Reply To: Problems with new Document

Jack, a “book” (.indb) file is just a collection of InDesign files. There are pros and cons to using the book feature. Personally, I’ve been tending away from using books for the past few years because they’re often more hassle that they’re worth. That said, in complex, very long documents, it definitely can be helpful — especially when it’s important to work on different pieces (chapters) at a time.

As for the corruption problem: did you try exporting as IDML and then opening that IDML file? That often clears up corruption and oddities.