Be well read with iBooks and all its latest features. It’s already included on your iOS device or Mac. So you can fill your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Mac library with books. Whether you’re on the go or in for the evening, you’ll always have your favourites within reach.1
Reading on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Mac is just like reading a book. But once you get started, you’ll see it’s so much more. Turn pages with a flick on your iOS device or a two-finger swipe on your Mac trackpad. Read one page at a time, or turn your iPad on its side and view two pages at once. Read everything full screen, with no distractions, or read in white-on-black night-time mode. Alter the look of most books by changing their text size and font. And open as many books as you like when reading on a Mac.
iCloud stores the stuff you care about — your music, photos and contacts, for example — and makes it accessible from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Mac.2 iCloud even stores your books.3 And it doesn’t matter which device you use to download them, because you’ll see every title you’ve downloaded in your library. If you want it on your device, just tap to download it. So you can read one of your favourites on your iPhone during your morning commute, page through a few chapters on your Mac later in the day, and pick up where you left off on your iPad at bedtime.
Learn more about iCloudIf you’re reading in low light on your iPad or iPhone, iBooks for iOS automatically switches to white-on-black text on your screen. When the light improves, iBooks automatically switches back.4
Use your finger as a highlighter when you’re reading a book on your iOS device or Mac. Just swipe over the selected text (using the trackpad on your Mac), and it’s highlighted. Tap a highlighted section and a palette appears. Change colours, switch to underline or add a note instantly. Then switch to the Notes view to see all your notes and highlights instantly organised in one place, making it a cinch to search or go back to the highlighted sections of your book. When you take notes or highlight passages, iCloud pushes them to all your devices automatically. And it remembers which page you’re on, so you can pick up where you left off.1
Maybe you’re reading a hilarious take on family that’s spot on about yours. Or you come across a fact that supports the premise of your thesis. All you know is, you have to share it. With iBooks, you can share the perfect phrase directly from the page on Facebook or Twitter. You can also send a snippet via text or email.
In addition to keeping all your books in one place, iBooks keeps track of your PDF files too. User guides, business proposals, project plans — put them all in your iBooks library for easy access. When someone emails you a PDF, you can save it to iBooks. Then go to your library and tap to open it.
iBooks is a great way to discover, download and read books for free. From classic titles to your soon-to-be favourites, you’re never without a good read. View what’s featured on iBooks, or browse by title, author or genre. Find a book you like and tap to see more details, peruse reviews, even read a free sample. Download a book and it’s added to your library, ready to read.
Books get updated for any number of reasons. Thankfully, the iBooks app supports book updates. That means if a book you downloaded is republished with new or additional content, iBooks lets you know. You can download the updated version free, and it automatically replaces the older copy in your library.