The trick is that when you first add a book and display the 'init' text it appears empty at first but it isn't. The window is just scrolled way too low..
I think it should. The only way to create the "init" text object is by creating a book. So, there needs to be something for people converting an existing age.
Slightly off this topic but may be relevant, The sequence prefex for Janga is listed as 4000 at almlys.org. If you have it loaded that could be why you are having trouble.