When I attempt to get a book sample from within iBooks, I get an error dialog that says: " iBooks is required to download this document. You can download iBooks for free from the App Store. It doesn't matter what book I attempt to get a sample of and iBooks will let me purchase and read books. I am running iBooks 1.2.2 on an iPad2 under 4.3.3. The iBooks app works fine on my iPhone using the same iTunes account.
iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2
I'm having the exact same difficulty. My iPad 2 has never been jailbroken; I just updated to 4.3.3 and the latest iBooks versions, but still can't download any sample. I CAN select a sample from iTunes on my Mac, and then open it in iBooks on the iPad, but CAN'T download directly from within the app.
I suspect that another app is interfering, perhaps a PDF reader (I have GoodReader and several others), but until the problem is resolved there is little likelihood I'll be buying anything from the iBookstore.
I have had the same problem with both the IPad 1 and 2. It appears related to PDF apps as when they are removed IBook functionality returns. Apple support always acts as if they never heard of the problem. Apple has gone through several major updates of it's operating system without correcting this problem which explains why many of us keep using the Kindle app. The downloading of purchased books works fine but I refuse to remove all PDF apps just to be able to download samples of ebooks.
The problem is a conflict with the app Sign-N-Save. Delete it and you can download samples again. I like Sign-N-Save and I hope they'll fix it.
jgreenatty wrote:
I have had the same problem with both the IPad 1 and 2. It appears related to PDF apps as when they are removed IBook functionality returns. Apple support always acts as if they never heard of the problem. Apple has gone through several major updates of it's operating system without correcting this problem which explains why many of us keep using the Kindle app. The downloading of purchased books works fine but I refuse to remove all PDF apps just to be able to download samples of ebooks.
The problem is not limited to Sign-N-Delete. I've deleted this without deleting all of the other PDF apps with no effect. Samples will still not download. Hopefully, in the next major update to IOS, this will be repaired. With all of the complaints about this problem with Ibooks, you would think that if Apple is serious about competing with Kindle and Nook, they would fix this but for now Sign-N-Delete is only one piece of the puzzle.
The app is not Sign-N-Delete it is Sign-N-Save.
All I know is:
Have a wonderful Independence Day and read the U.S. Constitution.
Is it possible that we are both talking about "Sign-N-Send"? 🙂
I also started getting this message about installing iBooks when I tried to purchase or download a sample in iBooks. It started after I installed several pdf apps. Save2pdf was the culprit in my case. I deleted the pdf apps one at a and tested iBooks each time. I was able to download a sample book only after I deleted Save2pdf.
PDFExpert is also a problem. I reinstalled that one and got the message about needing the iBooks app to download a sample again.
Thanks to all for the advance work.
In case this is related to a more recent or the current app release of pdfexpert, i wanted to put a timestamp on the thread. writing to add to the confirmations that removing pdfexpert solved the problem of inability to download samples in ibook - just encountered on ipad2. Could download ibook samples fine up until now or at least up until around November 2011. The change was so abrupt I thought it at first a ploy to force ibook sales :), but it may be related to a more recent release of pdfexpert.
Action: removed readdle's PDFExpert app, closed and reopened ibooks and i was able again to download samples.
Different about my example is I have alot of doc handling (ezsign, docusign), office, print and pdf tools (readdle, pdfexpert, scan2pdf, save2pdf, print2pdf) installed. Removing first and only pdfexpert app by readdle solved this.
Googled this problem on a whisper of hope, found this thread and you all helped resolve.
I don't have PDF Expert or Sign-N-Save installed but still can't get samples from iBooks. Are there any other apps that may be causing this?
I found a workaround until Apple fixes this bug:
1) Make sure auto-download is enabled for iBooks on your iDevice
2) Download the book sample in iTunes on your computer
3) Connect your iDevice to the internet and the sample should automatically download
Filed bug report - rdar://10727550
I was able to download the samples, but I was not able to download the full version of the free book they are offering.
Thanks for the workaround. It worked for me.
If I have to make a temporary choice between keeping PDFexpert and doing iBooks downloads on my iPad, I choose PDFexpert.
I have removed all pdf programs except PDFReader, and now I can download sample ebooks.
Sample books won't download
