User Guide Part 4
Chapter 24 iBooks 100
Organizing the bookshelf
Use the bookshelf to browse your books and PDFs. You can also organize items in collections.
Touch and hold a
book to rearrange.
Touch and hold a
book to rearrange.
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Move a book or PDF to a collection. Go to the bookshelf and tap Edit. Select the items you want
to move, then tap Move and select a collection.
View and manage collections. Tap Collections. To edit the name of a collection, tap Edit. You
can’t edit or remove the built-in collections.
Sort the bookshelf. Tap , then select a sort method at the bottom of the screen.
Delete items from the bookshelf. Tap Edit, then tap each item that you want to delete, so that a
checkmark appears. Tap Delete, then tap Done.
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Delete this copy: Removes the item from iPad, but it still appears on the bookshelf and can be
downloaded again.
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Delete from all devices: Removes the item from all of your iOS devices and from the bookshelf.
You can download it again from Purchases in the iBookstore. See At a glance on page 97.
Search for a book. Go to the bookshelf. Tap the status bar to scroll to the top of the screen, then
tap . Searching looks for the title and the author’s name.
Download a book from iCloud: Books you’ve purchased that aren’t on iPad appear with an
iCloud badge. To download the book, tap its cover. To automatically download items purchased
on other devices, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
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Hide purchases on the bookshelf: To show or hide purchased books that aren’t on iPad, go to
Settings > iBooks > Show All Purchases. You can download purchases from the iBookstore. See
At a glance on page 97.
Syncing books and PDFs
Use iTunes to sync your books and PDFs between iPad and your computer, and to buy books
from the iTunes Store. When iPad is connected to your computer, the Books pane lets you select
which items to sync. You can also nd DRM-free ePub books and PDFs on the web and add them
to your iTunes library.
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