IOS 8 Backup PDF's

i have a significant collection of pdf books in iBooks, around 4.5GB
SInce upgrading to iOS 8 I can't find a way of backing them up
i purchased extra storage on the iCloud to save them, but can't find any setting to include them in backup
I connected to iTunes on PC to try and extract them, but only see the purchased book
i want to do a clean install of iOS 8 in the hope my iPad runs smoother, but don't want to lose my books, I don't have the copies anywhere else

The contents of the iBooks app are not included in a backup (nor are the contents of the Music and Videos apps), instead an iTunes restore looks to pick them up from the Books part of your iTunes library (or Mac's iBooks app if using a Mac with OS X Mavericks on it).
Prior to starting the update did you do File > Devices > Transfer Purchases to copy them over (it will copy PDFs and/or epubs in the iPad's iBooks app, not just actual ibooks) to your iTunes library (and if using a Mac with Mavericks on it do File > Move Books From iTunes in its iBooks app to copy them over) ? If you did then they should be in your library so that you can sync them back

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