AirDrop PDF iBook

Hello,
I have a Wifi only iPad and an iPhone. I often have to download PDF's from the web. Without a wifi connection, how do I share that PDF from my iPhone to my iPad?
I've tried iBooks and was planning to AirDrop, but iBooks doesn't have AirDrop as an option. Even Bump uses wifi and not Bluetooth.
Are there any PDF Readers that you know of that allow sharing to AirDrop?
Thank you

Hi, I have not found a way to airdrop from iBooks but if you are downloading the PDF from Safari there is an option to airdrop it from there using the "open with" command. View the PDF in the browser and choose open with and you should see an airdrop menu item.

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