ITunes PDF info lost in iBooks

I just upgraded from Mountain Lion to Mavericks. I had been using iTunes extensively for PDFs. I had given all the about 450 PDFs infos like name (title), artist (author), genre, comments and so on and had arranged them into playlists. After installing Mavericks all those PDFs were moved from iTunes to iBooks. All the info I tagged all those PDFs with now seems to be lost. Is there a way to recover that info?
I was thinking that all that information was stored in either «iTunes Library.xml» or in «iTunes Library.itl» but as it turns out «iTunes Library.xml» was excluded from all my backups for some reason (including the backup I made before installing Mavericks specifically for that case).

When you connect your iPad to your computer, open iTunes, and with the iPad selected, select File > Devices > Transfer Purchases. This should transfer the pdf to your computer. It should now be accessible in iBooks on your Mac, and you can sync it with other devices.

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We can't do anything but prompt you to interact with Apple.

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ITunes trying to sync deleted iBooks?

Forgive me if this post seems in the wrong place because I can't find the right place to ask about syncing iBooks from Mavericks to IOS.
This is hard to explain, ... I had some PDF's and one iBook I deleted from my iPhone and iPad and on my Mac most deleted, but some deleted ones still show up in the Books section of iTunes as books including a purchased book as supposedly available books that can still be sync despite that they shouldn't be there. All the other books and PDF's deleted perfectly fine except the few in the picture.
I've gone over this several times qirh myself making I didn't miss a step. ... I totally emptied the iBooks folder~/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks/Books. and I've totally deleted all iBooks and PDF's in iBooks on my Mac, iPad and iPhone. I had no bookshelves to deal with using "Edit" and "Delete" per each device I have.
I even TOTALLY wiped out and reinstalled iTunes using CleanApp and selected nearly as many files and folders in the process including those not advised to.
Again, I've enclosed a picture of what's showing as still there, but if anyone is interested, should I try to resync any of those books seen in this picture back into my iPhone or iPad I do get an error they can't be found as expected because they SHOULD be deleted - they just remain showing as available to sync regardless. I've tried all sorts of ways of unchecking and rechecking, booting rebooting all devices, etc. I just want them totally deleted so this page can look totally clean.
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WITH PERSISTANCE I GOT IT!!!
From my experiment above being partially successful, I learned that somehow the book "information" is somehow stored in Library.itl What I DIDN'T do before I returned to the latest and greatest iTunes Library.itl file from the old was to SAVE my deletions and totally closeout the old one before going forward in time to today and that did it!
No lost music, ringtones, etc. Just the deleted books got deleted!
In summary for those who run into the same problem I have ...
1) Let Time Machine make a new backup to insure you have the latest files in place to date.
2) Using Time Machine, go back in time to sometime before Mavericks first came out and restore iTunes to the Desktop. (It won't overwrite the current version because you're not allowed.)
3) Using Time Machine, go back in time to the same date you pulled your old iTunes from and restore the Library.itl file into it's current location. It will overwrite the newest one, but don't worry.
4) Open up iTunes and you'll see the books folder is back in the sidebar. Delete the errant books and PDF's close out iTunes completely to keep the changes.
5) Delete the old iTunes you used and open the current iTunes for Mavericks. It will notice the Library.itl file needs updating and the books folder will still be visible in the sidebar. Click on the books folder for the message saying the books have moved and then click the "OK" button.
6) Close iTunes.
7) Using Time Machine, go back to the LATEST and NEWEST Library.itl file you made with your backup I suggested to be made in step one and restore it.
8) Open up iTunes and all your current music, etc. is back. Verify with iPhone or iPad that there are no books "deleted books" to sync.
9) DONE!!!
Whew! Tolerating it since January. Been working on this all night.

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.
Best wishes, Ct

Itunes not in sync with Ibooks

Hi All,
Since Mavericks, the books synchronization system has changed.
As far as I understood, Ibooks is supposed to take care of all the collection and synchronize purchased books to all devices (iPad, iPhone, etc.).
Note that iBooks does not contain only Apple-purchased books, but imported items (free, purchased from a 3rd party, private PDF, etc.).
Concerning these other books , iTunes is supposed to take care of the synchronisation through the same old iTunes tab.
Here is my issue: I would expect that iTunes lists all my books, iBooks-purchased AS WELL AS imported items, allowing to sync them all or only selected ones.
But it seems that iTunes totally lost synchronization with my library. It does not show newly imported files. It still show old deleted imported files, but without cover.
Is it only me or is it a total mess ?
Maybe my iTunes library or cache is totally broken. Any suggestion on how I could restore it ?
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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like you may be experiencing issues on your non iOS 8 devices because iOS 8 is required to set up or join a Family Sharing group.
The following information is located in the print at the bottom of the article.
Apple - iCloud - Family Sharing
Family Sharing requires a personal Apple ID signed in to iCloud and iTunes. Music, movies, TV shows, and books can be downloaded on up to 10 devices per account, five of which can be computers. iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite are required to set up or join a Family Sharing group and are recommended for full functionality. Not all content is eligible for Family Sharing.
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Before iBooks for Mac came along I simply dragged my PDF to iTunes and synced my iPad. I foolishly installed Mavericks and iBooks on my Mac.
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There is a support article but no helpful at
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4227?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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If the PDF isn't protected then open the PDF and at the top left tap the 'share' icon :
If the PDF is protected then you will only get the 'Print' option.
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