iBooks won't open a book

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howiem OP

Created Jun ’15

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[Retina MacBook Pro 15", model 10,1]

Since installing El Capitan, iBooks opens and allows me to see my library, download existing purchases etc, but won't let me read any of them:

- open iBooks

- double-click on any of the books (for example "The Swift Programming Language" from Apple)

- mouse cursor disappears

- nothing else happens

After that,

- moving the mouse restores the mouse cursor

- iBooks seems to continue functioning normally (you can select books, change category etc) apart from this inability to open a book

Anyone else?

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Answer 1

ahmad OP

Jun ’15

Yes, and the default font of this book is bold!

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Answer 2

imike27 OP

Jun ’15

I'm unable to even open iBooks. It crashes immediately and will not open.

Crashed Thread: 4 Dispatch queue: com.apple.iBooksX.SampleBooks

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)

Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Application Specific Information:

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'data parameter is nil'

terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException

abort() called

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Answer 3

therealcanadian OP

Jun ’15

Identical behaviour for me... no-go opening any iBooks under El Capitan...

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Answer 4

MacPassion OP

Aug ’15

Any update on this issue?

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Answer 5

TommieC OP

Aug ’15

I am using iBooks version 1.2 (825) and I've reinstalled 10.11 Beta 5. So far everything works including reading. You did not include any versions so I am unsure of your environment.

Nota Bene

In my version of iBooks, double-clicking the Swift books opens a sliding drawer effect (showing four books).
Double-clicking a book not downloaded prompts me for login to the Book Store with my apple id.
Double-clicking a specific, already downloaded book, opens the book.
With the book open, I can move the mouse to the right near the middle edge of the page perimeter (these are invisible until I hover over them)
Once I click the right arrow, the left arrows becomes available (although these are still invisible until I hover over them)

Hope that helps.

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