If you have been experiencing problems in trying to Add Pages to Book, as I have, I believe I have found a consistent workaround to allow this process to function correctly every attempt. Although this advice may be redundant, I thought I would share my experiences, so that the Wikipedia Community can continue to utilize the Create Book function, while the Project is being fine-tuned.
i noticed that I was only able to add certain pages to my book, so after much trial and error, I found a workaround, allowing a person the ability to Add any Page to their Book. First, when you are on a particular page, which you would like to add to your book, you need to click on the “Create Book” Link at the left of the page on the Desktop version of Wikipedia. It will then ask if you would like to continue with your current book, with “x” Number of Pages, at which point you select the “Ok” radio button. You will be brought to the “Book Creator” page, which describes the Create Book function and contains a list of all of your Saved Pages for your Book.
Once you find yourself on this page, you need to enter the Topic of the previous page, which you were looking to add to your book, into the Search Box at the Upper Top Right within the Desktop Version once again. You will see a List of Topics, however if you have typed correctly, the page you are looking for should be the Top Result. Once you click on that Topic, you will be brought back to the prior page, which you were attempting to Add to your Book. However, this time, the “Add This Page to My Book” link will appear at the top middle of the page. Once you see the link, you can add that Page, and others moving forward.
I have found that this somehow restores the Book Creator to its original form. Should you experience trouble getting this function to continue to work, you will need to repeat these steps, using the Desktop Vesion, if you are on Mobile, until the process reboots itself. This has worked flawlessly for me, and should also work for you as well, until this excellent feature is up and working again full time.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like further explanation or assistance with this matter, as I am more than willing to help out where I can. I would also like to take this opportunity to Give Thanks and Praises to the Members of the Group responsible for the Book and PDF Creation Project, as I believe this capability is by far, one of the most exciting achievements for the WikiMedia Foundation. With this ability, not only has it changed the landscape for Learning, but also has reached new heights for Internet based Encyclopedias. I would be extremely interested in being part of the Team assisting with this Project, please let me know how I can help.
Regards,
~~~~Mark Halsey