It is not only a regular and free solution for iOS, but also one of the most advanced readers in the entire App Store. In this article, we will tell you how to upload books to using iTunes or directly from iPhone, iPod touch or iPad without Mac / PC.

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One of the main disadvantages is the supported formats - there are only two of them: and. Despite this enough important nuance, ePub has gained popularity, and there are plenty of books in this format (all the more you can do it yourself).

So, we have a book on our Mac / PC hard drive that you want to move to the iBooks application via iTunes, and then to the iOS device.

How to download books to iBooks for free directly to iPhone, iPod touch or iPad without a computer

1. Open your regular browser Safari on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

2. In the search query, enter the query of interest or an already known resource.

3. Select a book and click " Download ePub».

4. On the page that appears, tap “ Open in iBooks program».

5. Enjoy reading!

How to Upload Books to iBooks via iTunes on MacOS Computer

With the arrival of OS X Mavericks, the company Apple decided to separate Books from all iTunes (audiobooks were not affected). That is why a separate program appeared iBooks for Mac, which allows you not only to manage existing books, but also to read them directly from computers based on macOS. There are also more drawbacks: all books from iTunes are automatically moved to the desktop, which somewhat complicated synchronization with mobile devices, and the ability to add a cover and change some information about a book has been removed, which is a pity.

1. Open -> Shop -> Authorize this computer ... and enter your Apple ID and password.

Here it is necessary to put a tick in front of the item " Sync bookmarks, selected text and collections across devices».

3. Move your book to iBooks, to do this, simply open the ePub file in Finder, or drag and drop it into an open iBooks window.

4. Open up iTunes -> Shop -> Authorize this computer ... and enter your Apple ID and password.

5. Connect iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to Mac using a USB cable.

6. Go to the tab of the connected device.

7. In the side menu, open the " Books».

8. In the window that appears, check the box next to “ Sync books"And choose one of the two options (" All books" or " Selected books»).

9. In the lower right corner, click the " Synchronize».

10 . Open iBooks on iPhone, iPod touch or iPad and you will see the added book with a blue label “ New».

The App Store has many various applications for reading books. However, most of them are either inconvenient to use, in particular, when loading books into the application, or paid. Not everyone knows that there is no need to look for a specialized tool for reading books on the iPhone. IOS has a great application for this. Speech in this manual, as you already understood, will focus on iBooks.

iBooks - official Apple app for reading books. Over the past few years, iBooks has turned from a not-so-good "reader" into an excellent tool that is both flexible and allows you to download books as much as possible. fast way... Surprised to hear this about iBooks? So you haven't tried to use it for a long time, but now we will explain everything.

This is what scares iBooks at first sight. The lack of Russian books in the store. But this is not a problem at all.

What book formats does iBooks support?

iBooks works with two file formats - EPUB and PDF. The now popular FB2 book format is not supported by the application, but finding an alternative on the Internet is not difficult for almost all books. Also at your service are various converters that instantly convert one file format to another without severe loss of quality.

How to upload books to iBooks via iTunes

Step 1. Launch iTunes and go to the " Books". If iTunes is not installed on your computer, you can download the latest version of the utility on the official Apple website.

Note: if the section “ Books"Is not displayed, click" Edit menu»And activate the section by clicking on the switch of the same name.

Step 2. Go to the " Mediathek"And drag it to the window iTunes books or documents in EPUB or PDF format. If suddenly for some reason the transfer fails, add books manually using the " File» → « Add file to library" (or " Add folder to library"If you want to download several books at once, which are collected in one directory).

Step 3. Connect iPhone to computer and select it in iTunes.

Step 4. Select the " Books"And activate the switch" Sync books».

Step 5. Click " All books"To transfer all books to iPhone, or" Selected books"To transfer specific.

Step 6. After completing the selection, press " Ready". When you open iBooks after syncing has finished, you will see books stacked on the shelves that you can already read.

As you can see, loading books into iBooks cannot be called the easiest operation, in particular, due to the fact that you have to connect the iPhone to the computer using a cable. Fortunately, wires can be dispensed with.

How to upload books to iBooks via iTunes over Wi-Fi

Step 1. Connect iPhone to computer and launch iTunes.

Step 2. Select a device and on the “ Overview"Activate the switch" Sync this iPad over Wi-Fi».

Step 3. Click " Ready».

After applying the settings, you can disconnect iPhone from the computer - the connection with iTunes will not be disconnected. This means that you can download books to iBooks without the need to connect the device to a PC or Mac using a cable. You can also delete books from iPhone via Wi-Fi.

How to download books to iBooks via mobile Safari

Step 1. Open Safari and go to the site of any online library with the ability to download books in EPUB or PDF format (for example,

iBooks - perhaps the most best reader books for the iPhone. In addition, it is free and developed by Apple, that is, the most native to the iPhone. Books in iBooks can be downloaded from the AppStore: buy or borrow for free. Either upload required texts directly from your computer via iTunes. And now about this in more detail ...

Downloading books from the AppStore

Unfortunately, only US account holders can buy books in the AppStore. If you don’t have one and don’t want to register an additional USA account in the App Store, immediately go to the tab Free where you can download free books. True, the overwhelming majority of them are in English, but just another reason to practice the language :)

1. So, we launch the iBooks application, press the button “ Store»: The bookshelf flips over and we find ourselves in the bookstore. Books can be selected by category, rating.
2. Go to the tab with the glasses icon: here the books are sorted by author and collected in two catalogs: paid and free. Choose an author, choose a book.
3. Press the Free button, which turns into a green "Get book" (Download the book). The application will immediately redirect you back to the bookshelf, where there will already be a freshly downloaded book with a displayed download bar.

What else is interesting on the iBooks bookshelf?

The button in the middle at the top allows you to switch between different shelves: there are two by default, for Epub books (iBooks simply calls them “books”) and PDF files.

You can create your own shelves with any name. It is very convenient to move between shelves by simply flipping the screen; books can be dragged from shelf to shelf. If the view of the shelves does not seem compact enough to you, you can switch the mode, then the books will be displayed in a simple list.

Upload your books to iBooks

To download books to iBooks from your computer, you need to use iTunes.

1. Launch iTunes, select the item in its menu File - add to Library, and choose the book you want to download. Please note that it must either be in the format PDF or ePub- iBooks only supports these formats. Downloaded books appear in your iTunes library under Books.

2. Connect iPhone via cable or don't connect in case of wi-fi synchronization (for devices running iOS 5.0 and higher). Select your iPhone in the list of devices and go to the tab Books.
Here, by the way, the synchronization of both text and audiobooks is configured, but for now we are talking about the first. Check the box “ Sync books", And mark which ones - all, or manually selected, only in ePub-format (iTunes simply calls them" books ") or PDF-files too. Done: after syncing, new books will appear on the shelves of iBooks in your iPhone.

3. In iTunes, you can also edit some properties of books: again go to the Books tab of the library, select the desired book, click right key and select Information (on Mac computers, you can press Cmd + i). Here you can change the title of the book, the author, and also download the cover for the book.

Book converters for iBooks

It's a little inconvenient that iBooks only reads two formats: PDF and ePub. But almost any text file can be converted to ePub format. There are many free online services for this, such as ebook.online-convert.com.

Download a file of the format doc, rtf, txt, html, etc., in the list of devices, select the one on which you are going to read, if you wish, indicate the name of the book, the author. Then you need to press the "Convert" button, wait just a little and save the file converted to ePub format to your computer. Now you can throw it into your iPhone.

Where to find books for iPhone

A huge archive of books in ePub format is located at flibusta.net, here you can find almost any work and download books for iphone.

The iBooks reader is compatible with all devices with iOS 4.2 and later, available in Russian.

iBooks

About iBooks

iBooks are a great way to read and buy books. Download this free program from the App Store and shop for a variety of books, from classics to bestsellers, using the built-in iBookstore. Once the book is downloaded, it will appear on your bookshelf.

Add ePub books and PDFs to your bookshelf using iTunes. Just click a book or PDF document to start reading. iBooks remembers the last page you opened, so you can easily pick up where you left off. Wide range of screen settings make reading books easier

Note: IBooks and the iBookstore are not available in all languages ​​or in all regions.

Internet connection and an Apple account are required to download the iBooks app and use the iBookstore. If you don't have an Apple account, or want to make a purchase using a different Apple account, choose Settings> Store. See Store 46.

Sync books and PDFs

Use iTunes to sync books and PDFs between iPhone and computer. When iPhone is connected to your computer, you can select items to sync in the Books panel.

You can sync books downloaded for free or purchased from the iBookstore. You can also add DRM-free ePubs and PDFs to your iTunes library. EPub and PDF books are available on a number of websites.

Sync ePub book or PDF file to1Rope Download a book or PDF file using your computer. In iTunes, choose File> Add To Library, and then select the file. Connect iPhone to your computer, select a book or PDF in the Books pane in iTunes, then sync iPhone.

If the PDF does not appear in the Books panel, you need to change its type in iTunes. Find this PDF in your iTunes library, select it, then click File> Properties. In the Options section of the file information window, choose Book from the Media Type pop-up menu and click OK.

Using the iBookstore

in the iBooks app, select Store to open the iBookstore. Here you can browse books from various collections and bestsellers, search for books by author or topic. Once you select a book, you can buy and download it.

Note: Some iBookstore features are not available in all regions.

Getting more information.In the iBookstore, you can read the abstract of the book and reviews about it, write a review, and download a fragment of the book before purchasing it.

Buying a book. Find the book you want, tap its price, and then tap Buy now. Sign in to your Apple account, then click OK. Some books are free to download.

Payment for the purchase will be charged to your Apple account. You do not need to re-enter your password to make further purchases within the next fifteen minutes.

If you've already purchased a book and want to re-download it, click Purchases in the iBookstore and find the book you want in the list. Then click "Redownload".

Purchased books will be synced to your iTunes library the next time you sync your iPhone with your computer. This creates a backup copy of the book in case you delete it from your iPhone.

Reading of books

Reading books on iPad is very convenient. Go to the bookshelf and click on the book you want to read. If you can't find the book you're looking for, tap a different collection name at the top of the screen to go to other collections.

Turning the page.Click near the left or right margin of the page, or flick left or right. You can change the direction the pages turn when you touch the left margin of the page in Settings> iBooks.Tap in the center area of ​​the current page to show the page controls. Drag the navigation slider at the bottom of the screen to the desired page and release your finger.Go to content.Tap the screen near the center of the current page to show the controls, and tap Tap an item to go to it, or tap Next to return to the current page.Press the ribbon button to set the bookmark. You can add multiple bookmarks. To delete a bookmark, click it. You don't need to insert a bookmark when you close a book, because iBooks remembers where you left off and returns to it the next time you open the book.

Select text, cancel and edit selection.Press and hold any word until it is selected. Adjust the size of the selection using the grab points and click Select. To remove a selection, click the highlighted text, then click Remove Selection. To change the color of the selected text, click it, then click Colors and choose the color you want from the menu.

Add, delete and edit notes.Press and hold any word until it is selected. Adjust the size of the selection using the grab points, then click Annotate. Enter your note text, then tap Done. To view a note, click its indicator, which will be displayed in the fields next to the text you have marked. To delete a note, tap the highlighted text, then tap Delete Note. To change the color of the note, tap the highlighted text, then tap Colors and choose the color you want from the menu.

View all bookmarks, selected text, and notes.To view all the bookmarks you added, selected text and notes, press the button then press "Bookmarks". To view a note, tap its indicator.Enlarge the image.Double-tap the image.

Reading PDF files

Turning the page.Move your finger quickly left or right across the screen.

Enlarge the page.Use a finger spread gesture to zoom in on the page, then scroll to view the part you want.Go to a specific page.Tap in the center area of ​​the current page to show the page controls. Then, in the page navigator area at the bottom of the page, drag and drop until the page number you want appears, or click the page thumbnail to go to that page.

Add or remove bookmarks.Press the ribbon button to set the bookmark. You can add multiple bookmarks. To delete a bookmark, click it.

You don't need to insert a bookmark when you close a PDF, because iBooks remembers where you left off and returns to it the next time you open it.

Go to content.Tap the screen near the center of the current page to show the controls, and tap Tap an item to go to it, or tap Next to return to the current page. If the author has not included content in the book, you can simply touch the desired page to go to it.

Change the appearance of a book

in order to change appearance book, click near the center of the page to display the controls.

Change the typeface or font size.Click then from the list that appears, select or to decrease or increase the font size. To change the typeface, click Fonts and select the typeface you want from the list. Changing the typeface and font size also changes the formatting of the text.

Change in brightness.Click and adjust the brightness.Change page color and font.Click and turn on the Sepia option to change the page or font color. This setting applies to all books.

You can also change the alignment of paragraph text in iBooks by choosing Settings> iBooks.

Search for books and PDFs

by searching for books by title or author, you can quickly find a book on the bookshelf. You can also search the content of the book to find all occurrences of the word or phrase that interests you. Alternatively, you can search Wikipedia and Google to find all related resources.

Search for a book. Go to the bookshelf. Select a different collection if necessary. Tap the status bar to scroll to the top of the screen, then tap the icon magnifying glass... Enter a word from a book title or the author's name, then click Search. Books matching the search results will be shown on the bookshelf.

Search in the book. Open a book and tap in the center area of ​​the current page to show its controls. Tap the magnifying glass, then enter your search term and click Search. Click a result in the list to go to that page in the book.

To search on Google or Wikipedia, tap Google Search or Search

on Wikipedia ". The results will be displayed in the Safari browser.

To quickly search for a word in a book, press and hold the word and press

"Search".

Finding the definition of a word in a dictionary

Using the dictionary, you can find the definition of the word.

Look up the meaning of a word in a dictionary.Select a word in the book and click Dictionary from the menu that appears. Dictionaries may not be available in all languages.

Scoring the text of the book

If you have vision problems, you can use VoiceOver to read a book aloud. See VoiceOver 66.

Some books may not be compatible with VoiceOver.

Printing PDF files and transferring them via e-mail

iBooks lets you email a copy of a PDF file, or print all or part of it to a supported printer.

Email the PDF file.Open a PDF document, click and select Upload Document. A new message appears with a PDF attached. Enter the recipient's address and message, then tap Send.

Print PDF file. Open a PDF document, click and select "Print." Select your printer, page range, and number of copies, then click Print. For details, see the "Print" section.

Only PDF files can be printed and emailed. These steps are not available for ePub books.

Bookshelf organization

Bookshelf provides easy search for books and PDFs. Objects can also be organized into collections.

Sorting the bookshelf.Go to the bookshelf and tap the status bar to scroll to the top of the screen, then tap to select a sort method from the list below.

Changing the arrangement of objects on the bookshelf.Click a book or PDF file and drag it to a new location on the bookshelf.

Removing a book from the bookshelf.Go to the bookshelf and click Edit. Click each book or PDF file that you want to delete so that the check boxes appear next to it, then click Delete. When you are finished uninstalling, click Finish. If you deleted a purchased book, you can re-download it using the Purchases tab in the iBookstore. If you synced your device with your computer, the book is also saved in your iTunes library.

Create, rename and delete a collection.Tap the name of the current collection, such as Books or PDF, to see a list of collections. Click New to add a new collection. To delete a collection, click Edit, click and click Delete. You cannot edit or delete the built-in Books and PDF collections. To change the name of the collection, click it. When finished, click Finish.

Move a book or PDF file to a collection.Go to the bookshelf and click Edit. Click each book or PDF that you want to move so that check boxes appear next to it, then click Move and select a collection. An item can only be in one collection. The first time you add a book or PDF to the bookshelf, it is placed in the Books or PDF collections; respectively. You can then move these objects to another collection. For example, you can create collections of books for work and study, collections of reference and entertainment literature.

Browse the collection.Tap the name of the current collection at the top of the screen and select the one you want from the list that appears.

Sync bookmarks and notes

iBooks stores bookmarks, notes, and information about the current page in your Apple account, keeping this information up to date so you can instantly continue reading on any device. Bookmarks and information about the current page are synchronized in PDF documents.

Toggle bookmark sync on or off.Go to Settings> iBooks and turn on or off Sync Bookmarks.

Internet connection required to sync settings iBooks syncs information for all of your books when you open or exit the program. Individual books are also synchronized when they are opened or closed.

Apple Books lets you immerse yourself in the world of literature right on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Classics, bestsellers, novelties, and audiobooks - just download them to your device and start reading.

Functionality
Huge selection of books and audiobooks of all genres fiction(detectives, thrillers, romance novels, books for children, etc.) and non-fiction.
Popular news, editorial collections and exclusive content.
A catalog of stunning audiobooks performed by your favorite authors and actors in the "Audiobooks" section.
Browse books and download free excerpts (sometimes available earlier than elsewhere).
Top charts of the works that are popular now.
Go back to reading and review the recommendations in the "Reading Now" section.
Add books and audiobooks you are interested in in the "I want to read" section.
Use Auto Night to read at night without worrying about waking someone up.
Organize your library the way you like with custom collections. Here you can see the time taken to read the book and the books already downloaded to the device.

Comfortable reading
Choose the most comfortable font from the set and one of four easy-to-read background colors.
Add bookmarks and notes, highlight your favorite passages with color.
Use the built-in search to find words, symbols, or phrases anywhere in the book.
Turn on Auto Night to make reading more comfortable for the eyes.
Adjust the brightness of the screen according to the ambient light in the room.
Use scroll mode for continuous reading without turning pages.
Hear text on a page with accessibility features on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
Print PDF documents and notes from the Books app using AirPrint.

ICloud features
Read any book you buy from Apple Books on all devices.
Share purchased books and audiobooks with family members.
Create personal collections of books and PDFs, available on all devices.
Access bookmarks, selections, notes and current page on all devices.

Requirements
The Book Store is available in many countries. Store book catalogs different countries may vary.
Downloading content from Books or iCloud requires an Apple ID and internet access.
Third-party books and PDF documents (not from the Book Store) can be added to the Books app only without DRM protection.
Some PDF documents may not be compatible with Books.