ibooks ver1.5 pdf file name changed

I have been experiencing the exact same issues where the PDF file name changes as soon as it has been opened.

It is bloody annoying that Apple has allowed this most-stupid mistake to continue without correction.

I have many files that I must carry in my iBooks. Having the file names changed after I open them is the worst thing that Apple could have done.

I agree that Good Reader is the best solution, but I like to keep all my primary devices and applications Apple.

Having been a member of Apple Discussions for 5-years, my best advice is to keep posting updates to this thread, which will hopefully catch Apple's attention.

Also, submit a news tip about this to 9to5Mac.com. When they run a story to help their loyal readers, Apple tends to wake up.

Apple does not even offer a proper bug report submission option for iBooks. ***?

Where are others submitting this issue to?

How about one disappointed person drafting a suitable text for Apple feedback and posting it here, and then every participant copying that text and bombarding Apple with it in a feedback, even on a repeat basis daily!

Oops! I meant to add that someone has already spoken with Apple and they are apparently looking at the matter!

I am in! Let's do it!

I don't buy that Apple is giving this attention yet.

For Apple to let an error like this happen, well, it is just not Apple.

Any update is probably going to require erasing and reinstalling your iBooks library to get things back to how they are supposed to be displayed.

Great fun...

LukeD wrote:

Any update is probably going to require erasing and reinstalling your iBooks library to get things back to how they are supposed to be displayed.

Great fun...

Yeah, I did that (reinstalling iBooks that is) and same results.

I would not reinstall until an update for iBooks is released.

We just need to keep petitioning Apple to hurry up and fix this daft move.

I'm having the same problem, and it makes iBooks basically useless for me. I'm ready to jump ship if this isn't fixed soon. Very, very annoying.

Is there any way we can confirm that a bug report has been submitted?

Alternatively, what is the procedure for submitting a report for iBooks bugs?

I had been using my iPad for important equipment manuals and schematics up to this point where the PDFs are being rendered useless by this bug. I can't imagine I'm the only person whose job has been affected!

See Crizto's post of 20 inst.

I seem to have found a way to restore an old version of iBooks - if you use a Mac with Time Machine.

The trick is to replace the file iBooks 1.5.ipa in the folder

<home./Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications

with an earlier version.

1. Make a backup copy of iBooks 1.5.ipa

2. Make the above folder active in Finder

3. Start Time Machine and go back until the iBooks file changes to an earlier version

4. Restore that file to the current folder

5. Start iTunes and go to the Apps section

6. Delete iBooks

7. In Finder move the iBooks 1.5.ipa file to trash

8. Drag the earlier version (eg iBooks 1.3.2.ipa) to the Apps window in iTunes (it does not automaticlaly recognise it)

9. In iTunes right-click on the iBooks app, select Get Info and make sure it is the earlier version

10. Connect your iPad and uncheck iBooks in its apps list then click Apply (may be this should be step 1?)

If iTunes asks you to transfer a purchase from the iPad click Dont Transfer as it is likely to be the more recent version of Ibooks

11. Check iBooks in the iPad's app list and click Apply. The old version of iBooks should install.

There does not seem to be a way to check version numbers on the iPad but the file size matches that of the previous version. Note that very old versions might have data compatibility problems.

Until Apple fixes the problem you should decline requests to update the iBooks app.

It works!

I tried a PDF that was messed up by version 1.5 and reverting to version 1.3.2 worked for me - after viewing the PDF with iBooks the correct file name is retained in the library listing.

Note that the .ipa file appears to be locked to your iTune's account and so earlier versions cannot be swapped between machines with different accounts. As far as I know the only way to restore on old version is from a back-up like Time Machine.

BTW the important folder is <home>/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications

where <home> is your home folder. My original posting had a typo.

It works! I can confirm. Just restored from my October 15 Time Machine backup. Reinstalled all my .pdf's and they have categories, and authors, just as before.

Good thinking.

Eric

While restoring from an older back up works, let's not give Apple the impression that this issue has been resolved.

From experience, going back to an older version of iBooks could cause a problem during future upgrades.

Apple owes us a proper fix.