diff --git a/examples/continuous-spreads.html b/examples/continuous-spreads.html
index f261c94..43f70fc 100644
--- a/examples/continuous-spreads.html
+++ b/examples/continuous-spreads.html
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@
   <div id="prev" class="arrow">‹</div>
   <div id="next" class="arrow">›</div>
   <script>
+    var params = URLSearchParams && new URLSearchParams(document.location.search.substring(1));
+    var url = params && params.get("url") && decodeURIComponent(params.get("url"));
+    var currentSectionIndex = (params && params.get("loc")) ? params.get("loc") : undefined;
+
     // Load the opf
-    window.book = ePub("https://s3.amazonaws.com/moby-dick/moby-dick.epub");
+    window.book = ePub(url || "https://s3.amazonaws.com/moby-dick/moby-dick.epub");
     var rendition = book.renderTo("viewer", {
       manager: "continuous",
       flow: "paginated",
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@
       height: 600
     });
 
-    var displayed = rendition.display();
+    var displayed = rendition.display(currentSectionIndex);
 
 
     displayed.then(function(renderer){
@@ -39,39 +43,72 @@
       // console.log(toc);
     });
 
-    var next = document.getElementById("next");
-    next.addEventListener("click", function(){
-      rendition.next();
-    }, false);
+    book.ready.then(() => {
 
-    var prev = document.getElementById("prev");
-    prev.addEventListener("click", function(){
-      rendition.prev();
-    }, false);
+      var next = document.getElementById("next");
 
-    var keyListener = function(e){
+      next.addEventListener("click", function(e){
+        book.package.metadata.direction === "rtl" ? rendition.prev() : rendition.next();
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }, false);
 
-      // Left Key
-      if ((e.keyCode || e.which) == 37) {
-        rendition.prev();
-      }
+      var prev = document.getElementById("prev");
+      prev.addEventListener("click", function(e){
+        book.package.metadata.direction === "rtl" ? rendition.next() : rendition.prev();
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }, false);
 
-      // Right Key
-      if ((e.keyCode || e.which) == 39) {
-        rendition.next();
-      }
+      var keyListener = function(e){
 
-    };
+        // Left Key
+        if ((e.keyCode || e.which) == 37) {
+          book.package.metadata.direction === "rtl" ? rendition.next() : rendition.prev();
+        }
 
-    rendition.on("keyup", keyListener);
-    document.addEventListener("keyup", keyListener, false);
+        // Right Key
+        if ((e.keyCode || e.which) == 39) {
+          book.package.metadata.direction === "rtl" ? rendition.prev() : rendition.next();
+        }
+
+      };
+
+      rendition.on("keyup", keyListener);
+      document.addEventListener("keyup", keyListener, false);
+
+    });
 
     rendition.on("selected", function(range) {
       console.log("selected", range);
     });
 
+    rendition.on("layout", function(layout) {
+      let viewer = document.getElementById("viewer");
+
+      if (layout.spread) {
+        viewer.classList.remove('single');
+      } else {
+        viewer.classList.add('single');
+      }
+    });
+
     rendition.on("relocated", function(location){
       console.log(location);
+
+      var next = book.package.metadata.direction === "rtl" ?  document.getElementById("prev") : document.getElementById("next");
+      var prev = book.package.metadata.direction === "rtl" ?  document.getElementById("next") : document.getElementById("prev");
+
+      if (location.atEnd) {
+        next.style.visibility = "hidden";
+      } else {
+        next.style.visibility = "visible";
+      }
+
+      if (location.atStart) {
+        prev.style.visibility = "hidden";
+      } else {
+        prev.style.visibility = "visible";
+      }
+
     });
 
     book.loaded.navigation.then(function(toc){
diff --git a/examples/examples.css b/examples/examples.css
index e1969d1..3762ae0 100644
--- a/examples/examples.css
+++ b/examples/examples.css
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ body {
     content:  "";
   }
 
+  #viewer.spreads.single:after {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
   #prev {
     left: 40px;
   }
diff --git a/examples/spreads.html b/examples/spreads.html
index 9af4b5f..8d42294 100644
--- a/examples/spreads.html
+++ b/examples/spreads.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <script>
     var params = URLSearchParams && new URLSearchParams(document.location.search.substring(1));
     var url = params && params.get("url") && decodeURIComponent(params.get("url"));
-    var currentSectionIndex = (params && params.get("loc")) ? params.get("loc") : 6;
+    var currentSectionIndex = (params && params.get("loc")) ? params.get("loc") : undefined;
 
     // Load the opf
     var book = ePub(url || "https://s3.amazonaws.com/moby-dick/moby-dick.epub");
diff --git a/src/contents.js b/src/contents.js
index edcfe95..b6780dd 100644
--- a/src/contents.js
+++ b/src/contents.js
@@ -954,10 +954,13 @@ class Contents {
 	 * @param {number} gap
 	 */
 	columns(width, height, columnWidth, gap){
-		var COLUMN_AXIS = prefixed("column-axis");
-		var COLUMN_GAP = prefixed("column-gap");
-		var COLUMN_WIDTH = prefixed("column-width");
-		var COLUMN_FILL = prefixed("column-fill");
+		let COLUMN_AXIS = prefixed("column-axis");
+		let COLUMN_GAP = prefixed("column-gap");
+		let COLUMN_WIDTH = prefixed("column-width");
+		let COLUMN_FILL = prefixed("column-fill");
+
+		let writingMode = this.writingMode();
+		let axis = (writingMode.indexOf("vertical") === 0) ? "vertical" : "horizontal";
 
 		this.layoutStyle("paginated");
 
@@ -976,7 +979,11 @@ class Contents {
 		this.css("overflow-y", "hidden");
 		this.css("margin", "0", true);
 
-		this.css("padding", "20px " + (gap / 2) + "px", true);
+		if (axis === "vertical") {
+			this.css("padding", (gap / 2) + "px 20px", true);
+		} else {
+			this.css("padding", "20px " + (gap / 2) + "px", true);
+		}
 
 		this.css("box-sizing", "border-box");
 		this.css("max-width", "inherit");
diff --git a/src/managers/continuous/index.js b/src/managers/continuous/index.js
index e8510f0..663f1cf 100644
--- a/src/managers/continuous/index.js
+++ b/src/managers/continuous/index.js
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ class ContinuousViewManager extends DefaultViewManager {
 	}
 
 	check(_offsetLeft, _offsetTop){
-		var last, first, next, prev;
-
 		var checking = new defer();
 		var newViews = [];
 
@@ -292,27 +290,45 @@ class ContinuousViewManager extends DefaultViewManager {
 
 		var bounds = this._bounds; // bounds saved this until resize
 
-		let dir = this.settings.direction === "rtl" ? -1 : 1; //RTL reverses scrollTop
+		let rtl = this.settings.direction === "rtl";
+		let dir = horizontal && rtl ? -1 : 1; //RTL reverses scrollTop
 
 		var offset = horizontal ? this.scrollLeft : this.scrollTop * dir;
 		var visibleLength = horizontal ? bounds.width : bounds.height;
 		var contentLength = horizontal ? this.container.scrollWidth : this.container.scrollHeight;
 
-		if (offset + visibleLength + delta >= contentLength) {
-			last = this.views.last();
-			next = last && last.section.next();
+		let prepend = () => {
+			let first = this.views.first();
+			let prev = first && first.section.prev();
+
+			if(prev) {
+				newViews.push(this.prepend(prev));
+			}
+		}
+
+		let append = () => {
+			let last = this.views.last();
+			let next = last && last.section.next();
 
 			if(next) {
 				newViews.push(this.append(next));
 			}
+
+		}
+
+		if (offset + visibleLength + delta >= contentLength) {
+			if (horizontal && rtl) {
+				prepend();
+			} else {
+				append();
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (offset - delta < 0 ) {
-			first = this.views.first();
-
-			prev = first && first.section.prev();
-			if(prev) {
-				newViews.push(this.prepend(prev));
+			if (horizontal && rtl) {
+				append();
+			} else {
+				prepend();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -322,6 +338,11 @@ class ContinuousViewManager extends DefaultViewManager {
 
 		if(newViews.length){
 			return Promise.all(promises)
+				.then(() => {
+					if (this.layout.name === "pre-paginated" && this.layout.props.spread) {
+						return this.check();
+					}
+				})
 				.then(() => {
 					// Check to see if anything new is on screen after rendering
 					return this.update(delta);
@@ -511,32 +532,64 @@ class ContinuousViewManager extends DefaultViewManager {
 
 	next(){
 
-		if(this.settings.axis === "horizontal") {
+		let dir = this.settings.direction;
+		let delta = this.layout.props.name === "pre-paginated" &&
+								this.layout.props.spread ? this.layout.props.delta * 2 : this.layout.props.delta;
 
-			this.scrollLeft = this.container.scrollLeft;
+		if(!this.views.length) return;
 
-			if(this.container.scrollLeft +
-				 this.container.offsetWidth +
-				 this.layout.delta < this.container.scrollWidth) {
-				this.scrollBy(this.layout.delta, 0, true);
-			} else {
-				this.scrollTo(this.container.scrollWidth - this.layout.delta, 0, true);
-			}
+		if(this.isPaginated && this.settings.axis === "horizontal") {
+
+			this.scrollBy(delta, 0, true);
 
 		} else {
+
 			this.scrollBy(0, this.layout.height, true);
+
 		}
 
+		// if(this.settings.axis === "horizontal") {
+		//
+		// 	this.scrollLeft = this.container.scrollLeft;
+		//
+		// 	if(this.container.scrollLeft +
+		// 		 this.container.offsetWidth +
+		// 		 this.layout.delta < this.container.scrollWidth) {
+		// 		console.log("a", this.layout.delta);
+		// 		this.scrollBy(this.layout.delta, 0, true);
+		// 	} else {
+		// 		console.log("b", this.container.scrollWidth - this.layout.delta);
+		//
+		// 		this.scrollTo(this.container.scrollWidth - this.layout.delta, 0, true);
+		// 	}
+		//
+		// } else {
+		// 	console.log("c", this.layout.height);
+		//
+		// 	this.scrollBy(0, this.layout.height, true);
+		// }
+
 		this.q.enqueue(function() {
 			this.check();
 		}.bind(this));
 	}
 
 	prev(){
-		if(this.settings.axis === "horizontal") {
-			this.scrollBy(-this.layout.delta, 0, true);
+
+		let dir = this.settings.direction;
+		let delta = this.layout.props.name === "pre-paginated" &&
+								this.layout.props.spread ? this.layout.props.delta * 2 : this.layout.props.delta;
+
+		if(!this.views.length) return;
+
+		if(this.isPaginated && this.settings.axis === "horizontal") {
+
+			this.scrollBy(-delta, 0, true);
+
 		} else {
+
 			this.scrollBy(0, -this.layout.height, true);
+
 		}
 
 		this.q.enqueue(function() {
@@ -544,24 +597,30 @@ class ContinuousViewManager extends DefaultViewManager {
 		}.bind(this));
 	}
 
-
-	updateAxis(axis){
-
-		if (!this.isPaginated) {
-			axis = "vertical";
-		}
-
+	updateAxis(axis, preventUpdate){
 		this.settings.axis = axis;
 
 		this.stage && this.stage.axis(axis);
 
 		this.viewSettings.axis = axis;
 
+		if (!this.isPaginated) {
+			axis = "vertical";
+		}
+
+		if (axis === "vertical") {
+			this.layout.spread("none");
+		}
+
 		if (axis === "vertical") {
 			this.settings.infinite = true;
 		} else {
 			this.settings.infinite = false;
 		}
+
+		if (!preventUpdate) {
+			this.updateLayout();
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/managers/default/index.js b/src/managers/default/index.js
index 2dab8dd..ddee3c3 100644
--- a/src/managers/default/index.js
+++ b/src/managers/default/index.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class DefaultViewManager {
 			if (this.settings.direction === "ltr") {
 				this.scrollTo(offset.left, offset.top, true);
 			} else {
-				let width = view.width();
+				let width = visible.width();
 				this.scrollTo(offset.left + width, offset.top, true);
 			}
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class DefaultViewManager {
 			left = this.container.scrollLeft;
 
 			if(left > 0) {
-				this.scrollBy(-this.layout.delta, 0, true);
+				this.scrollBy(this.layout.delta, 0, true);
 			} else {
 				next = this.views.last().section.next();
 			}
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class DefaultViewManager {
 			let top  = this.container.scrollTop + this.container.offsetHeight;
 
 			if(top < this.container.scrollHeight) {
-				this.scrollBy(0, this.layout.height + this.layout.gap / 2, true);
+				this.scrollBy(0, this.layout.height, true);
 			} else {
 				next = this.views.last().section.next();
 			}
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class DefaultViewManager {
 			left = this.container.scrollLeft + this.container.offsetWidth + this.layout.delta;
 
 			if(left <= this.container.scrollWidth) {
-				this.scrollBy(this.layout.delta, 0, true);
+				this.scrollBy(-this.layout.delta, 0, true);
 			} else {
 				prev = this.views.first().section.prev();
 			}
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class DefaultViewManager {
 			let top = this.container.scrollTop;
 
 			if(top > 0) {
-				this.scrollBy(0, -(this.layout.height + this.layout.gap / 2), true);
+				this.scrollBy(0, -(this.layout.height), true);
 			} else {
 				prev = this.views.first().section.prev();
 			}
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ class DefaultViewManager {
 		}
 
 		if(!this.fullsize) {
-			if(x) this.container.scrollLeft += x;
+			if(x) this.container.scrollLeft += x * dir;
 			if(y) this.container.scrollTop += y;
 		} else {
 			window.scrollBy(x * dir, y * dir);
diff --git a/src/managers/views/iframe.js b/src/managers/views/iframe.js
index effc8e5..a001ee6 100644
--- a/src/managers/views/iframe.js
+++ b/src/managers/views/iframe.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class IframeView {
 	constructor(section, options) {
 		this.settings = extend({
 			ignoreClass : "",
-			axis: "vertical",
+			axis: options.layout && options.layout.props.flow === "scrolled" ? "vertical" : "horizontal",
 			direction: undefined,
 			width: 0,
 			height: 0,
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class IframeView {
 				// find and report the writingMode axis
 				let writingMode = this.contents.writingMode();
 				let axis = (writingMode.indexOf("vertical") === 0) ? "vertical" : "horizontal";
+
 				this.setAxis(axis);
 				this.emit(EVENTS.VIEWS.AXIS, axis);