The eBook revolution is going strong and with the Books app, you can read
your electronic books on your Mac as well as your iPad, iPhone or your regular
eReader. Here is a guide to buying, sampling and reading electronic literature
on your trusty computer as well as organising your eBook library on your Mac.
Setting Up Books
1
Launch the Books app and click on Get Started. You’re
asked to sign in using your Apple ID. Do so. If you need
to sign in with another account at a later date, use the Sign In/
Out option in the Store drop-down menu in the top bar.2
If you’re already a Books user on your iPad or iPhone,
you can access your books by clicking the All Books
option at the top of the left-hand sidebar. From this link, you’re
taken to your complete Books library located on iCloud.Books App
Buy & Read eBooks
3
By clicking on the iCloud icon in the top right corner of a
book, you download it to your Mac where it can be read.
Once you’ve downloaded your picks, you can change how you
view them based on the five options at the top of this pane.4
The Authors and Category sidebar options organise your
books by genre and writer. The List button (top left) shows
all titles as text only. You can also limit your window to PDFs
you’ve added to the Books app, and Audiobooks.AppleUserMAGAZINE //
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