IBooks Mac not working

Ever since I consolidated my files in iTunes my iBooks library has not be working. All existing downloaded books can not be opened or deleted. Anyone experiencing the same problem? Any help would be appreciated!

Yes, I am experiencing similar problems. I understand the thinking here (I think). iBooks is the book depository where you can manipulate your library and iTunes is just for audio and for syncing. I transferred my books and PDFs to iBooks 1.0.1 (as instructed) and iBooks seems to work fine for me on my MacBook Pro (Mavericks 10.9.1). However, iTunes seems to have retained the old database of books and when I update the Mac iBooks library, iTunes does not seem to know about the Mac iBooks database. When I sync, it just uses the old library that iTunes knew about before the Mavericks update, and it doesn't handle any updates. I tried the option key while opening iTunes to select a new library, but the iBooks library is not visible there. Effectively, I cannot sync the Mac iBooks to my iPad iBooks.
I am a reserch mathematician, so I download PDF journal articles to read on my ipad. The turnover is pretty fast. This is not the sort of information you can find in a book or eBook. Without being able to sync, iBooks on the iPad becomes useless for me. Some people have suggested a work around by using eMail, but that doesn't send the metadata, and some of the articles are larger than the 25 meg limit on my eMailer.
Do we just have to wait for the next version of Mac iBooks and iTunes so they can talk to each other ?

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[Topic title updated by moderator to be more descriptive. Original topic title was: "Skype upgrade for Mac not working"]
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jessicaed wrote:
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"So what can I do", I asked the tech support. The answer is nothing (unless I get new OS X software) - there is no Skype software programme that supports my operating system and no timeframe for when it might be available.
Huh? That's right. It's just not available. So for now, users with less than OS X 10.9 will be unable to use Skype when they are instructed to upgrade. It really doesn't make sense. But just so you know....
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Why ibook is not working on my mini ipad

Q. Why ibook is not working on mini ipad?

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I own a small business and relied on Back to My Mac while traveling. I have had connection issues with BTMM since MobileMe was discontinued. I have found a solution but it is not an Apple solution. Skip to the end if you'd like the straight dope.
FYI: I have exhausted all possible Apple-centric solutions, to the best of my knowledge. This was verified over the phone during an extensive troubleshooting session with a senior Apple specialist. All Macs and OS involved are optimized (in theory) to work with Back to My Mac. The appropriate file sharing options were checked. Users had appropriate access privileges. I have a valid MobileMe ID that has transferred over smoothly to iCloud. Firewall settings were not the issue.
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