iOS App created by Apple to enable viewing of PDF, Epub and .iBooks format files, typically electronic books.
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How do I add hundreds of ebooks to ibooks collection?
I usually use Dropbox to get my epub files into iBooks. This works quite well when I only need to add one file at a time, but now I've received a collection of a few hundred epub files.
I am really ...
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How to avoid duplicating files that goes on an iPad?
I would like to upload PDF files on an iPad. After adding them to the iTunes Library (iTunes -> Files -> Add to Library), and syncing, they are uploaded on the iPad, but are also copied locally in ...
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iBooks does not read modified epubs
I recently modified several epubs. I just turned "..." ellipses into the "…" type. Calibre has no problem with the modified epubs, and Sigil validates them. They can be imported to iTunes, only the ...
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iBooks storing books in iFile not with original file names but renamed to 16 length Hex character
I store many books epub and pdf through direct downloads on my ipad into iBooks as well as copying over from iTunes. My problem is that when I view the books what I get a 16 char hex string instead of ...
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.ibooks format on the iphone?
I download a ".ibooks" file for this free book and tried adding it to my iPhone library but it doesn't show up. Manually dragging it over doesn't work either.
Is it because .ibooks isn't supported by ...
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iBooks Author custom layout
I'm looking to build an iBook with iBooks Author which would require a jQuery masonry-esque layout and I have scoured the web for documentation, help, tutorials, and articles that may help me embark ...
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How can I backup my notes and highlights on iBooks? (pc user)
I don't have a Mac and I want to do what's specified here.
Is there a Linux/Windows app for this?
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Book manager - Mac + iPad
I've been an Apple user for some years, but I never managed to find a good book manager.
As by now, I use a quite uncomfortable routine in order to read books (I should mention that most of the books ...
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Open iBooks files in other PDF viewers in iPad
iBooks permits easy file sharing and import of Pdf files to iPad through iTunes, however it lacks annotation/highlighting. After import, I prefer to open PDF file with 3rd party PDF viewers like ...
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Send Docs to iPad via email address like Kindle?
Is there a way to send docs to your iPad (iBooks) via an email address endpoint like Amazon has for your Kindle?
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What order does iBooks email the highlightings and notes and how to change it?
The current iBooks (as of December 2012), can email highlightings and notes we have created while reading an ebook. That's a pretty good way to keep a copy of what we summarized in a book, just in ...
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iBooks performance
I have noticed issues with iBooks lagging noticeably. While scrolling pages or browsing the store, I get little jerks, and mini-freezes. Seems like a CPU/processing power issue. But no other apps are ...
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ePub book not showing up in iBook bookshelf on first generation iPad
I purchased an expensive technical monograph (> $100 (US)) from the iTunes store for use on my 1st generation iPad. It downloaded correctly and I used it for several months with no problem. A little ...
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iBooks - is there a way to organize bookmarks by page number?
Over the last year, I've replaced (and expanded) my library of programming books from physical copies to ebooks. In each book, I have a host of bookmarks. Unfortunately, I didn't save them in one ...
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iBooks Free Book Coupon
I remember a message after installing the iBooks app on my iPad telling me that I would have one free book to download. I never used it but now I am interested and wonder if this coupon is still ...
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How to sync position, bookmarks and notes over iCloud on ePub books
I recently bought several ePub books from the Humble Bundle and from Smashing Magazine, hoping that I would be able to side load them into iBooks and then use iCloud to sync position, bookmarks, ...
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Help with iBooks not being able to send a PDF using the share icon?
My iPad 2 and has iBooks and I'm trying to send a PDF "book" to a friend of mine. The sharing button is shaded so I can't do it!
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Can I get non-iBooks Store ePub files into my iCloud iBooks library?
I buy quite a few ePub e-books from sources other than the iBooks Store.
I used to use iTunes to sync these to my iPad and iPhone. However, I’m trying to set up my iPad and iPhone to purely sync ...
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Can iBooks be synced from an iPad to a new computer to save my documents?
I formated my Mac after a few years of work and forgot to do books backup because iPad was lightly used. As a result all my books stuck on the iPad and if I want to add some new from a computer it ...
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iTunes Books lists
I have little space on the iPad and I need to do the following:
On work days: sync a books collection that relates to work
On off-word days: sync a books collection that is "just for me"
Short of ...
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Impossible to sort iBooks PDFs in Bookshelf view?
I can drag and drop all day long, but it won't let me so much as touch the data source. Whether I'm dragging cover art around on the Bookshelf or moving rows in the List view's table, there is a major ...
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Are there non-English books in the iBookstore?
All I'm seeing in the iBookstore are titles in English.
Are there any non-English (specifically Russian) public-domain books in the iBookstore?
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Is there a way to get iBooks to display the generic cover for my PDFs?
Most (all) of my PDF's I read on iBooks are actual novels or textbooks. Is there a way to force iBooks to use the generic book cover rather than the first page of the PDF document? I'm tired of trying ...
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Is there a way to change the language for Wikipedia searches in iBooks on iOS, without changing the language settings for the device?
I live in Norway so I have my iPad 2 language set to Norwegian.
Most of the books I read in iBooks are english. The dictionary is English which is great, however I often try to look up words that are ...
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Can the “new book” tag be restored in iBooks (iOS)
I'm wondering if is possible to restore the "new book" tag that you can see on the top right corner of the new books uploaded or bought within iBooks (iOS) (visible on this image : ...
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Deleted books on iBooks won't delete
I downloaded many books and synced them just fine. However, several of the books I ended up deleting - as they were duplicates - (through iTunes) but now they won't disappear from my bookshelf - they ...
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How do I delete a paused book from iBooks on iPad?
While fishing for free books, I tapped purchase for a book which is larger than 500mb. I've noticed the size only after buying. I paused the download by tapping on the book.
Now I was not able to ...
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Managing giant eBook collection with iPad after iTunes update broke compatibility with Calibre?
In an effort to upgrade security, a recent iTunes update broke functionality to Calibre - my favorite eBook management tool. Now I am without a way to effectively manage my eBook collection in a ...
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Why doesn't iBooks save my place between the iPhone and iPad?
Background: I finally bought a fiction book to read on my iOS devices. It's Redshirts by John Scalzi. I bought it from Apple. It was supposed to be DRM-free but wasn't. So the author got Macmillan to ...
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History of downloaded iBookstore samples?
For some reason—presumably a sync by my iPhone that overwrote my iPad’s more recently downloaded library—the majority of my iBooks were deleted.
The books I purchased can easily be restored, but I ...
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Reading PDFs on iPad without iTunes syncing
I am trying to read for an exam and I want to download exercises to my iPad. I have downloaded the exercises from here. I have no Mac laptop or desktop computer. I am tired of clicking every pdf ...
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Use HTML as primary source for an e-book usable in Apple's iBooks?
Is this possible? Basically, someone I am working with has a bunch of HTML documents. He would like to put them into an e-book usable in Apple's iBooks. Is that possible? If so, a general pointer ...
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Efficiently organize 100s of externally stored ebooks within iBooks for iPad without doing it manually in collections?
I have hundreds of ebooks stored on an external drive of mine. I don't want them on my MacBook Pro because I don't want them taking up space due to the fact that I don't read ebooks on my Mac. I just ...
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how to rename a pdf in ibooks on ipod
I just downloaded 40+ chapters of a medical reference book onto my ipod touch. They were not available to download as a whole book so I had to download them one at a time. I put them all in a folder ...
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How can I remove a PDF in iTunes?
There are several PDF files which I imported into iTunes to read using iBooks.
However, I cannot manage to remove them. By default, iTunes handles the its media library automatically. The PDFs and ...
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How do I open an EPUB from an email in iBooks on my iPad?
I have my iPad now with iOS 5.1. In the email I have a .epub but when iPad's email program download the file, there is no way to open it on iBooks? Tapping or double tapping on the attachment ...
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On iPad's iBooks, how to make highlighting show up for PDF files?
It seems that on iPad, iBooks, Kindle, or Kobo won't show any user highlightings?
For example, just go to ...
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On iPad's iBooks, is there a way to sync and download all ebooks purchased else where?
I think on the iPad's iBooks, if we purchase an ebook, then in another iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, then that ebook is automatically downloaded into our bookshelf.
However, what if it is a .epub or ...
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Is there a way to keep a copy of our highlighting in iBooks? (email it or print it)
In iBooks, we can see a list of our highlighting and added notes to an ebook, but when we email it, so as to keep a copy for ourselves, only the added notes that we wrote is emailed. The highlighting ...
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Can no longer email myself a .epub file and open in iBooks? (used to be able to)
I used to email myself some .epub files (using Gmail), and then on the iPad, in the email program, click on the .epub file and then choose to open in iBooks, and read, highlight, and add notes to the ...
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Why won't iTunes let me manually sync PDFs to iBooks?
I have my iPad set to manually manage content (i.e. drag and drop, not sync). I'm trying to add some PDFs to iBooks, but it refuses to let me copy them to my iPad. I can do this with epub books just ...
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Is there a way to show an icon in the status bar if iPad is muted?
I "accidentally" muted the iPad (four finger up, slide to the left, push mute button). After that in iBooks an interactive book didn't play ambient audio, which is OK if you remember the muting. But ...
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Enable full screen mode in iBooks on iPhone
A recent iBooks update (1.5, I think) mentions a new "full screen reading mode" that gets rid of the junk on the top/bottom of the screen.
How do I actually get into this mode on the iPhone? I can't ...
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Is it possible to search for text in iBooks or the Kindle app?
Is it possible to search for text in iBooks or the Kindle app? I'm deciding whether to buy electronic copies of some of my reference books, but I would only be purchasing them for the ability to ...
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Transferring PDFs from iBooks to your laptop/desktop
There are a lot of tutorials on how to load PDFs into iBooks, but none say how to backup or transfer them back to your computer. I understand there is a button to email them, but I probably have ...
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Change iBooks Author study card behavior?
So when you're reading an iBook made using iBooks Author, and you go to highlight something, you're able to use that as a study card along with a note of your own creation that you annotate with the ...
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Do PDF documents in iBooks get backed up to iCloud?
Do PDF documents in iBooks get backed up to iCloud?
It is very strange that there is no answer to this on official Apple forums. Searching for this online often brings up Wifi iTunes sync or using ...
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iBooks preview not working?
I recently converted one of my books into an iBooks format using Author. However when I connected to my iPad and went into 'preview', I saw my device, clicked it, but the 'preview' button to enable ...
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Where can I find a user forum for the brand-new Apple iBooks Author application?
Apple has just released the free
iBooks Author
application for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Where can I find some information about its capabilities. Yes, this is a "Jeopardy" question.
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iPad secretly syncing iTunes U slides to my books
Here's the setting: I am syncing my entire books library on my MacBook with my iPad. On my Mac, there are 122 books (both .epub and.pdf). I also use iTunes U on my MacBook, and some of the courses I ...
