How can you share audiobooks in family sharing?

We use Family Sharing in our family. But on the "purchase" items in iTunes on ipads and iphones there only appears Music, Films and TV Programmes. No Audiobooks. Did Apple just forget them or can I find them somewhere else?

Audiobooks are a one-time only download (which I think is a restriction set by audible.com who supply them to Apple) - you will need to sync/copy them onto each device or computer that you want them on, they won't show in the cloud for redownloading.

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  • Can you share contacts through family share?

    can you you share your contacts with family members through iCloud family share?

    Hello there, nintenDRU.
    The following Knoweldge base article goes over what content can be shared with Family Sharing:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6389
    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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    Pedro.

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    would like to set up family sharing to share between 4 family members.  I we are new to apple and I do not know where to go to turn this feature on.
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    Hi shoulderblade,
    This article tells you how to set up Family Sharing from your Mac -
    OS X Yosemite: Set up Family Sharing
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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    Brett L 

  • How do I share contacts with "Family Sharing"?

    My wife and I had been sharing my iCloud account on 2 phones because we want our calendars and contacts synced. I'd rather use the Family Sharing, but it seems like it will not allow you to share contacts. Anyone know who we can do this without having to share the same iCloud account on 2 phones?
    Thanks!

    I have the same issue more or less.
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