OSX Mavericks: iBooks now, not iTunes

kyteflyer · 08-12-2013, 09:09 AM

Will there be a change in the code to address the change of location of books to an iBooks specific folder?

I thought iBooks was going to be a separate optional download, but it isn't, and all my books have been migrated now... so none exist in iTunes any longer, and Calibre cannot see them.

DoctorOhh · 08-12-2013, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

Will there be a change in the code to address the change of location of books to an iBooks specific folder?

I don't own your device but check out this plugin it may be your solution.

GRiker · 08-12-2013, 11:40 AM

That plugin is for iOS reader applications, installed on an iDevice. I don't plan to install Mavericks until the official release, I will look at what's involved in supporting iBooks under OS X at that time.

G

kyteflyer · 08-12-2013, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

That plugin is for iOS reader applications, installed on an iDevice. I don't plan to install Mavericks until the official release, I will look at what's involved in supporting iBooks under OS X at that time.

G

Thanks. I can still use open in from other sources. Right now I can't even see where the folder has gone. Its been moved out of the iTunes area to somewhere else... but just where that is, I have NO idea. Still looking :-/

kurabolna · 08-15-2013, 02:27 PM

Under advanced settings in your iTunes preferences you have iTunes media folder location.
Your books should still be there, at least mine are. Otherwise iBooks is still buggy as hell. For instance there is no way to edit book informations from within iBooks, you can't even correct a typo. All you can do is group them in collections, and that's something i've missed dearly.

Devon · 10-24-2013, 01:40 PM

My books moved to /Users/(name)/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks
they are no longer in iTunes.

GRiker · 10-24-2013, 02:10 PM

As noted in the calibre + iDevices sticky and the iOS reader applications plugin, the changes made to iTunes and iBooks for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) have broken the existing Apple drivers. I do not have an estimate of if or when this might be fixed. For the record, I have many man-months of development effort in the existing iTunes/iBooks code, so I'm not happy about these changes.

For the time being, iOS iBooks users have three options:

Revert to an earlier version of OS X
Use calibre's content server to open books in iOS iBooks using the 'Open in' functionality
Consider switching to Marvin for ePubs and GoodReader for PDFs.

G

Kloos · 10-24-2013, 02:27 PM

In Mavericks iBooks about 1/3 of my library disappeared and the rest is still in the Music Library. Happily I have Calibre and I switched to Marvin.

stormerider · 10-26-2013, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

I don't own your device but check out this plugin it may be your solution.

"This plugin does not work with iBooks under OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) at this time."

DoctorOhh · 10-26-2013, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormerider

"This plugin does not work with iBooks under OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) at this time."

In responding to an old post you are stating the obvious. Please read the current posts in this thread.

unboggling · 10-26-2013, 09:35 AM

Appropos of nothing, I liked OS X better when it was a cat. Now it's unbranded calves. Prey animals (plural, as in a herd), rather than a mighty predator.

stormerider · 10-27-2013, 01:56 PM

Here's my workaround: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=225516

stormerider · 10-27-2013, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

In responding to an old post you are stating the obvious. Please read the current posts in this thread.

Sorry, didn't notice the post date at the time.

HowardBrazee · 10-28-2013, 08:48 AM

I don't buy e-books from Apple, I only buy e-books that have Calibre add-ons to remove the DRM. Once I convert a book to epub, I used to drag it to iTunes, but now I open that epub using the e-reader. After a while it shows up available on my iPad.

HowardBrazee · 10-28-2013, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devon

My books moved to /Users/(name)/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks
they are no longer in iTunes.

It's a real pain to get to hidden directories. I did go there with the intention of saving that directory in Finder, but when I saw that Apple cryptically renamed all of the books I had with meaningful names in Calibre, I decided it didn't matter.

08-12-2013, 09:09 AM	#1
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone SE2020	OSX Mavericks: iBooks now, not iTunes Will there be a change in the code to address the change of location of books to an iBooks specific folder? I thought iBooks was going to be a separate optional download, but it isn't, and all my books have been migrated now... so none exist in iTunes any longer, and Calibre cannot see them.

10-24-2013, 02:10 PM	#7
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	As noted in the calibre + iDevices sticky and the iOS reader applications plugin, the changes made to iTunes and iBooks for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) have broken the existing Apple drivers. I do not have an estimate of if or when this might be fixed. For the record, I have many man-months of development effort in the existing iTunes/iBooks code, so I'm not happy about these changes. For the time being, iOS iBooks users have three options: Revert to an earlier version of OS X Use calibre's content server to open books in iOS iBooks using the 'Open in' functionality Consider switching to Marvin for ePubs and GoodReader for PDFs. G

10-26-2013, 09:35 AM	#11
unboggling Wizard Posts: 1,065 Karma: 858115 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 10	Appropos of nothing, I liked OS X better when it was a cat. Now it's unbranded calves. Prey animals (plural, as in a herd), rather than a mighty predator. Last edited by unboggling; 10-26-2013 at 09:38 AM.

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08-12-2013, 11:40 AM	#3
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	That plugin is for iOS reader applications, installed on an iDevice. I don't plan to install Mavericks until the official release, I will look at what's involved in supporting iBooks under OS X at that time. G

08-15-2013, 02:27 PM	#5
kurabolna Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: ipad	Under advanced settings in your iTunes preferences you have iTunes media folder location. Your books should still be there, at least mine are. Otherwise iBooks is still buggy as hell. For instance there is no way to edit book informations from within iBooks, you can't even correct a typo. All you can do is group them in collections, and that's something i've missed dearly.

10-24-2013, 01:40 PM	#6
Devon Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iPad, Kindle	My books moved to /Users/(name)/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks they are no longer in iTunes.

10-24-2013, 02:27 PM	#8
Kloos Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Glo	In Mavericks iBooks about 1/3 of my library disappeared and the rest is still in the Music Library. Happily I have Calibre and I switched to Marvin.

10-27-2013, 01:56 PM	#12
stormerider Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: PNW Device: iPad 3, Nook Color, Nook HD+	Here's my workaround: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=225516

10-28-2013, 08:48 AM	#14
HowardBrazee Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lafayette, CO Device: iPad	I don't buy e-books from Apple, I only buy e-books that have Calibre add-ons to remove the DRM. Once I convert a book to epub, I used to drag it to iTunes, but now I open that epub using the e-reader. After a while it shows up available on my iPad.

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