mark changes on the tunes!

Thanks Goodreader for providing such a great product...

It is an upgrade but it would have been unnecessary had Apple done there job on ibooks in the first place.

The above two posts have just confirmed what I stated earlier. I trust that Graham has seen these and takes them on board.

As good as Goodreader is (I have the app and use it too, but for not all my PDF viewing), this still does not excuse this bug in the latest version of iBooks which still needs be fixed.

I totally agree... But I needed a solution and didn't trust apple to offer one timely enough for me.

GoodReader is a very good App indeed, but....

Personally I have not found any application out there, including GoodReader, iAnnotate, Docs To Go and PDF Reader Pro that renders pdf files as fast as iBooks. The main reason for which i use iBooks is its rendering speed, which is due to its simplicity. Lately I've noticed it's becoming slower with the last 2 updates, but still faster than the rest.

I use huge pdf files and need to do quick page-turning, and all the abovementioned apps are not fast enough. To swipe a couple of pages with those apps you have to wait a couple of seconds to get the images on time. Yes, iBooks lacks tons of cool features and has a terrible Table Of Contents layer-wise, but it has the FASTEST rendering i have found so far.

Since the moment this name-changing bug started I have been using GoodReader because it's simply the best backup app I have, but I can't wait for iBooks to be fixed to get fast rendering back.

I have also installed GoodReader. It is very comprehensive. I particularly like the ability to set up the iPad as an external drive on my iMac to create folders and transfer files that can then be viewed by GoodReader. It needs a wifi connection for this.

But I agree this is no excuse for the bug that has crept into iBooks.

I too have had the .pdf problem. All of my .pdf's were sorted for specific classes by categories, and author, and now they are all crazy and the names changed upon opening.

I called Apple support to inform them of the problem, but have not heard anything back from them. I even emailed the support guy, and he didn't have much to say.

We need iBooks fixed ASAP!

I too had to download Goodreader. I love the fact that I can make notes on my PDF's, that's a function that will go a long way. I wish Apple would fix iBook because the on function that I miss, and I can't seem to do on Goodreader is to manually change the order in which my PDF get listed. I need to have them in a specific order.

Why not prefix your PDF's with a number, eg., 001, 002, 003 etc followed by the name and this will ensure the correct order. Bear in mind, you could not do this in iBooks.

I was hoping not to rename them all. In iBooks they can be moved to any location you like on the shelves (or in list view), regardless of the file name.

This started 2 months ago for me and I'm still waiting for a fix from Apple.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3349845

Dear All

I had contacted Apple Support Team today (20-12-2011) on the above issue and they are working on it.

Hope to received their good news as soon as possible.

Amos from Singapore.

Urgent issue! Apple - you broke iBooks, now please fix it!

This problem has been known since more than 2 months now !!

Absolutely no sense of urgency, these Apple guys. And theri quality control is pretty much in the toilet in recent months as well. Does not bode well for the future ! or does it?