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  1. RoseFactory

    Universal ListenBook - advanced audiobook player

    ListenBook 2 is here! Now you can listen to great audiobooks, lectures and speeches with maximum comfort. AppStore link: ListenBook: audiobook player * The app doesn't contain audiobooks, it only plays your own audio files * Boost your audio content with ListenBook, a great way to listen to...
  2. F

    Syncing Apple Books bookmarks/highlights between home and work Mac?

    I have my home Mac with my personal Apple ID, and I have a work Mac where I use a different dedicated work-only Apple ID. On the work Mac I can load up Books, sign in to the app with my personal Apple ID. I see my entire library, and if I download a book, all previous bookmarks and highlights...
  3. A

    iPhone Read books 3 times or more faster

    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1600259599?l=us Bookva is a speed reading book reader. How to learn to read quickly? Speed reading is very easy. First, we need to learn our reading technique. Unlike other techniques, you do not need to "reprogram" your brain with various Schulte tables...
  4. S

    audiobooks showing up with cover from music library

    I recently got an iphone 11 running ios 14. I have transferred some audiobooks to my phone and instead of appearing in the books app with their individual covers, they are all showing up with one particular album cover from my music library. Is this is some kind of bug in ios 14? is there any...
  5. H

    Transfer .m4b Audiobooks from Books between Macs

    I have my own custom-created .m4b library stored in Books on my old Mac. I want to transfer those .m4bs to my new mac. Books only allows transferring of purchased content. Is there any way for me to export my .m4bs from Books? Thanks
  6. B

    (RESOLVED) iOS 15 Books App (iPhone)

    Anyone with iOS 15 - can you tell me if the Books app allows for margins to be modified? Does it use the full screen of the iPhone Pro Max or is it just like iOS 14? (I'm referring to how every app on my iPhone 12 Pro Max uses the entire screen space while the Apple Books app for my iPhone uses...
  7. S

    CarPlay Problem with Audiobooks in CarPlay?

    Hey guys! First time posting here so apologies. Also already tried search and found nothing. ANYWAY I got a weird issue listening to audiobooks in Carplay using the iOS built-in Books app. I currently have my controls set to go back and forward a few seconds, instead of the chapter skip and...
  8. H

    iBooks/Books Sporadically Not Syncing - We Know Apple SUCKS at Syncing, Though

    Mac Pro 5,1 running 10.14.6 (18G95). All backups and as much as can be done via iTunes (12.9.5.5) is done through there direct connected. Book Library will sync correctly about 20% of the time. Other times, only about 30% of the books appear on the iPhone (X running iOS 12.4). Have toggled the...
  9. A

    Is there a way to transfer annotations to an updated version of book

    I have purchased some epub books (software related) that are updated occasionally and I was wondering if there was a way to transfer my annotations to the new versions of these books?
  10. K

    Books: macOS "Wish List" vs. iOS "Want To Read"

    What is the difference between macOS Books "Wish List" and iOS Books "Want To Read"? Why don't they sync with each other?
  11. H

    iBooks / Books Constantly Asking for Login (Mojave)

    Beginning a few days ago, the application keeps continuously asking for login information despite it being entered correctly.
  12. pittpanthersfan

    Books reading progress missing in iOS 13?

    Since upgrading to iOS 13, I’ve noticed that Apple Books no longer show “# pages left” at the bottom when reading. Has this been removed? I can’t find anything in Settings relating to this.
  13. F

    iPhone Books performance on iPhone

    Hello, Since iOS 12, I’ve noticed poor performance with Books. I tend to read works that have hundreds of footnotes and perhaps thousands of links (internal references such as the index). I also tend to make hundreds of annotations within works. In such cases, opening a book often has a long...
  14. mrgreeneyes

    ibooks app question

    Hello, I am currently using ibooks to sync books to my ipad and iPhone. and I have a question, when I go into the books folder. I see a bunch of books that have been renamed to long file name with letters and numbers. why is that? also I added a few new books and when I try to sync them...
  15. OMGitsDaYisus

    Resolved Books app issue

    Hello there! I've become a truly passionate reader lately, and the Books app is my daily driver in these matters. However, there is an issue I hope you guys could have an answer to: sometimes my books don't de-sync from iCloud, but the downloaded file disappears, so I have to download them...
  16. mrgreeneyes

    iTunes 12.8.2.3 books help

    Hello, i have installed the newer version of iTunes 12.8.2.3 and i want to know how do i add books to my iPad? before i could just add them into iTunes then select the books i wanted on my iPad, but now i can't seem to figure out how to sync books? what do i do?
  17. HappyMBAowner

    Books alternatives

    Books for ios has been removing my pdf files from my devices for too many years now. I’ve tried all possble configurations and switches, with or without icloud drive to no avail. PDF files are just removed and kept on the cloud. I’ve been too many times in situations with no wifi, needing a file...
  18. cSalmon

    books not working correctly?

    I recently did a clean install for iOS 12.01 on a 6s+ iPhone. Then I dowloaded all of my previous book purchases from iTunes. Now I can't get any of the audiobooks to play correctly. If I select one it plays another book. I've deleted that book - try again and now it plays another book. I...
  19. Oman

    Apple Books .. how to hide iCloud books

    The Option to hide iCloud books is no longer available in the new apple books. Anyone figure out how to hide books in the cloud?
  20. wyntormoon

    Storage Question

    Hi all. So I had just recently bought the iPad Pro 10.5 inch, 512gb. Was just wondering a guesstimate on how many books I could put on. I saw a post a while ago about a 32gb iPod with maybe 600-1000 books. I have close to 467gb left. Almost all my music, but a lot in the cloud. I'm going to be...