Maverick iBooks - Probs syncing PDF's from iPad to MacBook

I've installed Maverick on my MacBook Pro - fine. Loving that iBooks is now on my Mac, as I'm a student and could do with the downloaded PDFs from class, otherwise on my mini iPad, to also be available on the Mac. However, the PDFs in question don't show on the macbook new iBooks! I see the collection-titles I created on the iPad, but they are all empty. Well, with one exception: a novel that I bought via the Store, that one shows.
So, how can I get all files to sync between my mini iPad to my Mac's iBooks?
Thanks
Sara

PDFs and PDF Collections do NOT sync within the iBooks ecosystem.
Your Collection "schema" will - but the PDFs wont.  Apple is not going to fix this.
You are far better off using DropBox and GoodReader or any number of 3rd party applications.  Create a "PDF Library" folder within Dropbox and use goodreader to access it on IOS.   The same folder (and pdfs) are then available to any computing platform - even over the web if you are using somebody else's computer.
No itunes, no kludgy work-arounds.  Just a peaceful easy user-experience.  Not delivered by Apple Inc.
To be clear, PDFs specifically within iBooks will not "synchronize across devices or platforms"
The PDFs you put/have on your MacBook Air (maverick) will only be on your macbook air
The PDFs you put/have on your iMac (maverick) will only ever be on your iMac
The PDFs you put/have on your iOS device will only every be on your IOS device
The books you buy from the Ibooks store, will of course, be available across devices & platforms.
There is no comprehensive "icloud/ibooks file synchronization"  never has been, most likely never will be.
Cheers.

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