Dashboard widget to open PDF in ibook

I am in the beginning process of creating an iBook with iBook Author and need a bit of help if this is even possible. I need to make a dashboard widget using Dashcode that will download a PDF within the widget itself and have it open in iBooks. I have already used HTML to access the PDF in this way but want it to open in iBooks because it will read thr PDF better. Any idea how I can build this concept in Dashcode as a widget. Thanks for all!

Well, no luck after the updates. PDF problem still persists.
Beside this, it seems to have other compatible issues with website like ims.netiquette.com.sg too. A bug is preventing me tapping and keying in directly onto web form boxes , after I make item selection from drop-down menu.
This is truly a disaster...

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