iBooks sorting problems following updates

MSWallack · 02-16-2011, 02:18 PM

Each time that I've updated iBooks, my carefully sorted bookshelf becomes a mess (sometimes real bad, other times, just a bit). So I've become a bit leary of updates to iBooks. I have a lot of books on my iPad and I'm not real keen on going through and rearranging the bookshelf yet again.

Has anyone else had this kind of problem? Does anyone know of any solutions?

HarryT · 02-16-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MSWallack

Each time that I've updated iBooks, my carefully sorted bookshelf becomes a mess (sometimes real bad, other times, just a bit). So I've become a bit leary of updates to iBooks. I have a lot of books on my iPad and I'm not real keen on going through and rearranging the bookshelf yet again.

Has anyone else had this kind of problem? Does anyone know of any solutions?

The first couple of updates to iBooks, it did indeed lose the manual sort order of the bookshelf, but the recent updates haven't done so for me - the bookshelf has "survived" the update.

digital_steve · 02-17-2011, 06:27 PM

... you can organise the visual bookshelf?!
I didn't know that; i just stuck to category view because the bookcase was so random.

HarryT · 02-18-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by digital_steve

... you can organise the visual bookshelf?!
I didn't know that; i just stuck to category view because the bookcase was so random.

Go into "Edit" mode, and just drag the books around. It's easiest to do so in the "List" view.

MSWallack · 02-18-2011, 11:04 AM

Using collections can also make organizing the bookshelf easier.

HarryT · 02-18-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MSWallack

Using collections can also make organizing the bookshelf easier.

Definitely! It's a pity, though, that you don't appear to be able to manually arrange the items within a collection.

mjhudston · 02-19-2011, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Definitely! It's a pity, though, that you don't appear to be able to manually arrange the items within a collection.

Is that true? Im pretty sure I've been able to do that? I'll have to go away and check now.

mjhudston · 02-19-2011, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Definitely! It's a pity, though, that you don't appear to be able to manually arrange the items within a collection.

Just tried. it, and I was able to rearrange the order of ebooks within one of my collections.

HarryT · 02-19-2011, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mjhudston

Just tried. it, and I was able to rearrange the order of ebooks within one of my collections.

Thanks - I'll have to try it again!

artemisblossom · 02-19-2011, 10:28 AM

How do you move them around in list view?

HarryT · 02-19-2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by artemisblossom

How do you move them around in list view?

Tap the "Edit" button, then just drag them around by holding the three horizontal lines at the far right side of each entry.

artemisblossom · 02-19-2011, 10:58 PM

thank you

digital_steve · 02-20-2011, 07:51 PM

Ha... so you can! Nifty, in a totally pointless way.

adv_dp_fan · 02-21-2011, 03:49 PM

Or just touch and hold on the book you want to move, wait for it to "rise up" and then drag it to it's new position in the collection.

HarryT · 02-21-2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by digital_steve

Ha... so you can! Nifty, in a totally pointless way.

It's not pointless at all; being able to rearrange your bookshelf is something that personally I find extremely useful.

02-16-2011, 02:18 PM	#1
MSWallack Right, Except When Wrong Posts: 353 Karma: 3968525 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indianapolis Device: Kindle Oasis 3 (sometimes iPad Mini).	iBooks sorting problems following updates Each time that I've updated iBooks, my carefully sorted bookshelf becomes a mess (sometimes real bad, other times, just a bit). So I've become a bit leary of updates to iBooks. I have a lot of books on my iPad and I'm not real keen on going through and rearranging the bookshelf yet again. Has anyone else had this kind of problem? Does anyone know of any solutions?

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adv_dp_fan Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 57138 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Sony 505, iPad 1 & 3, Galaxy Note 8.1	Or just touch and hold on the book you want to move, wait for it to "rise up" and then drag it to it's new position in the collection.