IBooks won't open after adding a new PDF

This topic has been posted before and there are really no resolutions that I can see. I added a 2 page pdf to iBooks and it closes as soon as it encounters the pdf on the shelf. I've tried just about everything suggested. Finally I tried deleting it in finder and iTunes and then deleting iBooks and downloading a new iBooks but it just won't go away. I am SO happy that most of my stuff is on Kindle. I won't use iBooks for anything further. Kindle is great and always there for me. It's terrible all the posts and no help from Apple.

Hi there Eyes-only, I'll see if I can help you with this problem.
Try some basic trouble shooting steps first to see if they help the problem:
• Multi tasking quit iBooks (double click the home button then slide ibooks away)
• Perform a hard reset on your device (hold down the power button & home button until you see the apple logo)
If these fail to solve the problem, you're going to have to move onto some more time consuming steps.
• Backup your device then entirely reset & erase it, then setup your device again restoring it from your backup via iCloud.
• Failing this, attempt a software reset using iTunes
Let me know if any of these steps resolve the problem, or get you any further to a solution.
Kind Regards.
- Mike.

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