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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.
You can’t edit or remove the built-in 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 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 iPod touch, 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 107.
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 iPod touch appear with
an iCloud badge. To download the book, tap its cover. To see all of your purchases, go to the
Purchased Books collection.
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Hide purchases on the bookshelf: To show or hide purchased books that aren’t on iPod
touch, go to Settings > iBooks > Show All Purchases. You can download purchases from the
iBookstore. See At a glance on page 107.