Frozen books on iBooks. Won't open.

My books will not open on my iPad 2. I can see them all, but cannot open them. This happened after the newest update. I tried deleting the app and resetting my iPad.
Can someone help?

Tap Settings / General / Reset / Reset Network Settings.
Restart your iPod.

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