Landscape format on ibooks and iPad

splinters · 10-14-2010, 06:18 AM

I have successfully published 20 books on iBooks many of which have charted in the teen/children category. I recently uploaded 3 books that are in a sort of landscape format very much like the 4:3 proportions of the iPad.
They look OK in ibooks using the portrait mode and show one page at a time. However, when viewed in landscape mode they shift to the double page spread as expected. Problem is the pictures are stacked one on top of the other rather than a double page spread.
To clarify, I have no seperate text in the book; each page is a full image with the text embedded in there (I make kids picture books). I am making sure that the width of the images is the maximum to fill a 'portrait' style page but I guess they are not tall enough for ibooks to treat them as separate pages so in a double 'landscape' spread you actually see four pages; 1and 2 stacked on the left side, 3 and 4 on the right page etc.

Wish I could show a screen grab but don't have my iPad on me.

Short question; is there any way of telling the iPad to show each single page in either portrait or landscape mode and, if not, what can I do to at least stop the stacking problem?

jharker · 10-14-2010, 06:25 PM

The magic image size for the iPad is 600x860 pixels. Images of this size should entirely fill up a single page, regardless of whether the iPad is in portait or landscape mode.

For more details you can read Liz Castro's blog post on the subject.

splinters · 10-15-2010, 02:22 AM

Thanks for that, it was a tedious fix but I put each image into a white background at the size you mentioned. Books now work fine and are in the bookstore.
Many thanks

bsandor · 10-28-2010, 01:15 PM

I am also looking to publish image-only landscape books. I would love to see how yours turned out. Can you give me a link to one in the bookstore? Thanks.

splinters · 10-29-2010, 05:09 AM

If you search for Paul Woodward and download buddy world books part 1 or 2, you get a sample of nearly all my books. I had to do this as Apple are in no rush to fix my preview problem.

eoin.noble · 10-29-2010, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by splinters

Thanks for that, it was a tedious fix but I put each image into a white background at the size you mentioned. Books now work fine and are in the bookstore.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the iBooks background slightly off-white? Might be best to put your images on a transparent background and save as a PNG.

jharker · 10-29-2010, 12:02 PM

Glad I could help!

eoin.noble: Actually, if you save a PNG with white background, iBooks will treat the white areas as transparent and will show the page color. I haven't tried JPG, but I suspect it would do the same. So, no need for transparent images!

10-14-2010, 06:18 AM	#1
splinters Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: iPad	Landscape format on ibooks and iPad I have successfully published 20 books on iBooks many of which have charted in the teen/children category. I recently uploaded 3 books that are in a sort of landscape format very much like the 4:3 proportions of the iPad. They look OK in ibooks using the portrait mode and show one page at a time. However, when viewed in landscape mode they shift to the double page spread as expected. Problem is the pictures are stacked one on top of the other rather than a double page spread. To clarify, I have no seperate text in the book; each page is a full image with the text embedded in there (I make kids picture books). I am making sure that the width of the images is the maximum to fill a 'portrait' style page but I guess they are not tall enough for ibooks to treat them as separate pages so in a double 'landscape' spread you actually see four pages; 1and 2 stacked on the left side, 3 and 4 on the right page etc. Wish I could show a screen grab but don't have my iPad on me. Short question; is there any way of telling the iPad to show each single page in either portrait or landscape mode and, if not, what can I do to at least stop the stacking problem? Last edited by splinters; 10-14-2010 at 07:07 AM.

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10-14-2010, 06:25 PM	#2
jharker Developer Posts: 345 Karma: 3473 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Device: iRex iLiad v1, Blackberry Tour, Kindle DX, iPad.	The magic image size for the iPad is 600x860 pixels. Images of this size should entirely fill up a single page, regardless of whether the iPad is in portait or landscape mode. For more details you can read Liz Castro's blog post on the subject.

10-15-2010, 02:22 AM	#3
splinters Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: iPad	Thanks for that, it was a tedious fix but I put each image into a white background at the size you mentioned. Books now work fine and are in the bookstore. Many thanks

10-28-2010, 01:15 PM	#4
bsandor Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: iPad	I am also looking to publish image-only landscape books. I would love to see how yours turned out. Can you give me a link to one in the bookstore? Thanks.

10-29-2010, 05:09 AM	#5
splinters Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: iPad	If you search for Paul Woodward and download buddy world books part 1 or 2, you get a sample of nearly all my books. I had to do this as Apple are in no rush to fix my preview problem.

10-29-2010, 12:02 PM	#7
jharker Developer Posts: 345 Karma: 3473 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Device: iRex iLiad v1, Blackberry Tour, Kindle DX, iPad.	Glad I could help! eoin.noble: Actually, if you save a PNG with white background, iBooks will treat the white areas as transparent and will show the page color. I haven't tried JPG, but I suspect it would do the same. So, no need for transparent images!

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