Sims can't read books or learn skills from them since the latest patch updat

[xLilacSims]

Yup new everything with not putting anything back...and I know right, that's what I said, super weird. lol

[crinrict]

Since you have it on all saves, it's not even worth sending one to me.

I'll ask around if others see this too. There's one me too on this thread but unfortunately the person didn't comment.

[xLilacSims]

Okay thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it.

[Belsymne]

I'm having the same issue. No skilling up at all by reading books for anything. The activity allows me to skill up, but not the books and only since the patch.

[crinrict]

Do you also get the issue with the read interaction missing ? Also no mods/cc ?

[ElizabethRoemer]

I am having the same problem. Base game, no mods or custom content, English, PC. I am unable to read books to skill up. I reported this to EA and

they had me repair SIMS 4, move my Sims 4 to desktop, start a brand new game with a brand new Sim. Same problem. This problem started with 

the March 8, 2018 update.

[crinrict]

But you're able to read normal books ?

[Belsymne]

I tried it with mods/cc, without them.  Uninstalled Origin and reinstalled, deleted the folders tech support told me too, etc.  Not able to get a skill bar at all with attempting to learn from the books.  The skill bar does show up if I do the activity (ex, gardening, charisma, etc)

[crinrict]

Yes, but the OP has an issue with the reading option not showing for them on regular books. Do you have that too ?

@Belsymne

[ElizabethRoemer]

I am able to read all books. However, I finish reading the books entirely too quickly and there is no green bar above my Sims head when they are reading a skill book. Thanks for your assistance!