Ist generation..ibooks, Kindle, some other apps won't work

Question

I just purchased a used 1st generation..can't get ibooks, Kindle and a few others to work. Kindle starts to open, immediately closes. iBooks will open until you see the shelf, no buttons though, then close. I've tried to close all background apps, no luck, even reset to original factory settings and tried to reload, still no luck! Are these appps not compatible wih 1st gen ipad??? Any suggestions?
Thanks

Answer 1

Do you mean that you updated your computer's iTunes or the iPad's iOS ?
If it's happening on all the apps that you've downloaded from the App Store, but not the Apple built-in ones, then try downloading any free app from the store (as that appears to reset something) and then re-try them - the free app can then be deleted.
If it's happening on all apps then try closing them all completely and then see if they work when you re-open them : from the home screen (i.e.not with any app 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of each app to close them, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
If that doesn't work then you could try a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.