Content server: OPDS feed does not include acquisition link for *.ibooks

[Frank Lowney]

Calibre 1.37 running under MacOS X 10.9.3
The OPDS feed includes an acquisition link for *.epub files but not for *.ibooks files. The following code snip its are from: http://grumpy.gcsu.edu:8080/opds/navcatalog/4f6e6577657374

An *.epub entry:

  <entry>
    <title>Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2011</title>
    <author>
      <name>Lonely Planet</name>
    </author>
    <id>urn:uuid:c044ded7-5cc8-4c83-9677-865599b81d1c</id>
    <updated>2014-05-17T12:11:43+00:00</updated>
    <link href="/get/epub/434" type="application/epub+zip" rel="http://opds-spec.org/acquisition"/> <------------- acquisition link
    <link href="/get/cover/434" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/cover"/>
    <link href="/get/thumb/434" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/thumbnail"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>

An *.ibooks entry:

  <entry>
    <title>External Video Demo</title>
    <author>
      <name>Frank Lowney</name>
    </author>
    <id>urn:uuid:9fed4d3a-45b4-4f46-874c-bda57a052430</id>
    <updated>2014-05-17T12:11:43+00:00</updated>
    <link href="/get/cover/436" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/cover"/> <------------- acquisition link should be above
    <link href="/get/thumb/436" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/thumbnail"/>
  </entry>

The absence of this acquisition link is preventing the development of MacOS X and iOS client software. These apps will browse the OPDS catalog, enable selecting an *.epub, *.ibooks or other eBook and then hand off the download to the iBooks.app on that platform or another app selected by the end user.

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

And note the extension is *.ibook not *.ibooks

[Frank Lowney (frank-lowney)]

On May 17, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Kovid Goyal <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1318719 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318719
>
> And note the extension is *.ibook not *.ibooks

No, the suffix used by iBooks Author, the only app capable of producing this type of eBook, is *.ibooks, see:

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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
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> Title:
> Content server: OPDS feed does not include acquisition link for
> *.ibooks
>
> Status in calibre: e-book management:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Calibre 1.37 running under MacOS X 10.9.3
> The OPDS feed includes an acquisition link for *.epub files but not for *.ibooks files. The following code snip its are from: http://grumpy.gcsu.edu:8080/opds/navcatalog/4f6e6577657374
>
> An *.epub entry:
>
> <entry>
> <title>Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2011</title>
> <author>
> <name>Lonely Planet</name>
> </author>
> <id>urn:uuid:c044ded7-5cc8-4c83-9677-865599b81d1c</id>
> <updated>2014-05-17T12:11:43+00:00</updated>
> <link href="/get/epub/434" type="application/epub+zip" rel="http://opds-spec.org/acquisition"/> <------------- acquisition link
> <link href="/get/cover/434" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/cover"/>
> <link href="/get/thumb/434" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/thumbnail"/>
> </entry>
> <entry>
>
> An *.ibooks entry:
>
> <entry>
> <title>External Video Demo</title>
> <author>
> <name>Frank Lowney</name>
> </author>
> <id>urn:uuid:9fed4d3a-45b4-4f46-874c-bda57a052430</id>
> <updated>2014-05-17T12:11:43+00:00</updated>
> <link href="/get/cover/436" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/cover"/> <------------- acquisition link should be above
> <link href="/get/thumb/436" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/thumbnail"/>
> </entry>
>
> The absence of this acquisition link is preventing the development of
> MacOS X and iOS client software. These apps will browse the OPDS
> catalog, enable selecting an *.epub, *.ibooks or other eBook and then
> hand off the download to the iBooks.app on that platform or another
> app selected by the end user.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1320487/+subscriptions

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[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Well, rename it to .ibook befire you import it to calibre and you will
be fine.

[Frank Lowney (frank-lowney)]

On May 17, 2014, at 12:14 PM, Kovid Goyal <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1318719 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318719
>
> Well, rename it to .ibook befire you import it to calibre and you will
> be fine.

Seems like an odd requirement since these files can only be created with iBooks Author and that app affixes the *.ibooks suffix by default with no other options. The *.ibooks suffix has other dependancies. On the client side, apps and, in some cases the OS, will be unable to recognize the file and, thus, may not know what to do with it. Readers will suffer as a consequence. It really needs to be *.ibooks.

>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1320487
>
> Title:
> Content server: OPDS feed does not include acquisition link for
> *.ibooks
>
> Status in calibre: e-book management:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Calibre 1.37 running under MacOS X 10.9.3
> The OPDS feed includes an acquisition link for *.epub files but not for *.ibooks files. The following code snip its are from: http://grumpy.gcsu.edu:8080/opds/navcatalog/4f6e6577657374
>
> An *.epub entry:
>
> <entry>
> <title>Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2011</title>
> <author>
> <name>Lonely Planet</name>
> </author>
> <id>urn:uuid:c044ded7-5cc8-4c83-9677-865599b81d1c</id>
> <updated>2014-05-17T12:11:43+00:00</updated>
> <link href="/get/epub/434" type="application/epub+zip" rel="http://opds-spec.org/acquisition"/> <------------- acquisition link
> <link href="/get/cover/434" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/cover"/>
> <link href="/get/thumb/434" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/thumbnail"/>
> </entry>
> <entry>
>
> An *.ibooks entry:
>
> <entry>
> <title>External Video Demo</title>
> <author>
> <name>Frank Lowney</name>
> </author>
> <id>urn:uuid:9fed4d3a-45b4-4f46-874c-bda57a052430</id>
> <updated>2014-05-17T12:11:43+00:00</updated>
> <link href="/get/cover/436" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/cover"/> <------------- acquisition link should be above
> <link href="/get/thumb/436" type="image/jpeg" rel="http://opds-spec.org/thumbnail"/>
> </entry>
>
> The absence of this acquisition link is preventing the development of
> MacOS X and iOS client software. These apps will browse the OPDS
> catalog, enable selecting an *.epub, *.ibooks or other eBook and then
> hand off the download to the iBooks.app on that platform or another
> app selected by the end user.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1320487/+subscriptions

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    Projects Coordinator, Digital Innovation Group @ Georgia College
   Chappell Hall 212 (CBX 106)
    Web Site, Blog, GCSU Email, iCloud Email
    My latest book: The Coming ePublishing Revolution in Higher Education
Voice: [phone]
NOTICE: Please be advised that I am hearing impaired and co...