With the first iPad came iBooks, Apple’s default e-book reader for Macs and iOS devices. iBooks has always been somewhat quirky when it came to using local files. Of course, it worked fine with books that were purchased from the iBooks Store. But if you wanted to load your own PDF or ePub files into iBooks, you had to jump thru a series of hoops to make it work correctly. And if you wanted to sync those files between multiple devices, you had to rely on good old-fashioned iTunes syncing to get the job done. With the recent release of iOS 9.3, Apple added support for iBooks syncing via iCloud. This makes it possible to load your DRM-free files into the iBooks app on any device and then access them on all of your iCloud-enabled products.
Log Out & Log In back to the Apple/iCloud Account; 1.7 7. Offload Books App and Revert Again to fix Apple Books not working on iPhone 11; 1.8 8. Check for the latest Software Update (iOS) How to fix iBooks or Apple Books not working on Apple iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max. Now, if in case, the Books app isn’t working properly on your iPhone 11. Open any PDF; when it opens in Preview, right-click the titlebar and click 'iBooks (iCloud)'. When the iBooks finder window opens drag the iBooks folder icon in the titlebar to your sidebar. Now you have quick access to your ibooks. You can now drag and drop books on that folder and they will be there when you open iBooks app. Use iCloud Drive to Sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone. You can keep your books synced on all your.
I can't use iCloud/iCloud Drive because there is not enough space available in iCloud to store all of my books. It seems that iTunes is only able to sync audio books to my iPhone and not (ePub) books (like it used to). The new iBooks for Mac can display my collection quite nicely but only allows me to sync via iCloud. /Library/Mobile Documents/iCloudcomappleiBooks/Documents/ Although you can't see it when you browse iCloud Drive in the Finder, the are two easy ways to get to it: Open any PDF; when it opens in Preview, right-click the titlebar and click 'iBooks (iCloud)'.
I’ve done some testing with iBooks sync today and so far, it’s worked as expected. Here’s the steps I followed to set it up:
- Make sure all devices are running their latest operating systems. OS 10.11.4 for Mac and iOS 9.3.1 for mobile devices.
- Check the iCloud preferences for all devices and make sure iBooks syncing is turned on.
- Launch the iBooks app on each device and enter your iCloud username/password if prompted.
- Add ePub or PDF files to one device. This will transfer the files into your iCloud Drive.
- Check iBooks on other devices. You should now see these titles available for download.
iBooks sync uses your iCloud Drive to store the files in the cloud until you choose to download them onto a device. With the old iTunes sync method, book files would be copied onto the mobile device and stored there. iCloud sync mimics the functionality of purchasing books thru the iBooks Store, so you don’t have to use up valuable on-device storage if you don’t want to.
While my experience with iBooks sync has been good, it hasn’t been a smooth transition for everyone. If you’re managing a very large library of books, you may run into some challenges. Hopefully, Apple will address this issues in the next iBooks update.
Here's what you need
- Make sure that your PC or Microsoft Surface is updated to the latest version of Windows 10.*
- Have your Apple ID and password ready. If you don't have an Apple ID, you can create one.
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* On Windows 7 and Windows 8, you can download iCloud for Windows on Apple's website.
Make the most of iCloud for Windows
When you download and set up iCloud on your Windows PC, your photos, videos, mail, files, and bookmarks are accessible on all of your devices.
If you need help, you can find solutions to common issues or learn more about iCloud for Windows.
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Want to access iCloud's latest features? See the system requirements for iCloud. You can also learn about the security content of this update. If you use a Managed Apple ID, iCloud for Windows isn't supported.