Getting PDF into iBooks from Mail with IOS 7?

Hi Kirk,

I was wondering if you managed to resolve this issue? I'm having the same problem and still looking for a solution.

Thanks

hi,

Some additional information...

This is happening on one iPad yet opening PDFs via mail on my other iPad works fine, so it's not a problem with the PDF.

I'm using an Exchange server to get my mails and I've tried using webmail but unfortunately attachments are blocked so I can't try that option.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks

I had the same trouble after I updated to iOS7 - I used to be able to save pdfs from my email to my iBooks library. Then, like you, I now only have "open," "add to reading list", "copy" on the press and hold option - and "open in safari?" once the pdf is open.

I then realized I had also switched to the Gmail app and was not using the email app that apple provides.

I fired up the old Mail app and it worked just as in the past (except the save and send options pop up using a new icon that looks like a box with an up arrow - it's in the upper right corner).

Hope you have the same luck.

Betsyfrommadison on 1 Nov 13 had a clue that worked for me. I had all the same problems as Kirk. But on opening/viewing the pdf on the iphone 4s with ios7 that square icon with the arrow in the top RHS didnt seem to do anything on tapping. I held that for a few seconds then the old options, including open in ibooks, came up and all worked, it was saved in ibooks just like the old days. Now the options come up on that icon with a simple tap.

First time I've used these forums - hope I havent stuffed up any protocols.

I am having the same issue on both my iPhone and iPad. I also have docs to go installed. I used to be able to save PDF files to iBooks or excel and word files to docs to go. Since the io7 upgrade, I do not have the option. When I hit the button, it only gives me a print option. Any ideas?

Hey Kirk, I too am totally frustrated. Then saw tbj3's suggestion above and it WORKED! Hold your finger on the pdf attachment in mail (rather than tap) and the menu window pops up with more than just the copy option...good luck

Yay! Finally. I don't know, but I updated just before I got it to work also, so maybe it was the update, though when I went to show someone how it was working it didn't work the first time I held my finger on it. But when I let go and tried again it worked. Anyway, whatever did it, I am relieved. I just wish I could still drag things from itunes on my mackbook into my attached ipad. But, oh well.

I just tried it with mine and it still gives the option to open in iBooks. BUT I also went back to the older version of iBooks because I couldn't stand the new one with the cheap 'flat' look.

I wonder if that is the issue?

Like others I have tried every variation I can think of. Finally, I decided to try with Mail Pilot instead of Gmail. even tried gmail from the browser. Using Mail Pilot, I got more options to open in that I could ever use including iBooks. So much for Gmail.

Thanks Mail Pilot

Okay - Here was my problem. I have always just emailed myself a PDF, gone to my iPad, used the Open In iBooks option and everything has worked perfectly. My husband just got a new iPad Air yesterday and I was going to show him how that worked - only it didn't. Here's what did finally work for me. I emailed it to him in gmail, went to the lower right corner and chose the option to open in Chrome though Safari, etc would have worked as well. This opened the PDF in the browser on the iPad. THEN and only then, I had the option in the lower right corner, (watch for it - it comes and goes) of opening the PDF in iBooks. This is very convoluted from the way it has always worked and I have had 4 previous iPads but as long as it works, I'm a happy camper.

I know that this is a little late, but I was having the same issue. The issue may be resolved by now, but thought I'd chime in with my 2 cents.

I resolved the issue by opening the pdf (it was a scanned image) in Mail on my iPad and then just press(touch) and hold one finger on the opened document in Mail, and the option came up to "open in...". iBooks was included in the option.

Hope this helps and is relevant.

~rv8er

Anyone trying to open the attachment in ibooks or other apps from the ios 7 mail on your ipad (same on iphone from when I tried there as well)

DO THIS AS tbj3 said. Hold finger down. I kept tapping which would highlight for the cut/paste feature which I did not want. HOLD YOUR FINGER ON IT and the preview with options will come up.

Thank You!!!