Friday, October 26, 2018

Complete Guide for Using the New Apple Books App for iOS Devices

With iOS 12, many stock apps were refurbished and updated. Apple Books app underwent a major renovation. While the older version of this renamed app was also good, this app is definitely the best. Apple’s very own ebook reading app and store offers an amazing reading experience. Here’s the ultimate guide for using the Books app on iPhones and iPads.

Steps for downloading an eBook from the Book Store

Well, first and foremost, you would want to purchase a book to read on your Books app. The Books Store consists of sections which include book recommendations, New and Trending, Top Charts, Genres, etc. Here’s how you can buy books:


1. Open the Books app. Its icon is orange and white.
2. Now, hit the Book Store option.
3. You can go through the digital bookshelves.
4. Touch the Sections option to view the list of sections.
5. Select any section you like.
6. Select the book you wish to get.
7. Now, if the selected item is available for free then hit the Get button.
8. If the book is not free, then hit the Buy button.
9. In order to read an excerpt from the book, just hit the Sample button.
10. To get more details regarding the book, just scroll the screen.
11. Get done with the authentication by entering the Apple ID.
12. Now, the download of the book will commence.
13. When the download is over, hit the Read button at the bottom.

Steps for finding a book


You can easily locate books by searching for the title or author name in the Book Store app or from the library. Here’s how:

1. Go to the Search option.
2. Type in the book name or author name or the first few letters of the book’s title.
3. ‘Touch the Search icon.
4. Touch the suggestion in the listing of matching search results.
5. Select the book to start the process of download.

Steps for reading a book


After purchasing a book, you would want to read it. Well, to access the book, just go to the Library. OR else, tap on the brand new Reading Now tab and resume reading the book from where you have previously left it off. Here’s how:


1. Select any book and tap on it.
2. Either touch the margin on the right-hand or use swiping motion from right to left, just like you          would flip an actual page. This will lead you to the following page.
3. Touch the margin on the left or use a rightwards swipe to visit the preceding page.


Steps for efficiently scanning through books


Apple Books app offers an easy way to flip through the entire book using just a single finger. Here’s how:
1. If you are unable to see the list of options at the lower portion of the opened book’s page, then            touch the central region of the screen.
2. Now, long press the blue dot present in the scroll bar at the lower portion of the screen.
3. With a dragging motion, scan through the pages of the selected book. ‘
4. To go to previous pages, drag towards the left.
5. To go to next pages, drag the slider to the right.


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