Syncing Books and PDFs

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

You can sync books that you 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.

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

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, 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 to your Apple account, 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 iPhone with your computer. This provides a backup in case you delete the book from iPhone.

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