iPad version of iBooks does not download PDF's

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iPad version of iBooks does not download PDF's

I recently purchased my iPad about 1 1/2 weeks ago and something with iBooks is bugging me: iBooks won't let me download or store my PDF's. In fact, there isn't even an option to view PDF's within iBooks. I noticed on my iPod Touch that I can hit a button at the top of a PDF online and it will store it in iBooks. But my iPad won't do that. The iPod Touch is upgraded fully to iOS4. Is it an iOS4 thing that I have to wait for the iPad or is there something wrong with mine. Note that this version of iBooks is up to date.

MacBook, iPod Touch, iPad, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 26, 2010 1:17 PM

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Answer 1

enderx

Level 1

85 points

Jul 26, 2010 1:40 PM in response to alabamaenthusiast

It works for iPad also. Make sure you are actually syncing the pdf's to your iPad in iTunes. If there's no PDF on the iPad it won't show the PDF button in iBooks.

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Answer 2

Jul 26, 2010 2:45 PM in response to enderx

This partially solved my problem as I was able to sync my iPod touch PDF's to my iPad and they are showing up on iBooks. But I still cannot download PDF's from emails or webpages. Any help will be thanked.

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Answer 3

Jul 26, 2010 4:45 PM in response to alabamaenthusiast

Will this help?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4227

Also, I remember reading somewhere there is a file limit size on the PDFs you can import. How large are the PDFs you want to view on your iPad?

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Answer 4

Jul 26, 2010 4:56 PM in response to James Bailey

This helped answer a few questions. If there is a limit on PDF's, it's not the cause of the problem because I downloaded a PDF that I wanted and it downloaded on my iPod Touch, but still will not download on my iPad. I downloaded a software update and I am now able to download PDFs off of Mail, but still not off Safari.

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Answer 5

Jul 26, 2010 4:57 PM in response to alabamaenthusiast

Any other insight would be greatly helpful.

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Answer 6

Jul 26, 2010 9:45 PM in response to alabamaenthusiast

You may have to wait until iOS4 comes to the iPad to gain the functionality you seek. In the meantime, before iBooks I was using an app named PDF Expert to view PDF files. Check it out in the App store and see if it might be useful to you.

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Answer 7

Tom Gewecke

Level 10

122,526 points

Jul 27, 2010 3:18 AM in response to alabamaenthusiast

I downloaded a PDF that I wanted and it downloaded on my iPod Touch, but still will not download on my iPad.

This is a known difference between the capabilities of 3.2 Safari and 4.0 Safari.

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