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436 questions
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Don't want iBooks to always paste the "Excerpt From" of what I have copied
I read on iBooks, and some other resources and gather my notes in EverNote.
When I copy a text from iBooks to keep it as a note in some other external application like EverNote, it keeps pasting the ...
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Where are books stored after iBooks migration on Mavericks?
After upgrading to Mavericks all of my books from iTunes have been migrated to iBooks. They are no longer in my media library and I haven't been able to locate them as of yet. So where does iBooks ...
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Where are my iBooks stored in macOS?
I am looking here for my iBooks in macOS:
/Users/'USERNAME'/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks
But the folder is empty. When I open iBooks (the App) in Sierra, then ...
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Books automatically deletes my books when offline, and when there is enough space on device
There is something strange going on with Books on iPad and iPhone. It keeps deleting some books locally, keeping them in the cloud.
It's frustrating because it happens when I'm offline and I simply ...
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How to remove a book from iBooks
I "bought" a free book on iBooks Store, the book is on my iCloud.
Now I would to remove it, but I cannot find a way to do it.
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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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Is it possible to COMPLETELY delete a Book from my purchased books?
Yesterday, I saw that my brother has downloaded an "hentai" on my Mac (shame on me, I didn't lock it !) I deleted it, but it stays on my purchased books, and I don't want it !
Is it possible to ...
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How do I collect all of my notes and highlights from iBooks?
I've got a lot of highlighting and notes in iBooks that I've read, and would like to be able to collect them in one easy to use and manipulate format (e.g for writing papers and citing quotes).
For ...
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How to convert an epub package to regular epub?
I have some epub files in my iCloud Drive that are essentially packages. I can show package contents and then it shows me a hierarchy of files and folders.
How can I convert this structure to a ...
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Is there any way to add an ePub book to iBooks without iTunes?
I purchased a book and have it in ePub and PDF formats. I can easily add the PDF to iBooks from Safari. However, I can't find a method to get an ePub book into iBooks without iTunes. I'm away from my ...
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"Swift Programming Language" iBook Not Updating
I've recently been researching Swift development as I have grown tired of Objective-C. However, the book I am reading (Apple's official guide) will not update to the latest version on my Mac. It ...
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how to enable continuous scrolling in iBooks 1.0 for OSX Mavericks?
According to press reports, Apple promised that the new iBooks app for OSX Mavericks would include an option to read books in continuous scrolling mode. Did this come to pass, and if so, how does one ...
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Is it possible to read iBooks without an iOS device?
I no longer have an iPhone or iPad, but still have books in my iTunes account that I would like to read. Is there a program for OS X that will allow me to read iBooks without an iOS device?
I am ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of iBooks and Kindle books for my iPad?
Even though I have had an iPad for a while, I haven't taken the plunge to buy any ebooks yet. I'd like to make a decision on whether to prefer buying iBooks or Kindle before I buy any so that I can ...
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iBooks series metadata
In iBooks on 10.10, books can have series metadata as shown in the image.
What metadata do I need to add to an external epub (i.e. not from ibook store) so that it can be displayed as a series?
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Navigating back after following link in iBooks
I was reading a book in iBooks and clicked on a link in the text which took me to the index at the end of the book. Is there any way I can get back to where I was reading before I tapped on the link (...
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Locating the iBooks folder in iCloud Drive
I'm using iCloud drive to sync my e-books via the iBooks app.
I noticed that the synced files show up in the All My Files view. I tried to find out their exact location, it seems to be iCloud Drive /...
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iBooks not syncing/uploading to icloud
I'm using iBooks 1.7 on macOS Sierra (but have had this issue since iCloud syncing via iBooks has been available). Books added via file > Add To Library are not being synced across my devices.
I ...
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iOS 11 how to prevent iBooks from moving my books to the cloud?
I see that my iBooks seems to be uploading my books to the cloud without keeping a copy on my local device. So when I reopen the app, I have to wait for the book to do finish downloading (which is a ...
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Can't copy text from iBooks?
Using The Swift Programming Language 2.2 from iBooks, i can't seem to copy the text (many lines of code from inside the book) to then test.
Does anybody know why this is happening? In the past I ...
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Books not purchased in iBooks Store are not syncing between Mavericks and iPhone
After upgrading to OS X Mavericks, I added some ebooks bought directly from publishers, such as O'Reilly, by dragging them into the iBooks app. However, when I use iBooks on my iPhone, the ebooks aren'...
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Sync iOS iBooks to OS X iBooks
Is there a way to sync the iBooks that were not purchased from iTunes on my iOS device with my OS X iBooks? Specifically, I have some PDFS I'd like to sync.
Please note I am seeking to synchronize ...
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Can I add or change the author of a PDF file in iBooks?
I had several PDF files in iTunes that I had added authors to. Then I upgraded to Mavericks and launched iBooks. It moved my books and PDFs from iTunes, but many of my PDFs now show the author as "...
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Apple Books app and multiple desktops: How to stop app window to show on all desktops?
I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.4 with Books.app version 1.18.
I use multiple desktops. When I open the Books app on one desktop, and then switch to another desktop, the Books app window shows on ...
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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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Changing Metadata of an Epub in iBooks
How can I edit the metadata of an Epub file? I would like to alter the title, author, and cover art, similar to how I was able to do so in iTunes (get info).
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iBooks iCloud Storage Limit?
I have enabled iCloud storage in iBooks on my Mac(s), iPad, and iPhone. I have been slowly importing PDF and ePub books into iBooks on my MacBook again so that I have a central location to store them(...
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iBooks are not synchronized via iCloud between my Apple devices
I don't seem to be able to synchronize my iPad (2) and IPhone (5s) to access the iBooks documents saved across the devices. They are both updated to the latest iOS. I Have looked into all the ...
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How practical is an iPad for "reading" programming books?
Disclaimer: It's kinda hard to search for this question, as Google would give me mostly iOS programming topics.
I'm planning on buying an iPad2 and I wonder if other programmers have found it to be a ...
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How can two people read the same book on different devices
I have bought a book on iBooks and my girlfriend also wants to read it. But I was wondering if it would cause any problems regarding icloud remembering where one of us stopped reading.
I have tried ...
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Where are the sample books stored in the iBooks for Mac OS X?
I'm doing an accessibility stuff and I need to access the source file (.epub file) of the sample books in iBooks for Mac OS X. I did look for one at ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/...
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Read epub book purchased from iTunes on Windows
I have purchased a book through iTunes, it is formatted as an epub. Is there anyway I can read it in a Windows PC?
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Why won't iBooks wirelessly sync epubs or PDFs to my iPad?
I'm aware of this question but it is now quite old. If I create a collection in iBooks on OSX (Yosemite, 10.10.3) and add a book (epub - not puchased via iBooks), it does not sync to my iPad (3rd gen, ...
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iBook on iPad: turn pages with voice command
I bought an iPad for somebody who is paralysed; primarily as a book reader for its ability to enlarge the text- but also to surf the net, etc. with a family member or caregiver using the touchpad. I ...
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iBooks vs epub: What's the difference?
Until now, I was under the impression that ePub was the de facto standard for Apple and the default format used by iBooks. But recently I downloaded some ebooks from the iTunes store and found them to ...
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How to put PDF files on an iPad?
I want to read PDF files in iBooks on an iPad.
What is the current method to put PDF files on an iPad ? Is there a method that allows me to drag files somewhere so that the files will subsequently be ...
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How does the Books iCloud folder work?
There is a folder visible in Finder which has all of my books which were manually added (not from the store). Moving books into this folder gets them on to my Books app on the iPad and the Mac.
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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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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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 https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjectiveC/...
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Restore ebooks (PDF) from iTunes backup?
Upon opening iBooks.app on my clean Mavericks install, I noticed that all my ebooks from other sources than the iBooks Store were missing. Of course, they're not saved in iCloud. So I wanted to ...
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Securely erase all user data on an old iBook
I have an old iBook (Model A1007) that I would like to donate, but first I need to delete all of the last user's data so that it is not recoverable. With Windows machines, I usually do this by running ...
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Sync books from iBooks on Mac with iBooks on iPhone
This task should be very easy to solve, but still, I can't do it.
I have downloaded a epub book, dragged it to iBooks app on Mac. Then I go to iTunes, click on iPhone and go to Books tab. I can see ...
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Moving iBooks library to an external drive [closed]
Is there any way to move the existing iBooks library on my MacBook (Mavericks) to an external drive and also ensure iBooks treats that as the new location for all future purposes? I am running out of ...
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Synchronize iBooks across multiple Macs running Mavericks
I'm wondering if it's possible to keep iBooks in Sync between various computers (running Mac OS X mavericks) under the same iCloud account. I set up my iBooks but synchronization only happens between ...
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How to fix iBooks "Two pages" mode
I have a number of books in iBooks on my MacBook. All of them were showing nicely in "Two Pages" mode, until I clicked the "Show Notes" button, on two of them. Those books changed to "Single Page" ...
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How does iBooks determine the category of an EPUB?
I've been using the Perl module EBook::EPUB to create ebooks to read in iBooks. But I can't figure out how to set a category for the books I create.
When I sort by categories in iBooks, it doesn't ...
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Why is iTunes showing books that don't exist, and how can I delete them?
When I plug my iPhone in to sync I have a "Books" section in the menu of items on my device. In there are some old books that are no longer on my phone, at least that I can see. If I ...
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How to move my iBooks library from one mac to another?
I have a lot of books in my iBooks Library. They are not purchased from iBooks Store so it is impossible to do it automatically via iCloud. What should I do? Some backup? How? Maybe should I copy one ...
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