If this doesnt help, you can also try toggling off the ibook option in icloud and then turning it on back. How to set up icloud for ibooks and why you shouldnt the. Furthermore, if syncing with icloud drive is activated under settings books, any. I have downloaded for my iphone some epub file from the. You can also add drmfree epub file format books, ibooks author books, books that you create with pages, mp3 audiobooks, aac audiobooks, and audiobooks to your library. How to set up icloud for ibooks and why you shouldnt. Noticed a syncing issue after upgrading my ibooks library to sync via icloud with the arrival of ios 9. On your mac, sync all or a selection of books to your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch.
Next, on the left of the itunes windows, look for the content you want to sync with your ios device note. Epub files are not syncing through icloud for ibooks along. You can use ibooks and icloud drive to sync epub, ibooks author books, and pdf files so that you can access them on all of your devices. You can save copies of pdfs from emails and webpages into the books app. After you turn on icloud drive, all files automatically upload to icloud. Sync ibooks from mac to ipad through ibooks settings. Using icloud reading now allows me to sync all devices with my books, notes and highlights, even those are not purchased from the book store. How to sync ibooks to iphone, ipad and all your ios devices. Sync it from another apple device using booksibooks. Read storybooks aloud with ibooks storytime on apple tv. All our books come in three downloadable ebook formats pdf, epub, and. It then asked me if i wanted to sync, i said yes, but it still didnt. However, im trying to set up my ipad and iphone to purely sync through icloud, as syncing with both icloud and itunes gets a bit confusing.
You can read epub ebooks without drm on any ios device. Fixing ios books cover problem with custom epub samuel wong. That first step is a killer, especially if your older idevice cant run ios 9 luckily you do have other options. You can sync ibooks between devices with this simple and easy method and these transferred books automatically sync to the ibooks app. On a mac, go to system preferences apple id icloud catalina or system. Since 21 march 2016, i am able to sync any books via icloud between devices. Now try and check if your books are sync to the device. I used to use itunes to sync these to my ipad and iphone.
As we mentioned above, icloud offers a simple way to sync ibooks between apple. I finally got this working by signing out and signing in again in the ibookstore. Can i get nonibooks store epub files into my icloud. If you want to transfer ibooks between ios devices, you need to choose books on source device and then click export to device to sync these books to target device. Any epub, ibooks author book, or pdf file that you add to. In the main itunes window, you have to check the box next to sync to enable syncing for. Sync books between your mac and iphone or ipad apple support.
How to move pdfs from ibook to icloud apple community. Read books and more with apple books apple support. You can use ibooks and icloud drive to sync epub, ibooks author books. All take control books are delivered in three ebook formatspdf, epub, and. How to sync position, bookmarks and notes over icloud on epub. Luckily, an apple rep helped me find a simple fix for my nagging ibooks collections. Now turn off the icloud, wait for a moment and then turn it back on. Use icloud drive or ibooks to access your pdf files, epub files, and books. Make sense of apples icloud online service, configure it for your needs. It turns out its pretty simple to set up icloud for ibooks or ibooks for icloud and have it sync all of your ebook library to to the icloud server. You can freely sync data and files among ios devices and mac computers automatically under a wifi connection because apple has built an auto sync system.