Apple MC497LL/A manual Using the iBookstore, IBooks

To download the iBooks app and use the iBookstore, you need an Internet connection and an Apple account. If you don’t have an Apple account, or if you want to make purchases using a different Apple ID, go to Settings > Store.

Syncing Books and PDFs

You can download or purchase from the iBookstore. You can also add DRM-free ePub books and PDFs to your iTunes library. There are several websites that offer books in ePub and PDF format.

Use iTunes to sync your books and PDFs between iPad and your computer. When iPad is connected to your computer, the Books pane lets you select which items to sync.

Sync an ePub book or PDF to iPad: Download the book or PDF using your computer. Then, in iTunes, choose File > Add to Library and select the file. Connect iPad to your computer, select the book or PDF in the Books pane in iTunes, and then sync iPad.

If a PDF doesn’t appear in the Books pane, you need to change its type in iTunes. Search your iTunes library to find the PDF file, select it, then choose File > Get Info. In the Options section of the file information window, choose Book from the Media Kind pop-up menu, then click OK.

Using the iBookstore

In the iBooks app, tap Store to open the iBookstore. From there, you can browse featured books or best sellers, and browse for books by author or topic. When you find a book you like, you can purchase and download it.

Note: Some features of the iBookstore may not be available in all locations.

Get more information: In the iBookstore, you can read a summary of the book, read or write a review, and download a sample of the book before buying it.

Purchase a book: Find a book you want, tap the price, then tap Buy Now. Sign in using your Apple ID, then tap OK. Some books may be free for downloading.

The purchase is charged to your Apple account. If you make additional purchases within the next fifteen minutes, you don’t have to enter your password again.

If you’ve already purchased a book and want to download it again, tap Purchases in the iBookstore and find the book in the list. Then tap Redownload.

Books that you purchase are synced to your iTunes library the next time you sync iPad with your computer. This provides a backup in case you delete the book from iPad.

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