A couple months ago, I wrote a tutorial article that showed you how to view PDF file on iBooks app. In brief, it requires you to convert PDF file into ePub format before you can sync and view the PDF on iBooks. With the release of iBooks 1.1 and iTunes 9.2, my guide becomes obsolete. [...]
A couple months ago, I wrote a tutorial article that showed you how to view PDF file on iBooks app. In brief, it requires you to convert PDF file into ePub format before you can sync and view the PDF on iBooks.
With the release of iBooks 1.1 and iTunes 9.2, my guide becomes obsolete. The new version of iBooks app provides native support for PDF files. It is not required to go through a conversion process to transform a PDF file into an ePub file so as to read the file on iBooks. Reading PDF file on iBooks 1.1 is very straightforward. In this post, I will walk through with you the procedures to view and sync PDF files on iBooks. The procedures should apply for both iPhone and iPad.
1. First, make sure you have installed iBooks 1.1 (or up) on your device. You should also upgrade the iTunes to v9.2 if you haven’t done so.
2. Once you have all the applications in place. Launch iTunes. In the menu bar, click “File” -> “Add to Library…”.
3. Select the PDF file you would like to import into iTunes and click “Open”.
4. Here it is… The PDF file is automatically imported into iTunes library under the books section.
5. (Optional) In case you want to change the title, author and other detailed information of the PDF document, you can simply right-click on the document and select “Get Info”.
6. (Optional) You can fill in whatever information you want for the PDF document. Once done, click “OK” to save the info.
7. Next, it’s time to sync the PDF document to your iPhone/iPad. In iTunes, select your device.
8. Select the “Books” tab and make sure the “Sync Books” checkbox is checked. iTunes provide two options for book synchronization. Either to sync all books or part of them. Both options should work. But if you select to sync only those selected books, make sure you select the PDF document you have just imported.
9. Next, click the “Apply” button to start the sync. Once the sync process completes, you should be able to find the PDF document via the iBooks app on your device.
This should be easy, right? But in case you hit any problem, feel free to leave us comment.
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