With the comer of iOS 4 , the iPad , and iTunes 9.2 , iTunes can now manage eastward - books for syncing to Apple ’s iBooks app . iTunes accepts two types of book file cabinet : those in ePub formatting , and PDF files . organise e - books in iTunes can be a minute baffling , however . Here ’s a look at how you’re able to keep your east - Scripture depository library spic and couplet .
First , you ’ll see in iTunes a Books depository library in the program ’s sidebar . ( If you do n’t see it , choose iTunes - > Preferences , click the General image , and check the box next to Books in the Show incision . ) This depository library , represented by a book ikon , houses two type of files : audiobooks and vitamin E - books .
If you have both type of files , you ’ll see them in separate sections when you select the Books library picture in the default Grid View : playscript and Audiobooks . you’re able to choose List View or Cover Flow if you desire to exhibit your Christian Bible differently , however . ( you may find out more about these different panorama in another clause I publish . )
iTunes shows books (e-books) in the top section of the Books library, and audiobooks in the bottom section. (Click for a larger image.)
iTunes picture books ( e - books ) in the top plane section of the Books subroutine library , and audiobooks in the bottom subdivision . ( Click for a expectant prototype . )
When viewing the Books list in Grid View , you’re able to also select how they ’re sorted . opt View - > Sort Books , and you tell iTunes to display books in orderliness by writer , title , or yr , as well as pick ascend or descending order . ( There are other options as well , but they ’re gray out — perhaps they ’ll be useable later ? ) Curiously , while iTunes sorts my vitamin E - Holy Scripture correctly by the writer ’ last names , it sorts audiobooks by their first names .
If you twice - click one of the author icons , the display changes to a List View showing , with book cover(s ) showing in the left newspaper column . you could view all of the full treatment you have by an author in this manner .
When I sort my books by Categories , I get some surprisal .
What ’s more perturbing is the inconsistency of genres ( er , I entail categories ) in the iBookstore . In my subroutine library , I have the seven volumes of Stephen King’sDark Towerseries . One shows as Epic , two others as Fantasy , four as Fiction & Literature , and one as Horror . you could , of line , commute these , but if you use this view , you postulate to ensure that you mark your books right so you could witness them when you doubly - click a family .
All of the above applies to ePub ledger you purchase from the iBookstore , ePub Good Book you purchase or obtain elsewhere and add to your iTunes library , and PDF file cabinet you add to your iTunes library . Note that when adding PDFs , they display by default in the Books depository library . If you want them to expose elsewhere , choose a Indian file , click Command - I , tap the Options chit , then choose one of the options from the Media Kind menu . In most case , you ’ll want to opt Book . But if you have a file you ’d rather store with an record album in your Music depository library , take Music , and verify you trail the single file with the artist and album name . The same is the case for Podcast and iTunes U ; you’re able to store PDF files in those libraries by choosing one of those Media Kind type , but you ’ll necessitate to fill up out other tags to screen out them correctly .
you may choose which books to sync by connecting an iPad , or an iPhone or iPod hint running iOS 4 , and sink in the Books tab after selecting the twist in iTunes ’ sidebar . Choose to synchronize all Word , or just selected books ; in the latter sheath , check those book you want to copy to your equipment .
One last tip . You may have some iTunes Digital Booklets that you got when purchase albums from the iTunes Store . These get stored with your music , and are tagged to stick with the albums they refer to . you could find all of these and put them in your Books depository library if you need . make a smart playlist whereKind hold PDF . Then select all the file , pressure Command - I , click the Options chit , then choose Book from the Media Kind menu . you could then synchronise and view them on your iPhone or iPad .
