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Organizing the bookshelf
Use the bookshelf to browse your books and PDFs. You can also organize items into collections.
Touch and hold a
book to rearrange.
Touch and hold a
book to rearrange.
View collections.
View collections.
Move a book or PDF to a collection: Tap Edit. Select the items you want to move, then tap Move
and select a collection.
View and manage collections: Tap the name of the current collection at the top of the screen,
such as Books or PDFs, to display the collections list. You can’t edit or remove the built-in Books
and PDFs collections.
Sort the bookshelf: Tap the status bar to scroll to the top of the screen, then tap and select a
sort method at the bottom of the screen.
Delete an item from the bookshelf: Tap Edit, then tap each item that you want to delete, so
that a checkmark appears. Tap Delete. When you nish, tap Done. If you delete an item you
purchased, you can download it again from Purchases in the iBookstore.
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.
Syncing books and PDFs
Use iTunes to sync your books and PDFs between iPod touch and your computer, and to buy
books from the iTunes Store. When iPod touch 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. Books in PDF and ePub format are available on the web.
Sync a book or PDF to iPod touch: In iTunes on your computer, choose File > Add to Library and
select the le. Then sync.
Add a book or PDF to iBooks without syncing: If the book or PDF isn’t too large, email it to
yourself from your computer. Open the email message on iPod touch, then touch and hold the
attachment and choose “Open in iBooks” from the menu that appears.