Why won't my purchased books in IBooks open when it says they are downloaded?

[jlk56]

Purchased books will not open on my IPad 3rd generation operating on IOS 8.3

 

[Bigeric23]

I've never seen this issue. Are you sure the books downloaded? What happens when you attempt to open a book?

 

[jlk56]

I am sure that it is downloaded

 

[Robert Ansley]

I'm having the same problem. It seems to be wide spread. People all over the net are reporting it yet nobody at Apple or anywhere else seem to even understand it. I have an iPad Air 2, latest o/s, latest updates to apps. I've got plenty of space. I've hard booted my iPad, reinstalled apps, and re-downloaded the file. It says "downloaded" but nothing else. No cloud icon or open icon. I have a total of 15 different books showing downloaded but won't open. Getting really frustrated, I need these books for a class.

 

[Ledsteplin]

I'm having the same problem. It seems to be wide spread. People all over the net are reporting it yet nobody at Apple or anywhere else seem to even understand it. I have an iPad Air 2, latest o/s, latest updates to apps. I've got plenty of space. I've hard booted my iPad, reinstalled apps, and re-downloaded the file. It says "downloaded" but nothing else. No cloud icon or open icon. I have a total of 15 different books showing downloaded but won't open. Getting really frustrated, I need these books for a class.

Do you mean the book is in iBooks, but when you tap on it, it will not open?
Have you tried swiping the iBooks app out of multitasking?