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 tap 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 and reviews of the book, 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 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.

So, the question in this lesson is as follows: we have an iPad and an iPhone and on both gadgets I would like read the same book, at the same time, it is desirable that the device remembers which page you left off.

For these purposes, I recommend the application SHOTBOOK... This is one of best readers for iOS. And now the question is: how to make sure that the books are synchronized, and after reading the book on the iPhone, we could continue reading it on the iPad without remembering the page, without making bookmarks, and so on. Everything is very simple. I give a diagram.

This one has a very handy function that allows you to iCloud sync all books uploaded to the device between the rest of their devices, and this function also remembers the page on which we stopped reading. After reading a book somewhere on the road on our iPhone, we can continue reading on the iPad, from the moment we stopped. To do this, you just need to activate icloud, then turn it on in the program and have access to the Internet for instant synchronization.

On your smartphone or tablet, where applications have already been downloaded to the device, go to Settings and find the iCloud menu.

Make sure that iCloud Drive enabled if not, turn it on yourself.

Now open the SHOTBOOK application and go to the Settings menu. We find the line iCloud.

We go there and press the button Activate iCloud.

It will start and go to the Active status. All your books, and the pages where you stopped reading, will be downloaded to iCloud. It remains to do these operations on the second device, for example, on a tablet, that is, enable Icloud in the settings and launch it in the SHOTBOOK reader itself, books from the iPhone will also be displayed on the iPad.

In such a convenient way, I use sync books on iPhone and iPad. Good luck!

Hello. Let's talk about books today. I will try to write up-to-date instructions of 2018 for downloading books to iPhone and iPad in iOS 11. Everything that any user needs to know.

Uploading books to iBooks via sync

The dreaded word is synchronization? Surprisingly, for most users, yes. As for books, everything works simply, although in 2017 the method for downloading books through synchronization changed.

So, you have books in Epub or PDF format.

1. Open the Books application (the same iBooks).
2. Drag the files into the Books program. Previously, it was possible to drag and drop files into iTunes, but this method will not work since September 2017.
3. Only after that we connect the iPhone / iPad to the computer and open iTunes.
4. Select the device and go to the "Books" tab.

Turn on the "Synchronize books" checkbox and click "Synchronize" at the bottom. Books will end up in iBook on iPhone and iPad.

Uploading books to third-party applications via iTunes

Given: there is iTunes, there are files with books on the computer. The simplest and quick way- download books through iTunes.

1. We connect the iPhone / iPad to the computer via a cable.
2. Launch iTunes.
3. Choosing a device.
4. Go to the program section.
5. Scroll to "Shared Files" and find third party application which you have installed from the App Store (it can be, etc.).

6. Find the add button and add files via Explorer / Finder.

7. Go to the application on the iPhone / iPad. The book is already there.

Downloading books from the Internet

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There are two ways to bypass this entry:

• VPN - install any VPN application from the App Store (for example, Browsec VPN - Unlimited VPN). Configuring. We launch. We go to any site.
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We go to the page with the downloaded book. Click on the desired format. Please note that free iBooks only understands and will open Epub and PDF.

The browser will suggest applications where you can open the book. Choose your reader. The book will open in the selected reader.

Uploading books through OPDS catalogs

OPDS is a handy book search system. In the best OPDS catalogs, you can search for books by author, book title, series, genre, etc. In these directories, you can usually read the description of the book, look at the cover and even download the book to your device.

If you want to use OPDS catalogs, you should find out if the App Store reader supports this format. This is usually stated in the description.

For example, KyBook 2 supports OPDS catalogs. There are several pre-installed, but you can add your own.

iBouqiniste, Shortbook supports too.

Uploading books via cloud storage

Some readers support cloud storage. A rather convenient way is to store the library in the cloud and upload books to the program as needed.

What is needed for this? Registration in cloud storage (Dropbox, Yandex Disk, Cloud Mail and others). Upload your collection of books there. Cloud connection in reading app.

After that, you can browse the cloud storage directly from the reader, search for the desired book, download and read.

If your reader does not support the cloud, then from the App Store you need to download the client for cloud storage... And open in the reader from it.

These are the main ways to download books to iPhone and iPad in iOS 11.

The iBooks app made it to the desktop operating system from Apple only with the release of OS X Mavericks. Without a doubt, this is a great reading tool. But today we will go a little beyond the scope of this article and show you how you can find all your downloaded books in Finder.

How do I find my downloaded books and documents in the iBooks library?

This is not at all difficult to do.

We will see a new window with folders. What is stored in them?

• "Books" folder - this is where all your books, PDF-files, documents are stored. The files are stored in the same format in which they were added.
• Downloads folder - all downloads are in this location until they go directly to the library.
• Temporary folder - As the name suggests, some temporary files can be found here.
• "Updates" folder - new versions of the iBooks application are stored here, until the moment they are installed.

If you need to delete all files from iBooks, you shouldn't do it through the Finder. This may cause some iCloud sync issues. This method is only suitable for downloading the source file from the library.

Owners of iPad tablet devices will also find this manual useful, the tablet screen size is even larger, which is slightly better for the eyes when reading.

Before we start transferring books to our iPhones and iPads, I'll tell you a little about how we will be downloaded later. We will read in the standard iBooks reader, which either disappears or reappears among standard programs Apple iOS firmware. Look, if among the applications you do not have a reader called iBooks, then install it using our instructions:

To start our download-download of books in the way considered today, we need the presence of:

• Computer or laptop
• The computer must have
• And of course the cable from our iPhone (iPad)

In the course of the instruction, we will perform two main steps: we will load our literature into the program and, after the book is added to iTunes, we will perform a book sync.

In order to add a book to iTunes, we need to know the format of the appropriate books. About book formats for iPhones and iPads it is written here - "". Since we need books for subsequent reading in the iBooks application, the format should be ePub. Such book files look something like this - Kniga.epub. PDF books are also compatible with iBooks and can also be downloaded. But today we will look at the epub as an example.

Where to find ePub books

An ordinary user will be able to find ePub books on the Internet, some authors distribute books for free, some sell books in electronic formats (including ePub) in online stores, the price of which is significantly lower than print edition... The Internet is full of unlicensed books, to use them or not, everyone has to decide for himself. If you are a writer, then books in the ePub format can be made up by yourself, this is done using special programs, if you do not want to understand, then the ePub-book can be ordered and you can make it up for money.

Add a book to iTunes

If you have already acquired an ePub book, then you can download or, more precisely, add it to iTunes, this is done very simply.

Now I know where the book section is in iTunes

1. Launch the iTunes program (as an example, we use the 12th version, if you have a different version of iTunes, the external interface may differ). In the upper panel of the program, press the button with three dots and select the section - Books.

2. The section for books in iTunes is launched, now we add our book. The easiest way to do this is by dragging and dropping the ePub file into iTunes - grab our book with the mouse and drag it to the open Books section of iTunes.

If you cannot drop the file with the mouse, then you can, while in any section of the iTunes program, click the menu - File, and select - Add file to the library, select our ePub file and click the button - Open.

Books added to iTunes

The books have been successfully added to iTunes. If the book has a cover, it will be uploaded to iTunes along with the title of the book. Now we need to transfer the added books to the iPhone (or iPad), the transfer will be performed in the same iTunes program by synchronization.

Downloading the book to iPhone - sync

How to download a book to Apple iPhone - step by step actions in iTunes

3. Now we take the iPhone (iPad) and connect it to the computer using a USB cable. The iPhone icon will appear in the top bar of the iTunes program, click on it. After clicking, the left side menu appears, in it we select the section - "Books", put a tick - "Synchronize Books" and press the button - "Apply", which starts the synchronization of our books. If you need to download to the iPhone not all the books in iTunes, but only a few, then use the image above.

4. If the iPhone is syncing with this iTunes program for the first time, a window will appear with a message similar to the following:

"IPhone is synced with another iTunes library on PC." Want to delete iPhone content and sync to your iTunes library?

iPhone can only sync with one iTunes library at a time. Erase and sync replaces content on iPhone with content from your iTunes library.

I press the button - "Erase and sync". iTunes transfers books to the iBooks app on the iPhone. Once the sync session is complete, the books will be added to the iPhone and appear in the iBooks app. Before writing this instruction, I used another method of downloading books to iBooks - directly from the Internet, and for some reason I thought that after clicking the "Erase and Sync" button, old books would be deleted, but they remained and even appeared in iTunes along with new books.