OS X version of IBooks

I read in another posting that one of the iPad users was able to download an iBooks
application to his computer but not to his iPad.
Has Apple released a version of iBooks that will let you read iBooks stored in iTunes
on a MacBook Pro or any host OS X computer where your iBooks stored?
This will be great because i was surprised that Apple's iBooks cannot be read
under OS X.

Welcome to the world of DRM (i.e. Digital Restriction Management). DRM is defective by design! All products that use or enforce DRM (e.g. applications such as iTunes - excluding music, computers, the Kindle, the Nook, an iPad or iPhone, etc.) will restrict/limit how you use the information and applications you buy.
See: http://www.eff.org/issues/drm and http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management .
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Sorry if this question has previously been answered....I cant find a direct answer.
I purchased a 1st gen ipad in pristine condition. Unfortunately I cannot find an older version of ibooks anywhere. istore will not allow me to install the newer version because of compatibility issues. ( I have OS 5.1.1 ) I am not offered a compatible version through the store. Reading is important to me and I love the ipad. Is there anything I can do? Thanks in advance.

HI! I have a somewhat similar problem I have an iPad with an iOS 5. I already have downloaded the iBooks and been using it for a long time. The problem is that i used my Apple ID on an iPhone 4 with an updated iOS 7 and downloaded iBooks on that device. When i checked my iPad, i can't access the iBooks anymore. It started to reinstall by itself but it is only installing halfway. Same problem i have with my Twitter app. I have already logged out my Apple ID on the iPhone 4 and tried to reinstall iBooks on my iPad but its says that it is already iBook 3 and that it is only compatible with iOS 7. How can I reinstall the older version of iBooks without losing all the books that I have placed on it? Please, i badly need your help. Thank you!

In a future version of ibook author would be very useful to provide for the creation of shared content online. Teachers can collaborate on the creation of a text. Very useful for teachers to collaborate in the network. sharing sharing sharing

in a future version of ibook author would be very useful to provide for the creation of shared content online.
Teachers can collaborate on the creation of a text. Very useful for teachers to collaborate in the network. sharing sharing sharing

As always, feel free to use the 'Provide iBooks Author Feedback' menu item for features you'd like added in the future, etc.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ibooks-author.html

How can I download the old version of ibooks that will operate with 5.1? I cannot download the new version in order to get a compatable one!!

have read the 'help' given for this question from another ipad owner --which was to download the current version and then might be able to get a compatable version --- but the new version will not download -- just tells me I have to upgrade to version 6 which is not possible on the 1st generation ipad! I cannot understand why the older versions of ibooks and Kindle are not avilable for those of us who cannot afford to buy the new ipads. Please can anyone help?!!!!

Sorry, but you can't.
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Where can I download an older version of ibooks for my 2nd gen touch?

My Ipod touch crashed, then when I tried to restore from a back up it said the back up was corrupt!
I now have no way of reading any of my books.
When I move my books from Itunes to my ipod I get a message telling me that I must install Ibooks to read any of my books. But as I have a 2nd gen Ipod i cannot download the new ibooks
Is there anyway I can download an old version of Ibooks or use another app to read them? I have tried installing kindle and stanza but they require a newer IOS.
I have installed ereader but it can't locate any books in my library...
I'm more than a little annoyed! Can someone help?

Well, when I pay several hundred dollars for something, I expect to be able to use it for more than a couple years.
Your iPod stopped working, did it?
and no, my 2nd gen iPod does NOT do anything even close to what it did when I bought it.
I don't believe that for an instant. List one thing that your iPod was advertised or otherwise promised by Apple to do when you bought it that it doesn't do now. And I don't mean apps that you failed to download when they were issued in a version that would run on iOS 4.2.1 and that now require a newer version of iOS.
In any case, if you're that unhappy, go buy an Android device, then. But I suggest you price them out first. You may find that they're really not cheaper, particularly if you want to keep up with anything like current Android releases. I doubt anyone here really cares if you find some other product you think suits you better.

How can i get an older version of Ibooks for my Ipad 1?

how can i get an older version of Ibooks for my Ipad 1?
Since I have Ibooks 3.0.2 I can't start Ibooks on my Ipad1.

For iBooks try downloading the current version on your computer's iTunes so that the app is in your purchase history. Then on your iPad go to the Purchased tab in the App Store app and see if you can download an older compatible version of it.
You can also try similar for the Kindle app - I don't know whether Amazon have made older versions of their app available in the store, so it may not work for that. If not, then as a work-around you could use their cloud reader 'app' : http://read.amazon.com - go to that site on Safari on your iPad and then create a homescreen shortcut for it (kindle cloud reader help)

The book "" was not copied to the iPad because it requires a newer version of ibooks

Hi - i've been working on a textbook in iboos author for a week and have been using preview as well as the "file / Export" function to copy the book to my ipad 3. Now all of a sudden, I am getting this strange "..requires a newer version of ibooks" error. I have not done any updates to either ibooks author or ibooks on my ipad. The book also won't copy to my older ipads which also worked fine before. I've reinstalled ibooks and ibooks author on all devices, but am still gettting this error. Even when i go and create a new book from scratch using the template picker and just save a fresh new file, I am getting the same error.
Has anyone had this problem as well ?
Thanks for any suggestions
Marc

thye chean - i've already uninstalled and reisntalled ibooks author version 1.1 (190) and I am still getting the same error message.

How undo a highlight in the new version of ibook

Is in the last version of ibook with the new desing for ios7. I have an Ipad air.

Hello,
Someone maybe able to help you here https://discussions.apple.com/community/books
Good luck

If I don't have an older version of Ibooks on my computer, can I use my friends older iBook version on my iPad to restore the old book shelf? Will it work?

I don't have an older version of Ibooks on my computer, can I use my friends, to restore the old book shelf version on my iPad? Will that work?

It won't change the version you now have.

Is there a way of retrieving and older version of Ibooks? I have os 4.2 and it will only run in 5.0

is there a way of retrieving an older version of Ibooks. I have OS 4.2 and the newer version requires 5.0

Only if it's on a computer you have access to, or in a backup of it.
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How to install a later version of iBooks for iPad 1st gen.

I am wanting to install iBooks on an iPad 1st gen, however the current version 3.2 will not work because the 1st gen is incapable to update the software past 5.1.1. How can I install a later version of iBooks such as 2.1.1?
Any help is appreciated!

Thank you for your response! I knew there was a way to do this but could not find the answer anywhere else.
Problem solved!!

I am not able to download the newest version of ibooks- the message is ibooks cannot be downloaded at this time- can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

I am not able to download the newest version of ibooks- the message coming up says ibooks cannot be downloaded at this time- pls can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Hi Suchvas,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you are not able to download an iBooks update from the App Store, start with these troubleshooting steps:
Can't connect to the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1368
Regards,
Jeremy

I installed the latest version of ibooks on my ipad. I have about 50 different collections of scanned pdf's. I can only view up to the letter M. Any idea where the rest went? These are client files. Help!!!

I installed the latest version of ibooks on my ipad. I have about 50 different collections of scanned pdf's. I can only view up to the letter M. Any idea where the rest went? These are client files. Help!!!

I have had a similar problem with my system. I just recently (within a week of this post) built a brand new desktop. I installed Windows 7 64-bit Home and had a clean install, no problems. Using IE downloaded an anti-virus program, and then, because it was the latest version, downloaded and installed Firefox 4.0. As I began to search the internet for other programs to install after about maybe 10-15 minutes my computer crashes. Blank screen (yet monitor was still receiving a signal from computer) and completely frozen (couldn't even change the caps and num lock on keyboard). I thought I perhaps forgot to reboot after an update so I did a manual reboot and it started up fine.
When ever I got on the internet (still using firefox) it would crash after anywhere between 5-15 minutes. Since I've had good experience with FF in the past I thought it must be either the drivers or a hardware problem. So in-between crashes I updated all the drivers. Still had the same problem. Took the computer to a friend who knows more about computers than I do, made sure all the drivers were updated, same problem. We thought that it might be a hardware problem (bad video card, chipset, overheating issues, etc.), but after my friend played around with my computer for a day he found that when he didn't start FF at all it worked fine, even after watching a movie, or going through a playlist on Youtube.
At the time of this posting I'm going to try to uninstall FF 4.0 and download and install FF 3.6.16 which is currently on my laptop and works like a dream. Hopefully that will do the trick, because I love using FF and would hate to have to switch to another browser. Hopefully Mozilla will work out the kinks with FF 4 so I can continue to use it.
I apologize for the lengthy post. Any feedback would be appreciated, but is not necessary. I will try and post back after I try FF 3.16.6.

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Trying to download an older version of ibooks for my original ipad.
Is this possible ?

Click here and follow the instructions. If they're not applicable to it and you don't already have a copy of a compatible version, no.
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HT4623 Hi, I have an iPod touch 2G with an iOS of 4.2.1 and there are no updates available for my device, I want to download an older version of iBooks that is compatible with my device. Pls what can I do?

Hi, I have an iPod touch 2G with an iOS of 4.2.1 and there are no updates available for my device, I want to download an older version of iBooks that is compatible with my device. Pls what can I do?

- The 2G iPod can only go as high as iOS 4.2.1. It does not have the hardware to support a higher iOS version.
- Your only way is if you have the version that was compatible on your computer such as in the recycle bin/trash or in a computer file backup. In that case delete the current version that is in your iTunes App library and replace it with the older version. Then sync.
- You can only download the current version from the App store.

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