Purchased Books open on iPad but not on MacBook Pro

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Purchased Books open on iPad but not on MacBook Pro

All the books I have purchased I have previously been able to read on my iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro.

Now, when launched on my MacBook Pro (Early 2015, Monterey 12.4) all these books give the following error:

"Cannot Open “(Title}" "It is formatted incorrectly, or is not a format that Apple Books can open."

Strangely, some purchased books which I have read are tagged "New" and these will open.

All others tagged "Finished" or a percentage read will not open.

Accessing them via the bookstore (choosing Read or Sample) results in the error above.

PDFs I have imported to Books continue to open OK.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jun 2, 2022 5:33 PM

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Thunderclutch Author

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Jun 2, 2022 6:08 PM in response to Forever_Eagle

Yes it was, but I just found the "problem" - I had to re-authorize my Mac, even though it had never been de-authorized.

Cannot open book "It is formatted incorre… - Apple Community

But another thing: Apple does not tell you which devices are authorised, only the number of them. In my case 5 are authorised, but I have only 4 (iPhone, iPad, Mac mini, MacBook Pro) plus 2 Apple TVs ... maybe they count too? Why can't Apple just list the devices?

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Jun 2, 2022 6:02 PM in response to Thunderclutch

Hello,

Check if your Mac is has iCloud turned on for Books.

Download purchased and updated books or audiobooks in Books on Mac - Apple Support

I hope this helps!

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Purchased Books open on iPad but not on MacBook Pro

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