IBooks on iPad and iPhone

I have an iPad and and iPhone. I have iBooks app on both. I don't have an iMac computer. Can I get the books I purchased on my iPad to show up on my iPhone. I believe I have the settings on both to Sync.
I saw on on Apple commercial they showed someone reading an iBook on an iPad and then showing the same book being able to be read on the iPhone. There was no iMac in the commercial. This lead me to believe I do not need an iMac in order to share a book on my iPad and iPhone. However, earlier threads seem to indicate a computer is needed to sync iBooks between iPad and iPhone.
My calendar and contacts sync correctly.

The books won't share or bookmarks/collections?
Reset both devices?
Turn sync bookmarks & collections off, then on again?
Remove the books and then load them up again from a single iTunes library?
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