Help with board etiquette, what am I doing incorrectly?

please

One idea:  It is customary to put your question in as much detail as possible in the body of the posting and not just rely on the subject line.   Many responders will want to quote part of your question to make it clear what and whom they are answering, and you can only quote from the body.
Also it is important to try to choose the correct forum.  It is hard to see what your question has to do with the iBooks app.  But there is a forum for general board questions here:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/using_apple_support_communities

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