Reading books is always a popular initiative and is often done out of necessity in studies. Our iOS system has already implemented its technology based on the ability to read digital books on any of your devices, your favorite undoubtedly being the iPad, given its format. But the computer also has its independent functionalities and for this reason we want create a section on how to read a book on Mac.
For the reading loversthe devices are the means to which it was necessary to adapt to perform multiple readings on your computer. You can now carry with you a magnificent library of works and upload your own books so you can keep them organized. In addition, you cannot miss all the features that these applications offer you, since there are different Keyboard shortcuts for iBook that might surprise you and prove very useful.
How to read a book on our Mac?
Reading books on Mac is very easyprovided you use the application provided by default in the application library called “Books”. When you open this app, new initiatives and trends are always displayed so you can compare and download them. You can even choose the option to select “listen to audiobooks”.
If you have already purchased a book or audiobook in other stores on other devices, you can also see all this content on your Mac. Additionally, you can even download the books and audiobooks that other family members have purchased using this option. “Share with family”.
How do I open and use a book with the Books app?
We enter the Mac application. The list of books will be displayed and we will double-click to open one. If the book is marked with the cloud icon, you can double-click it to download it from iCloud, but you’ll need to sign in first.
- View book contents
- After We’re going to go through the book. You can use any of our articles with our keyboard shortcuts and guides with lots of examples.
- We can see table of contentsby moving the pointer to the top of the book and managing the table of contents options.
- We can too move pages from right to left, using the pointer.
- You can search at the top of the book to be able to search for a word, phrase, or page number.
Another option is Check the last page viewed. We will have to click on the Back icon located in the lower left corner of the page after jumping several pages.
What progress can I see with the app?
If we look in the application sidebar, we can focus on all the books we have read. If you haven’t started reading any of them, you can go to the Library section to access the list of books you have purchased.
In books you can also make a mark to indicate progress, Move the pointer to the top of the book and use the Bookmark button.
How to download purchased books and audiobooks from other devices
To access content and information from other books on other iPhone and iPad devices, you must sign in with the same Apple ID on each device and perform the following steps.
To download all purchases made from other devices we will enter Settings > Books. Then we activate “Purchases of other devices”.
Do you want to sync all your saved favorites and notes? There is no problem. We go to Settings > iCloud > “iCloud Drive” then activate “Sync this iPhone”. We touch iCloud then we touch “Show all” and activate Books.
- We will Settings > Books and below in Sync we enable Home and iCloud Drive (green means enabled).
Do you want to download books and audiobooks purchased by other family members?
We need to log in to the book or audiobook store that they have the same Apple ID which we use to share with family.
- In the Mac Books app, We click on the name in the lower left corner.
- We access the section Family shopping. Once inside, we write the name of one of the family members.
- We enter any section, in books or audiobooks. Then in All books > Buy recent or in a genre.
- Finally we click on the name of a book or audiobook To download it.
You have other options that may be useful, such as being able to observe any information on a book or audiobook to know all its details. You can even translate text, just select it, press the Control key and select “Translate”. Then choose the language you want to translate into.
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