Apple ME178LL/A, MD058LL/A, MC544LL/A manual Using the iBookstore, IBooks

Syncing Books and PDFs

Use iTunes to sync your books and PDFs between iPod touch and your computer. When iPod touch 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 PDF documents that aren’t password protected, to your iTunes library. There are several websites that offer ePub books.

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

If a PDF file 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-selling books, and browse for books by author or topic. When you find a book you like, you can purchase it and download it to iPod touch.

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

Get more information: Tap a book cover to see more information about the book, or tap Get Sample to download a sample portion of the book. You can also read reviews, write reviews for books you purchase, or email a link about the book to a friend.

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 to download the book to iPod touch.

Books that you purchase are synced to your iTunes library the next time you sync iPod touch with your computer. This provides a backup in case you delete the book from iPod touch. To read a deleted book, you must sync it back to iPod touch.

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