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Book pages are blank after upgrading iPhone
Sat, 06/20/2009 - 07:01 — Alric
Just bought a new 3GS to replace my 3G. After restoring the new iPhone with a backup from the old, all paid-for books in my Stanza library open up blank. Actually, to be precise I can briefly see the page I am currently reading and then it goes blank. Free books display ok.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
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Styles appears to be the answer to the blank pages.
I was having the same problem, and another user let me know about this
trick. It appears that when the "Display Styles" option is on, Stanza gets
confused about some of the formatting tags used in ePubs. If you'll go
into the "Layout" page under the gear on the action bar, then set "Display
Styles" to Off, you'll probably find that most of your "blank" ebooks will
display normally. It has worked for me so far....
Michael
italics from Calibre can work...
For the blank pages problem with homemade epub books, I can confirm that turning Display Styles Off seems to bring blank pages back.
Unfortunately, it also removes bold and italics from the ebup.
The solution I stumbled on was to start with an HTML formatted book rather than an RTF or PDF.
In Open Office, I saved my book as an HTML file. When I loaded that into Calibre and then converted that HTML file to an epub, the formatting went into the iPhone, even with Display Styles Off. So now I can have my cake and eat it too. :) The blank pages problem goes away, and I can have custom formatting.
The only thing left that was bothering me was that my chapters weren't getting auto-generated properly from my page breaks in Open Office. So I looked at what Calibre is doing to detect chapters, and then looked at the HTML.
HTML doesn't have page breaks. It's just one long page, of course. But Open Office had put the information in there -- they just put it in as a CSS class attribute wherever I had a page break originally.
So, in Notepad++, I just searched for all the P CLASS attributes containing the words page-break and replaced that particular tag with...
tag = h2
attribute = class
value = chapter
...in html format, which should have looked like this (if my formatting is correct)...
<h2 class="chapter">
<br>
</h2>
And in Calibre, when converting to epub, under Structure Detection, I put the above information into the field...
Detect chapters at (XPath expression)
...using the format...
//h:h2[re:test(@class, "chapter", "i")]When I did this and used Calibre Content Server to transfer this to Stanza on my iPhone, I got italics, bold, and chapters all working properly...without turning Display Styles On, which was the source of my blank pages problem.
Hope this helps someone else.
Cheers,
Jez
Thanks
Thanks for the tip, Michael, but it didn't help my problem. :-(
Thanks
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The problem is a bit more widespread.....
I'm experiencing the same problems, but notably NOT just with ebooks purchased from
online catalogs. There's only one ebook on my device at the moment that was purchased
from an online supplier (Mission of Honor ARC - Baen Books) and it displays just fine. I'm
having the problem with a number of other ebooks that were converted from txt, lit, html,
pdb, and rtf by Calibre and/or StanzaPC. The behavior appears to be consistent - if an ebook
fails once, it fails consistently. However, not ALL ebooks appear to have a problem. Has
support been able to replicate this problem, and do they know what is going on? I can supply
ePub files that fail consistently if you need them.
Another User With Blank *Some* Books
I am experiencing what seems to be the same problem. Now, these are books that at one time *were* readable with Stanza. Now, the pages are all blank, although the covers are still visible in Library view, and the table of contents is still accessable when the book is open. I have just recently upgraded my phone (3G to 3Gs) and I also recently updated my Stanza app since the last time I think I tried to access the problem books. I don't know if either of those actions could be a contributing factor. I *think* that all the books in question are either non-commercial or DRM free commercial files that were convereted using into EPUB format using Caliber (again, I have read all these books previously using Stanza, since then something happened to either the books or more liekly the app that is causing the current problem). It appears all the commercial books I downloaded directly from Baen, Fictionwise, Feedbooks, etc. all still work.
I tried the suggested of resetting the settings in the top library view but it did nothing. I don't really want to try uninstalling Stanza and reinstalling it, as I currently have almost 250 book on my iPhone and I have *no* desire at all to go through the PITA of reloading all of them.
Are there any other ideas on how to fix this annoying problem?
Same.
If that still doesn't help,
If that still doesn't help, please let us know. Note that we have submitted a new version of Stanza to Apple that should address this problem; we're just waiting for them to review and approve it for release to the App Store.схемы лазерная техника постеры к фильму Невозмутимые (2010) скачать постер к фильму Невозмутимые (2010) повстанці самоусвідомлення нації ykapral2
I tried deleting a book that
I tried deleting a book that showed up as blank and now the book refuses to re-download. The book was one purchased from eReader.com and I used Stanza's browser to attempt to download the book. Some of my books went blank after the latest (2.0) Stanza upgrade. I'm not even getting the first page to show. The chapter list is there though.
Re-installing fixes, but no eReader downloads in app
I was able to fix my current library by re-downloading protected books that no longer worked, however I had to do this using my desktop computer as in app downloading from the eReader site is broken.
iphone stanza blank after first page
fixed - download new version of calibre - it works better than stanza at converting books - and use calibre (not stanza) to share books with your mobile device e.g. ipod/phone
nope - wrong
so after celebrating, turns out I was wrong and the pages are blank except for the first page. Any ideas?
iphone stanza blank after first page
I have the same problem - I am part of a website that publishes short stories - stanza was great when it worked because I could turn the submissions from rtf to epub on calibra then read the submissions on my way to work - now it doesn't work - is there anyway to look and fix this bug since calibre is recommended on the site as a tool which is better than stanza at converting files - all files I convert are perfect on stanza desktop but not on the ipod app.
dont know if the thread is
dont know if the thread is dead, I found the page by googling "iphone stanza blank after first page"...
I confirm what one of the posters said: simply delete the book from the iphone and from calibre, open the rtf with any editor and save it as HTM.
Then proceed as usual: import it in calibre, convert it to epub, transfer it to the iphone => perfect!
alessandro
I'm having the same issue,
I'm having the same issue, but it happens _only_ with EPUB ebooks that were converted from .rtf (with Calibre). They're perfect with the Calibre built-in EPUB reader, they're perfect with Stanza Desktop, but then, when I download them on my iPod Touch all their pages are blank except the first one and/or the first page of every section.
I hope this info helps fixing the issue. Thanks!
I can confirm this
Calibre's RTF to ePUB seems to be introducing some element that makes the subsequent pages appear blank.
As a test, I took my RTF file and re-saved it as HTML. Calibre converted it to ePUB, and the file reads correctly on the iPhone Stanza version.
(I would use Stanza desktop, but it strips out some formatting from the RTF/HTML file, that Calibre manages to preserve)
The problem, I realize, comes
The problem, I realize, comes from the fact that when you install eReader books, they are "locked" to your current phone's ID, and so when you try to open them on another phone, they won't display. The only solution in this case is to re-download the purchased books.
If you had purchased the books from the Fictionwise store, you can probably re-download all your purchases by going to the "Online Catalog" in Stanza, tap the Fictionwise catalog and then log into "My Bookshelf" with your Fictionwise username and password. Alternatively, you can download the books to your PC by logging in to Fictionwise with your web browser and transferring the books over the Stanza iPhone using Stanza Desktop.
All of my books are PD
They live on my private web server. I still see blank pages.
Did you first delete the
Did you first delete the blank book before re-downloading it? If that doesn't work, your only recourse may be to delete Stanza and re-install, and then re-download your books.
Yes, I tried deleting then
Yes, I tried deleting then redownloading this epub. First page displays, subsequent pages are blank. I then deleted Stanza, then re-installed. Same issue. This book displays w/o problems on my wife's iPod Touch running OS3.0. Just as a test I deleted Stanza from her iPod just in case to see if that made a difference, but no joy. If this is a DRM issue, why in the world is it effecting my non-DRM'd books?
Deleting and re-downloading
Deleting and re-downloading the books fixed the problem for me. You do have to remember from which library your book came from.
Not fixed
My books come from _my_ library. They are not purchased books, infected with DRM. I maintain a private local web server that I download my books from. All books are ePub. To repeat, my wife has no issues with blank pages on her iPod Touch with OS3.0. We have no issues with blank pages on either of our Sony PRS505s. This has only been a problem since Stanza updated. Since my last post I upgraded my iPhone 3G to OS3.0 and the blank pages problem still occurs.
If your books are EPUB, then
If your books are EPUB, then the problem is different than the originally reported one, which only affects secure eReader books.
Your problem might be a separate issue with iPhone OS 3.0 that has been reported by a few people. In those cases, people have reported that it can be fixed by just resetting your Stanza preferences (by going to the top-level Library screen, tapping the gears icon, going to settings, scrolling to the bottom and tapping the reset button).
Do let us know if that doesn't address the issue.
Nope
I tried this before. Just tried it again, and it still didn't work :(
Does this problem also affect
Does this problem also affect books you download from one of the free online catalogs, such as Feedbooks?
I just downloaded "The Three
I just downloaded "The Three Musketeers" from Feedbooks and it appears to be fine. As a test, I downloaded several books from my personal library onto my iPhone, then downloaded the same books to my wife's Touch. No problems. So, perhaps it's just a problem with this one book.
Tried fixes
I've tried resetting setting and display styles. neither worked.
Resetting didn't do it. Can
Resetting didn't do it. Can I ask how the previous poster redownloaded books. I have many books from different sources and I don't see an easy way to find the original download.
Thanks for the prompt response.
For people experiencing this
For people experiencing this problem, can you try resetting Stanza's settings? You can do this by going to the top-level library menu, tapping the gears icon in the upper-right corner, tapping "Stanza Settings", and then scrolling to the bottom and tapping "Reset All Settings".
If that doesn't help, can you try opening a book, opening the book settings, and then setting "Display Styles" to "Off".
If that still doesn't help, please let us know. Note that we have submitted a new version of Stanza to Apple that should address this problem; we're just waiting for them to review and approve it for release to the App Store.
Instructions didn’t help
Followed these instructions to the letter, but my purchased books remain completely blank on my new iPhone 3GS.
Since you are on a new
Since you are on a new device, you need to delete the books and re-download them from your Fictionwise bookshelf.
Not just the 3GS or OS 3.0
I'm having this issue on a 3G runing OS2.2 and Stanza 1.8.1 -- I sure hope this is fixed soon, sucks to be w/o my reader!
Fixes didn't work
For my 3G OS2.2 iPhone
New iPhone
I am also having the same issue. Once I upgraded to the new 3GS to replaced my old 1st gen iPhone, none of my paid-for books will open with text - they all open blank.
i was only having this issue
i was only having this issue using the "Night Theme". With black text on white background, my text was displayed. But with white text on black background, no text displayed.
Turning off "Display Styles" as suggested worked for me.
My books were epub, converted from HTLM by calibre.
I have the exact same issue
I have the exact same issue on my 3GS. Free books fine eReader books blank.
Fixed by deleting app and
Fixed by deleting app and downloading books again.
Could you describe how you
Could you describe how you redownloaded books? Thanks.
I was unable to download
I was unable to download using the app. You need to use Stanza Desktop. Open all the books you need to re-transfer after you have deleted them from the iPhone and then you should be able to browse to a "shared library" in the iPhone app. Just click download all (icon in upper right) and they will all transfer.
I'm a bit annoyed that I can't download books on the go from eReader now and hoping this will be fixed soon. Fictionwise downloads are working, however I've purchased most of my books from eReader and prefer that site for purchasing books.