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I recently converted one of my books into an iBooks format using Author. However when I connected to my iPad and went into 'preview', I saw my device, clicked it, but the 'preview' button to enable the previewing process was faded and I could not click it. Has anyone actually used the preview feature enough to give me some help? Thanks!

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Had the same issue with my iMac running Lion and iPad 1. The iPad was visible but greyed out, as was the preview button.

Here's what worked for me:

  • Connect iPad to Mac
  • Open iBooks on iPad
  • Click on preview in Author
  • Close iBooks on iPad
  • Cancel preview and tap on preview again
  • Open iBooks on iPad again

Not sure why or how, but it worked for me.

Good luck!

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Hey, really big thanks for the help. However after further study I realized I installed iBooks 2 on my iPhone but forgot on iPad. I tried just about all I could and finally solved the trouble. However for your troubles I will make your answer my accepted answer. Again, thanks! – beakr Jan 21 '12 at 1:01
    
How do you cancel a preview? I don't see this option. – user17806 Jan 26 '12 at 23:43
    
Thank You It works for me. – Vineesh TP Sep 7 '12 at 5:52
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I had the same problem. Then I realized that I had "Hide my iCloud books" enabled. Once I disabled that feature, I was able to see my unpublished iBook.

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