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 Foxit. However I have no idea how to bring my PDF file from iBooks to Foxit reader.
Do you have any idea?
I'm afraid it's not possible. I tried several times to do that. Maybe you'll want to use an app like Documents by Readdle on your iPad? That way you can manage your books from there and open them everywhere you want to.
Here's what works for me, I email the PDF to myself (my account allows for files up to 50mb) I then read it in Mail and select "Open In" and choose Adobe Reader and voila it's now added to the documents list in Adobe Reader. Thanks to tex_mex from https://forums.adobe.com/people
Here's a work around that worked for me:
Step 1:
Step 2:
You could try importing a copy of the PDF. For example, if you right-click a PDF in the Books section of iTunes, and then choose "Show in Finder", you can see where iTunes stores the file. For me, it's in Music->iTunes->iTunes Media -> Books -> [authorname] -> [pdfname].pdf.
Then, in the File section of the Apps tab for the device (still in Itunes), you can select your PDF viewer of choice, press the Add button, and select the file you found above. If you select a file manager instead (say, File Pro or similar), you can then use it to open the PDF file with any compatible viewer.
I don't think you can bring the PDF file from iBooks to Foxit reader. except you use another PDF reader such as Foxit Mobile PDF for iOS Pro. Hmm, Im familiar with PDF viewer on Mac, and also got some cool tools such as PDF Magic for Mac to manage my PDF files, but not so familiar with iPad PDF files.
I found a simple way to transfer PDFs from iBooks to any other app you have on your iDevice... However, you must be jailbroken for this to work.
Here's how:
I know it seems like a lot of steps, but it's not. It's really simple and MUCH easier and faster that emailing each iBook PDF to your self and way more convenient than syncing through iTunes.
After connecting iPad to Laptop go to your apps on iPad and select PDF reader which you have installed on iPad. After that select option to add file and select your book. Now open your PDF reader and you will have your book.
Install the PDF reader first (Foxit in my case). Upload the file on Google Drive, and then open Google Drive on iPad. After this, tap keep the file on device. Then, tap open in option (this will appear in Google Drive when you tap on i in the icon of the book on the drive). From there, you can select your preferred reader.
I've no idea how to export PDF from iBooks to another PDF Reader app in iOS, but you can use iTools software on a Windows PC to do that.
Now you can share PDF files with AirDrop in "Foxit Reader" app and have all that books in your favorite app.
If it is a book that you downloaded, you can download it again. It will give you options like, Open in iBooks, on the top right. On the left it will give you an option of, Open as.... Select that and then choose the app you want to use to open it (i.e. Copy in Foxit).
There is great program called Diskaid check it out. you can put files directly to foxit.
Put files into Dropbox and then download into other reader. I will do this to use Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This IS the EASIEST way:
:)
a am a complete DOLT about these things - had downloaded a pdf copy of a book to ibooks and wanted to be able to highlight it. no deal. i downloaded iannotate after reading the comments of others. then i re-downloaded the book pdf's link to my ipad (where i want it for travel) & among the choices of where to "park it" (my term) was iannotate. i selected it. it downloaded. it opened. i've highlighted. VERY easy.
