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iBooks Crashes Instantly

I can't boot up iBooks at all on my iPhone 3G or my iPad. It will load up the library but after a few seconds it will crash to the home screen. I tried reinstalling the app and that fixed the problem for a few weeks but now it's happening again.


Has anyone else had this happen?

Posted on May 7, 2011 3:35 PM

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May 30, 2011 3:01 PM in response to RedSwirl

I have a similar problem. I have an iPad (1) 16gb WIFI/3G. Every time I open iBooks and try to open an iPhoto album saved as a PDF, it opens for about 5 seconds and then quits. It then reverts bak to the home screen.


I am using OS 4.3.3


I have no problem opening and viewing this file on my iPhone 4 Verizon 16gb, on an iPod that a friend has, or on my iMac with Snow Leopard.


Something is wrong with either the iBooks App for the iPad or I have a bad iPad.

Jun 17, 2011 9:09 AM in response to RedSwirl

I have a 2G iPod Touch running iOS 4.2.1, I can get into my iBooks library, but when I try to go to the iBooks Store it crashes and I end up with the home screen.

I did notice last night after getting onto iTunes that Apple made changes to iBooks that prevent you from buying books through iTunes unless you have iOS 4.3.3 (of course I don't know if this was an option available before iOS4.3.3 came around - never tried - but didn't need to then), I'm guessing for those of us who can't upgrade to iOS 4.3.3 we are screwed as far as buying new books. Unless it is just a problem with Apple's iBooks web site that is causing it to crash.

So it looks like Amazon Kindel app will be getting all my book puchasing business!!!

iBooks Crashes Instantly

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