Mastering Mobile Reading: Secrets to Buying and Enjoying eBooks on iOS Equipment via Apple’s Digital Library

What to Know

• Open theBooks app on an iPhone or iPad and tapBook Store .
• Browse the sections and recommendations or tapSearch and enter a title or author name.
• Locate a book and tapBuy . Confirm the order to buy the book.

This article explains how to buy e-books on an iPhone or iPad using the Books app in iOS 10.0 and iPadOS 13 or later. It includes information on reading e-books and tips for acquiring samples and free books.

Before you buy e-books on youriPad oriPhone , tap the title to view details or preview or download a sample before committing to it.

How to Buy E-Books on iPhone or iPad

Buying e-books through theBooks app is easy. Follow these steps to build your e-library.

The Books app must be installed on your iPhone or iPad to buy e-books.Download the Apple Books app if you don’t already have it.

1. Open theBooks app.
2. TapBook Store .
   You can also select Audiobooks to view those options, or tapSearch to enter a specific item.
   
3. Find and select the e-book you want to order to open its information screen.
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4. TapBuy and then confirm the order to purchase the e-book.
If the title you chose is free, selectGet to download it to your device.

Similar to App Store and subscriptions on your iPhone or iPad, Books purchases use your iCloud payment method. You canview details and make updates from Settings.

How to Read Your E-Books

If you purchased a book ordownloaded a free e-book, the information screen for the book changes to show a Read button. TapRead to start reading the book.

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Another way to read a book is to go to the Library. Every book you add to the Books app is stored there—including books you ordered from the Books app, transferred to your device from other apps, or copied to your iPad or iPhone.

Once you’re in the Library, select the book you want to read. It opens immediately. Swipe left and right to turn the pages or tap once to access the menu.

To return to your other e-books, tap once to show the menu, then select the back arrow orx .

Tips on Buying E-Books With Apple Books

There’s a lot to the Apple Books app. Here are a few tips:

• Grab a free sample : Go to the download page for the book and tapSample .
• Download free books : Apple Books contains free e-books. Todownload free books , go to the information page for the book and tapGet .
• Find e-books : Go to theBrowse Sections area at the top of the Book Store tab. Locate new and trending books, e-books coming soon, books categorized into a specific genre, the top e-books people are buying, and free e-books.
• Do more : Every e-book download page has options to send an e-book as a gift, add it to your Want to Read catalog, view more e-books (andaudiobooks ) by that author, view the top e-books in the same genre, see when the book was last updated, and read the system requirements needed to read the book.
• Wait for the download : Some books take a while to download, so wait a little bit for it to become fully available to read. Watch the download progress bar for those books.
• Update your Apple ID : AnApple ID is required to make e-book purchases from the Books app.Reset your Apple ID password if you don’t know it.

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