PDFs Not Synching in iBooks? Urgent?

Hello! I've recently downloaded a third-party PDF and dragged it in my iTunes (10.1) and it worked with no problems in the "books" section. However, when I wanted it to sync in iBooks, it just wouldn't show up. I'm using an iPhone 4, recently updated to iOS 4.2. I have already tried restarting, both iTunes and the iPhone; checking the PDF section of iBooks and labeling the PDF as a "book" on iTunes. What can I do?

Hello Christine96,
this is sometimes because of the PDF reader.
Here is a link to the iBooks forum in iTunes.
Discussions>iTunes>From the App Store>iBooks
If you post a question here:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1372
more people that use the iBooks app will see your
question and can recommend a reader to download
to help you. You can also do a search at the iBooks
forum. Go to the top right of the screen above Logout
and type PDF and then select search.
I hope this helps you.
Kind Regards,
A

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