Reading books
Reading a book is easy. From the bookshelf, tap the book you want to read. If you don’t see the
book you’re looking for, tap Collections to go to other collections.
Add a
bookmark.
Add a
bookmark.
Double-tap
to zoom.
Double-tap
to zoom.
Go to a different page.
Go to a different page.
Read a book while lying down: Use the orientation lock to prevent iPad from rotating the screen
when you turn iPad. See “Viewing in portrait or landscape” on page 15.
Each book has a particular set of features, based on its contents and format. Some of the
capabilities described below might not be available in the book you’re reading. For example,
printing is available only for PDFs, and if a book doesn’t include a recorded narration, you won’t
see the read aloud icon.
Show the controls
Tap near the center of the page.
Turn the page
Tap near the right or left margin of the page, or flick left or right. To change
the direction the page turns when you tap the left margin, go to Settings >
iBooks > Tap Left Margin.
View the table of contents
Tap . With some books, you can also pinch to see the the table of contents.
Add or remove a bookmark
Tap . You can have multiple bookmarks.
To remove a bookmark, tap it.
You don’t need to add a bookmark when you close a book, because iBooks
remembers where you left off.
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Add or remove a highlight
Double-tap a word, use the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap
Highlight and choose a color.
To remove a highlight, tap the highlighted text, then tap .
To underline words, tap .
To change the color, tap the highlighted text, then select a color from
the menu.
Add, remove, or edit a note
Double-tap a word, then tap Note. When you finish writing the note, tap
elsewhere on the page to close it.
To view a note, tap the indicator in the margin near the highlighted text.
To remove a note, delete its text. To remove a note and its highlight, tap the
highlighted text, then tap .
To change the color, tap the highlighted text, then select a color from
the menu.
To add a note to a highlight, tap the highlighted text, then tap .
See all your bookmarks
Tap and then choose a bookmark from the list.
See all your notes
Depending on the book, either tap and then tap Notes, or tap . See
“Studying notes and vocabulary lists” on page 102.
Enlarge an image
Double-tap the image to zoom in, or in some books, pinch to enlarge
the image.
Go to a specific page
Use the page navigation controls at the bottom of the screen. Or, tap
and enter a page number, then tap the page number in the search results.
Search in a book
Tap .
To search the web, tap Search Web or Search Wikipedia. Safari opens and
displays the results.
Search for other occurrences of
a word or phrase
Double-tap a word, use the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap
Search in the menu that appears.
Look up a word
Double-tap a word, use the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap
Define in the menu that appears.
Definitions are not available for all languages.
Listen to a book
Tap .
This feature is not available for all books.
If you have a visual impairment, you can also use VoiceOver to speak the
text of almost any book. See “About VoiceOver” on page 107.
iBooks stores your collections, bookmarks, notes, and current page information using your Apple ID,
so you can read books seamlessly across all your iOS devices. iBooks saves information for all of your
books when you open or quit the app. Information for individual books is also saved when you open
or close the book.
Turn syncing on or off: Go to Settings > iBooks.
Some books might access audio or video that’s stored on the web.
Turn online audio and video access on or off: Go to Settings > iBooks > Online Audio & Video.
Note: If iPad has a cellular data connection, playing these files may incur carrier charges.
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