SaltSeaShark
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Q: accents

iTunes Producer is reporting an error:

 

ERROR ITMS-9000: "2013_06_10_ePub_for_KDP.epub: The book asset contains file(s) not listed in the OPF manifest: 2013_06_10_ePub_for_KDP.epub:/OPS/images/1962_05 Lyce?e Franc?aise Brussels 1962 May 5eme Anne?e.png.  All files must be listed in the OPF manifest, or there is no way to confirm that they are intended for distribution. For more information refer to http://idpf.org/epub" at Book (MZItmspBookPackage)

 

I think this is because there are French accents on the letters replaced by question marks. For example, first should say:

 

1962 – Lycée Français, Brussels – 5me Anée.

 

But these are simply characters within the text, they're not "file(s)".

 

Any idea how to fix this?

iPad 2, iOS 5.0.1, iMac 10.7.2

Posted on Jun 13, 2013 12:49 PM

by Tom Gewecke,Solvedanswer
Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke
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A:

I think you need to change the names of those files to get rid of the accented characters. 

Posted on Jun 14, 2013 2:54 AM

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  • by Tom Gewecke,Solvedanswer

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Jun 14, 2013 2:54 AM in response to SaltSeaShark
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    Jun 14, 2013 2:54 AM in response to SaltSeaShark

    I think you need to change the names of those files to get rid of the accented characters. 

  • by SaltSeaShark,

    SaltSeaShark SaltSeaShark Jun 14, 2013 3:08 AM in response to Tom Gewecke
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    Jun 14, 2013 3:08 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

    Tom,

     

    Thanks for response - marked solved although problem was not characters with accents within text, but file name of image.

     

    Why this was not flagged when ePub exported from Pages is beyond me. It really is an absurdly circuitous route from word-processor to iBook, and the incompatibilities between Pages, iTunes Producer, Book Proofer, iBooks Author, and iTunes Connect are mind-boggling - all the more so given that Apple has enough cash in its float to solve all these issues without so much as blinking. That and their highwayman approach to royalties leaves me feeling very bitter towards a company that once stood for great ethics and aesthetics.

  • by Tom Gewecke,

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Jun 14, 2013 3:13 AM in response to SaltSeaShark
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    Jun 14, 2013 3:13 AM in response to SaltSeaShark

    SaltSeaShark wrote:

     

    Thanks for response - marked solved although problem was not characters with accents within text, but file name of image.

     

     

    Glad to hear it works now.  I did suggest that you "change the names of those files". 

     

    Let Apple know your views on the process via

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback

  • by SaltSeaShark,

    SaltSeaShark SaltSeaShark Jun 14, 2013 3:19 AM in response to Tom Gewecke
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    Jun 14, 2013 3:19 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

    Tom, thanks.

     

    I'm well aware of feedback but empirical evidence suggests apple are not listening.

     

    'Feedback' is about as reassuring as throwing a message in a bottle from this side of the Atlantic and expecting it to pitch up somewhere on the Pacific coast near Cupertino. I suspect the latter is significantly more effective.

  • by SaltSeaShark,

    SaltSeaShark SaltSeaShark Jun 14, 2013 3:32 AM in response to Tom Gewecke
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    Jun 14, 2013 3:32 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

    ps - here's the correct link for feedback.