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Books and Translate function poorly now

I read Spanish eBooks while also running Translate on iPad split screen. (1) Books used to have an “open in Translate” option but now it doesn’t. Now I have to copy from the book and then plug it into Translate, a new and annoying four-step process instead of the former one-step. Apple should add the Open in Translate option back into Books.

iPad Pro (5th generation)

Posted on Jan 11, 2024 4:21 PM

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Posted on Mar 1, 2024 6:04 PM

Mine is not working either on my complete up to date iPad. It was working fine a couple months ago. I can't even select, cut, and paste into Reverso Translate. It's going to take me forever to read this book and no one is going to solve this. Thanks Apple.

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Jan 12, 2024 4:36 AM in response to Chris from California

I have never used split screen, but I read books all the time in different languages and when I select some text there is always a Translate option that comes up in the bubble menu that appears. Sometimes you have to tap the edge of the bubble to see all the options. Normally I use the "lookup" option which uses the bilingual dictionary provided by Apple.

Mar 1, 2024 8:31 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Thanks for confirming the issue. Un animal sauvage was the first book that didn't work. The last book I read that worked was La Tresse by Laetitia Colombani. I will reach out to the author of Un animal sauvage to let him know. I found out about the book from a French learning podcast that interviewed him. It would be ironic that students of French language would not be able to translate his book. Maybe the book can be re-launched or something.

Books and Translate function poorly now

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