Large graphic novels crash iBooks in iOS 9

IOS 9 and it's update ...absolutely DO NOT work on my Ipad for a large image-heavy Ibook. I created a 500 page fixed layout Epub 3 (FXL Epub 3) that seamlessly opens and works in IOS 8. But this new OS won't even OPEN the book. So this is a big problem for authors and readers alike.

Apple....please FIX THIS IMMEDIATELY. There are many graphic novel readers. And nothing is more frustrating than to have something that worked fine....and no longer does in an "improved" upgrade. If you want to see a sample of what is crashing, just ask

Thank you-

Dan Axelrod

IPAD 3 64GB

This is the IOS 9 issue—Fixed Layout (FXL) Epub 3 files will NOT work over 400 pages. At 401, they die and the program crashes. There was no such page limit on IOS 8 and the ramifications are huge for graphic novels and many other books using the FXL platform.

Shame on Apple for putting out this horrid release. As an author and publisher, it's forcing me to split books apart unless this gets fixed immediately.

It's also a slap in the face to Adobe Indesign which creates these books and expects them to interface with IBooks.

If this was done intentionally for some reason, please let the public know.

And if this was some technical byproduct of the new OS, please FIX THIS immediately.

Thank you-

Dan Axelrod

And most interesting...Occasionally thru some glitch, you can sneak thru the 400 page barrier. But if you exit the book above 400, you can NEVER open it again in Ibooks. And since I books doesn't allow you to rename titles, you're dead in the water

Thanks Eric. I'm a Windows guy....so syncing isn't an option. But I called in this bug, got a case number, and hopefully it will be addressed.

any updates on this issue yet? I'm having the same problem. Unable to open large graphic novels in ibooks

Not yet Arkady... I was promised by Apple engineers a response to my logs and video demonstrating the issue. So far...nothing.

We'll see how long it takes them-

Dan

Not sure it's specific to fXL epub ibooks, since installing iOS 9 I had trouble with iBooks memorising the last read pages (on the same iPad, not even talking about syncing) on "large" books (sorry for reading prolific authors) and weird resizings when switching from portrait to landscape.

From the look of the weird resizings I would bet it has something to do with the app getting ready for slide over.

hope it's fixed soon, it's really a pita.

Slide over....

True. It could be resource issue-where they allotted a certain amount to Ibooks and it simply wasn't enough. I just speak from my own experience...which iss not as a reader, but an author with a large FXL ready to take to market, but can't due to Apple's latest "improvement". A senior support rep was clear that the amount of squeaky wheels get's the grease first, so posting bug complaints is the best we can do.

By today, they said I'd have an answer--after sending in detailed logs and video of page 399 good, 400 good, then BOOM....back to a home screen, with no way to now reopen a file Ibooks is trying to open at 401...but can't.

If it indeed is FXL CMUSARD ..., the big frustration is no cookbook or children's books readers will complain-they rarely exceed 400. So it's the graphic novel people...and me...with a book where images, text and multimedia seamlessly integrate in a way that could never be reflowable. I could split it in half and opt for 2 downloads, but there's something nice about having the whole book in one piece.

Let's see what 9.0.3 brings....or 9.1....if they managed to address this in a bigger way-

Dan Axelrod

Interestingly, the iBook seems to work on my 16gb Pad 2 running 9.0.2. It takes a while to open, but it does open and currently can read past page 400 (currently read up to page 554) without crashing.

fyi, I'm reading The Walking Dead Compendium 2, which is just short of 1100 pages.

iPhone 6 128gb running 9.0.2 won't even open it. All other books work fine (but are significantly smaller.

unfortunately, Compendium 3 only seems to be out digitally on iBooks, and I'm hesitant to buy due to this issue...

**Sigh...never mind

After a few days, iBooks didn't remember what page I was on and started me back at the beginning. Now I get the crash on my iPad as well, but only after Bout 70 pages or so. I plan to call apple to get a case opened as well.

Same issue I'm having. I had 2 bookmarks saved, one on pg 161, the other on page 783, now it shows both bookmarks as pg 161, and there's NO WAY of getting past page 400. It's very frustrating because I NEED this book, almost to the point that I have to go buy it in print.

Having the same issue...

Please fix asap Apple!