How to make ibooks in Russian. Is it possible to sync books in iBooks between iPhone and iPad devices?

iBooks is Apple's standard e-reader. An application that once attracted me with its wooden shelves. Now the program is no longer the same, but iBooks still remains the most popular e-reader. The program has few secrets - everything is on the surface, but I still tried to choose the most tricky options that beginners may not know about.

Text alignment

If you are annoyed by lines in a book that have different lengths, then there is an excellent function in the settings that will correct this matter.

Settings->iBooks->Full Alignment. By default the option is disabled.

You can also turn it off here auto word hyphenation so that the entire words fit on the line. By default, the feature is enabled.

Instructions for Apple Products

It is in iBooks that you can find free instructions for Apple products (iPad, iPhone, iPod, MacBook, Apple Watch). In my opinion, they are quite sufficient for all users.

“Free user manuals” can be found in the “Selection” section.

Installing a dictionary

In iOS 10, an explanatory dictionary of the Russian language may be available in iBooks. To install it, you need to log in to:

Settings->General->Dictionary. There select “Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language”. If you don’t need them, you can disable the rest of the dictionaries (especially all Japanese ones) (this saves several megabytes).

Now, in order to use the dictionary, click on any word in the text. Select “Find” from the menu. The system will show the definition of the word. If there is no word or you need a more detailed description, then click “Internet”. And iBooks will take you to Safari as the default search.

Book on fb2? No problem!

If you have books in fb2 format (or you found a site where only this format is available), the easiest way to solve the problem is to use a special converter utility from the App Store, which costs less than a dollar. In this case, you don’t even need a computer - all actions can be done directly in iOS.

I have already written instructions for this program. How to convert fb2 to ePub for iBooks directly in iOS

Finally interesting facts about iBooks in “One Line” mode:

• Although the iTunes Store and App Store are available in 150 countries, the iBooks Store is not available everywhere.
• In Russia, the iBooks Store is not a full-fledged store! Only some selected books on English, yes Apple instructions... According to rumors Apple wanted to come to Russian market, but everyone who is not interested in this (Litres, etc.) did everything possible to prevent this from happening.
• Russian books can be placed in stores in other countries. Independent authors use this, but, as you understand, there is no effect.
• In normal iBookstores (American, for example), books can be given as gifts. The function appeared at the end of 2013.
• iBooks is only available for iOS and Mac OS. That is, there is no official way to buy books on Windows or Linux (unlike applications, music, videos, etc.).

Only good books to everyone!

Most of us only turn to the navigation menu to adjust fonts, when in fact it has many more useful functions. To open it, simply tap on the screen.

There will be five buttons in front of you: the arrow will close the book and return it to the library, and the “sandwich” will open a menu with a table of contents, bookmarks and notes. The three remaining buttons on the right are setting fonts, searching and adding bookmarks.

2. Take notes

While reading, you can add notes to the text, which will be very useful for anyone who parses complex literature and documents.

To create such an element, select any word or piece of text, hold your finger on it, and then select “Add a note” from the menu. An editing panel will open where you can enter a comment. After this, fragments with notes will be highlighted in yellow and will be available in the table of contents menu.

3. Save quotes

Another useful function for thoughtful work with a book. You can save selected text fragments so that you can easily return to them in the future and quickly find information of interest.

4. Add bookmarks

In cases where you just need to return to a specific page, it is more convenient to use bookmarks. To add them, just open the navigation menu and click the corresponding button in the upper right corner - its image will turn red.

These items are available in the same menu as Table of Contents, Quotes, and Notes. A separate tab displays a list of all bookmarks for quick access to them.

5. Customize the layout

By default, iBooks displays books with a specific font style, size, and background. But all this can easily be changed according to your own preferences. This is done in the menu, which opens through the “Aa” button.

It offers a choice of one of eight different fonts, their size, which allows you to adjust the amount of text on the page, as well as the background color. In addition, you can change the brightness of the display backlight and activate the “ ” auto mode, in which the application itself will switch to the desired topic decoration in the dark.

6. Use scrolling

The standard navigation through the text is swipes on the screen, which turn the pages of the book. If this method is inconvenient for you, try scroll navigation.

To turn it on, tap on the screen and press the “Aa” button. In the settings menu, activate the “Scrolling” toggle switch. After a couple of seconds, the book will be laid out again, and you can navigate through the text by swiping up or down.

7. Play audiobooks via Siri

In addition to regular books, iBooks also supports audiobooks, which are in a separate tab. But to listen to one of them, it is not at all necessary to launch the application and search for the one you need. Instead, you can simply ask them to do it for you.

8. Sync books across all devices

With iCloud, you can easily sync your reading progress and library of books across all devices, including iPad and Mac, that are linked to your Apple ID.

To enable this feature, open “Settings”, tap on your avatar and go to the iCloud section. Then scroll the list to the iCloud Drive section and activate the Books toggle switch. After this, all books will be synchronized, not just those purchased from the iBooks Store.

9. Save copies of documents as PDF

To do this, just open the export menu in any program by clicking on the characteristic arrow icon and select “Copy to Books.” In an instant, the content will appear as a PDF document in iBooks and will always be at your fingertips.

10. Use the expanded menu

iBooks interface once again has undergone changes and now consists of five main tabs, on each of which additional sections are available: recommendations, collections, charts. In addition, you can interact with individual elements through an extended menu.

There are many different book reading apps on the App Store. However, most of them are either inconvenient to use, in particular when loading books into the application, or are paid. Not everyone knows that there is no need to look for a specialized tool for reading books on the iPhone. iOS has an excellent app for this. This manual, as you already understand, is about iBooks.

iBooks is the official Apple app for reading books. Over the past few years, iBooks has transformed from a not very good “reader” into an excellent tool that is both flexibly customizable and allows you to download books as much as possible. in a fast way. Surprised to hear this about iBooks? This means you haven’t tried to use it for a long time, but now we’ll explain everything.

This is what makes iBooks scary at first glance. Lack of Russian books in the store. But this is not a problem at all.

What book formats does iBooks support?

iBooks works with two file formats - EPUB and PDF. The currently popular FB2 book format is not supported by the application, but finding an alternative on the Internet is not difficult for almost all books. Also at your service are various converters that instantly convert one file format to another without much loss of quality.

How to upload books to iBooks via iTunes

Step 1: Launch iTunes and go to " Books" If iTunes is not installed on your computer, you can download the latest version of the utility on the official Apple website.

Note: if the section " Books" is not displayed, click " Edit menu" and activate the section by clicking on the switch of the same name.

Step 2. Go to the " tab Media library» and transfer books or documents in EPUB or PDF formats to the iTunes window. If suddenly for some reason the transfer fails, add books manually using the menu " File» → « Add a file to your library" (or " Add a folder to your media library"if you want to download several books at once, which are collected in one directory).

Step 3: Connect your iPhone to your computer and select it in iTunes.

Step 4: Select the " Books" and activate the switch " Sync books».

Step 5: Click " All books" to transfer all books to iPhone or " Selected books» to transfer specific ones.

Step 6. After finishing the selection, click " Ready" When you open iBooks after synchronization is complete, you will see books arranged on the shelves that you can already read.

As you can see, downloading books to iBooks cannot be called the easiest operation, in particular due to the fact that you have to connect the iPhone to the computer using a cable. Fortunately, you can ditch the wires.

How to upload books to iBooks via iTunes over Wi-Fi

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer and launch iTunes.

Step 2: Select your device and on the " Review» activate the switch « Sync this iPad over Wi-Fi».

Step 3: Click " Ready».

After applying the settings, you can disconnect your iPhone from your computer - the connection with iTunes will not be broken. This means that you can download books to iBooks without having to connect the device to a PC or Mac using a cable. You can also delete books from iPhone over Wi-Fi.

How to Download Books to iBooks via Mobile Safari

Step 1: Open Safari and go to any online library website that allows you to download books in EPUB or PDF format (like this one).

Step 2. Find the book you need using the search.

Step 3. On the page dedicated to the book, find a direct link to download the book in formats you already know.

Step 4. In the window that opens, scroll up and click on the button Open in iBooks" The book will be added to your library.

First article in the series How to Read Books on iPhone completed. Now you can download your favorite books to iBooks in three in various ways. However, alternative applications are no less good and we talked about them in these articles:

Hello everyone, dear users of wonderful Apple devices - iPhone or iPad. Today we will touch on the topic of books, namely, I will tell you how to upload books to iBooks. We will look at the two most popular and simple ways download books to your iPhone or iPad and then open them in iBooks:

• Via iTunes. When using this download method, books are downloaded to a mobile device from a personal computer using the free iTunes program.
• Via Safari browser. When using this method, you download books to your iPhone or iPad through the Safari browser installed on your mobile gadget.

So, I think you have figured out the ways to add a book to iBooks, now let's go through these methods in more detail. Please note: the instructions below assume that you already have iBooks installed.

Via iTunes

If you decide to download books to your mobile gadget, to iBooks via iTunes, then follow these steps:

• First, you need to download the iTunes program from this link -. Install it on your computer, it's very simple.
• Download the necessary book in ePub format to your computer, you can view a selection of relevant resources.
• Connect your mobile gadget to your personal computer and launch iTunes.
  Press CTRL+S to make the side menu visible. Next, in the menu that opens, select books.
• You will see a workspace with books loaded into the library. You need to transfer the previously downloaded book to this area.

Now all that remains is to synchronize the iTunes library with your device, this is done like this: in the side menu, click on the name of your gadget, in the window that opens, find the synchronize button and click on it. After synchronization, the book will appear on your device, you can find it in iBooks.

Via Safari browser

Everything is even simpler here than when using the previous method; in order to download books, you need to complete the following steps:

• Launch Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
• Go to one of these sites - - select the book you need and download it.
• After downloading, a window will appear on your iPhone or iPad screen, in this window you need to select the “Open in iBooks” option. If you have another book reader installed on your mobile device, you will be prompted to open books in it.