IBook only on iPad ??

In the iTunes stored, iBook "The Shoah" by Brian Hurd says it's only available for iPad.  Is it true that iTunes on my Mac will not accept it as a book?

As advertised, Ibooks are for ipod touch, ipad, iphone.
They are not for your computer.

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    Further to my earlier post we have now completed a test by saving our original document as a template, then creating a new document from the template, making necessary changes and saving as a new file. We can now upload the two separate versions to our iPad.
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    This works for what we are trying to do, which is create different language variants of the same book.
    Working from Templates is probably the correct way to do it anyway, but might not necessarily be right for everyone.
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  • TS1702 I downloaded ibooks to my ipad so I have a place to save PDF files.  I do not get the "open in ibooks" option.  Only get "mail" and "print" option.

    I downloaded ibooks to my ipad so that I can save PDF files to ibooks but I do not get an "open in ibooks" message to select.  When I choose the icon, I only get mail or print option.

    Where are these PDFs coming from?  What do you mean by "save PDF files to ibooks" and then "I do not get an 'open ibooks' message?  If they are saved to ibooks (I assume you used itunes to save a dragged in PDF to the ibooks panel in apps) then you should be able to open and view them in ibooks.  If they are not in ibooks (I'm assuming this is the case, since you want to get an "open in ibooks" option from the *share* icon, right?) then where are they on the mini, which app?

  • I installed the latest version of ibooks on my ipad. I have about 50 different collections of scanned pdf's. I can only view up to the letter M. Any idea where the rest went? These are client files. Help!!!

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  • Is there a way to copy all my PDfs in ibooks on my iPad?

    Because I'm still sorting out an issue with ibooks on the iMac renaming files so they do not match the names on my iPad, I am wondering if there is a way to copy all the pdfs I have in ibooks on my ipad (without doing each one, one at a time) so I can save a copy in Evernote or dropbox so when I sync and update shortly, I don't loose what I have?
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  • .pdf files in iBooks on my iPad don't show in iBooks on my iMac. Why?

    when i installed iBooks on my iMac, only my purchased books show in the library.  PDF files I stored in iBooks on my iPad are not showing. Any ideas how I sync the pdf files?  They use a common Apple ID and I use iCloud for the iPad backup.

    Did you try using the transfer purchase feature of iTunes? I know that these may not be purchased PDF files, and it is only supposed to work with iTunes purchases, but I have done this myself with PDF files in iBooks.
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  • IBooks Author for iPad, ePub for iPhone?

    I understand iBooks Author creates books ONLY for iPad.
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  • HT204365 Why did all my PDF files disappear from ibooks on my iPad

    All of my PDF files disappeared from iBooks on my iPad. Where and why did they suddenly disappear? How can I retrieve them?

    As far as I can work out, from incomplete downloads, ticks denote all downloaded ok. 
    The manually manage option is for those who want to tailor their library collections in Music and Video to specific items.  If you have this ticked, then it will sync with the sync selections in your devices pages (eg, Music, videos). 
    If you want to sync all of your collection 'all' the time, leave manually manage off and put the a tick in the devices' page to sync all items  Dependent on iCloud use, and or automatic download options in iTunes, new purchased items are added and synced automatically as they are added - this only applies to Store purchased items.
    If you are going to added content outside of the Store, then Manually Manage is the option to take for Music and Videos - it does not affect anything else. IE Apps or podcasts, etc.
    If you have manually manage off, and 'selected playlist' option ticked, then it will sync existing ticked items, but new items downloaded will require you tick them (a) after the next iTunes automatic download when it connects to the store and  downloads any items, or (b) you download to a device and then sync the device, in which case it transfers the new download to your library - but, as happened to you, deletes it from your idevice.
    Retcicking and resyncing will add the item back on next sync.
    Don't forget that whenever making any kind of manual change to hit Apply and resync, to stop changes being lost.
    However, and i cannot stress this enough, iTunes is very problematic, especially when handling large collections.  Its sync operations can be erratic or non-functional at times (even buggy perhaps)
    If all options fail, then go to your program installation control folder (Control panel\Programs etc on windows) and select to repair iTunes.
    And if you have not already got it
    http://help.apple.com/ipad/5/interface/  the ipad manual (not the used guide - this is more about how it operates)
    may prove usefiul to you.
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  • HT5826 I have PDF docs that I opened in iBooks on my iPad but can't see them on my iPhone 5s

    I opened them from the internet and bought them into iBooks on my iPad so I could read them offline. I also want to be able to access them from my iPhone 5s so if I'm on the go and want to access them, I can. I have tried to sync but nothing happens. I didn't think it would have to purchase through iBooks for it to sync. HELP

    You will need to copy them over to your computer's iTunes via File > Devices > Transfer Purchases (even though they aren't iTunes purchases, if they are in the iBooks app then that should copy them over to your computer), and you can then sync them to your iPhone.
    The 'sync collections' setting will only keep collections in-line between the devices on which you have it 'on' i.e. if you are have PDF or book on both devices and you move it into a collection on one device, then it will also be moved in the same collection on your other device(s) which have 'sync collections' 'on'. But if the PDF or book isn't on your other devices then it won't copy it onto it - you need to copy your PDFs / epubs / ibooks onto each device that you want them on.

  • How to authorise computer to read ibook bought on iPad?

    i have bought a few ibooks on my ipad and would like to read them on my macbook pro also.
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    thank you

    Just to be clear, you can only read iBooks with Mavericks (OS X 10.9 or later).
    Open iBooks (in Applications) > Store > From here you can authorize and sign into the store

  • Is it possible to turn off highlighting and underlining in iBooks on the iPad

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  • How do I delete an iBook from my iPad?

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  • After iBooks purchase on iPad, Books sync in iTunes incorrectly switches away from "All Books"

    Background:
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    iPad running iOS 8.0 (12A365)
    iPhone running iOS 8.0 (12A365)
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    Sorry, I was only able to get back to this issue today, but it worked.
    Thank you again Michael for your help. It was as simple as just buyng a free book from the iTunes store to create a Books area, then I was able to drag and drop my 3rd party book there.
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    HHow can I download an iBook from my iPad to my computer and reader kobo?

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