Download the latest version of iBooks Update for Mac - Performance update for iBooks. Read 5 user reviews of iBooks Update on MacUpdate. Why couldn't Apple do an iBooks (reading) app for OSX 10.7 or 10.8? 08 November 2013. Been waiting a while to have iBooks on the mac.

More and More people ask me, how to read iBooks ePUB on Mac/PC, the most problem is Apple inc not publish the iBooks for Mac/PC version, everybody just can read the books on iPad, iPhone, iPod with iBooks app, but can't read iBooks for Mac/PC.

• Manage your content on the iTunes Store and Apple Books. Learn more about iTunes Connect.
• IBooks Author - how do I download the app on PC? If you want to download the software on your pc or mac, you could either first visit the Mac store or Windows AppStore and search for the app OR you can easily use any of the download links we provided above under the 'Download and Install' header section to download the application.

Update on Jun 11:

Apple said they are going to release iBooks for Mac on OS X 10.9 Mavericks this Autumn, it will be pretty close to its mobile counterpart. You'll be able to read and shop for books on your Mac. The app seems to work pretty much as it does on iOS, but it's good to finally see it available for Mac users.

The only setback for reading iBooks is that we are not having iBooks for PC client yet. Nevertheless, we can do some tricks to get iBooks for PC.

Here are two methods helps you read iBooks ePUB on Mac/PC.

1. Transfer iBooks ePUB for Mac (for free books)

Ibooks Author For Mac

Anybody use Apple Devices must have installed iTunes, Authorize iTunes with your Apple ID, and connect iPad/iPhone/iPod to your computer(Mac/PC), then you will find the iBooks Books as bellow.

Choose an eBook then right click on it, select Copy, then you can copy them to your computer.

For reading the copied iBooks ePUB for Mac, you need install an ePUB Reader for Mac, the best is Adobe Digital Editions.

Note: If the books have DRM, it will blank when read ePUB on Mac. You need remove DRM from iBooks ePUB at first.

2. Remove DRM

Requiem 3.35 can helps you remove DRM from iBooks ePUB.

Step 1, Make sure this book's DRM can be decrypted, how to do this? Right click on the book's cover, click 'Get Info', if you can see the words 'Fairplay Version: 2', then you can read it on Mac by removing the DRM;

Step 2, Download the tool Requiem 3.3.5, because of the copyright problem, we can't offer the download link to you;

Step 3, Run iBooks DRM Removal tool Requiem to remove DRM from iBooks ePUB, then you can read the iBooks ePUB on Mac/PC or other supported devices.

Step 4, Find you books in your local drive, you can get the path information in iTunes.

Success, now the protected iBooks turn to normal ePub, you can read it by Adobe Digital Editions on Mac.

Attention: All the content above are just for computer technology communication, not for commercial use. And no tool related to decrypt iBooks is provided here. If you have any problems with the content above, please contact us.

If you are using Kobo Reader, Sony eReader, Google eReader etc, you can choose ePUB DRM Removal for Mac for removing DRM.

Read iBooks for Mac Video Guide:

View on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vQ5PWa161k

Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.

Explore the Book Store

Search for and purchase books from a variety of categories and genres from the Book Store.

Browse books on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

1. Open the Books app and tap Book Store at the bottom of the screen.
2. Browse the top charts or books recommended for you. Or tap Browse Sections to see book store sections like Coming Soon or genres like Young Adult or Nonfiction. You can also tap the Search tab to search for specific titles, authors, narrators, and more.
3. Tap a book. You can tap Sample to read a preview of the book, or tap Want to Read to add it to your Want to Read list in the Reading Now tab.

You can tap Buy and confirm the purchase of your book. All of your books, book series, PDFs, and audiobooks that you've purchased from the Book Store or Audiobook Store or manually added to your device appear under the Library tab.

Browse books on your Mac

1. Open the Books app and click Book Store at the top of the window.
2. In the sidebar, click Top Charts, The New York Times, or Top Authors to browse for books. Or click Categories to see genres like Comics & Graphic Novels, History, or Mysteries & Thrillers. You can also use the Search option in the upper-right corner.
3. Click a book. Then you can click Get Sample to read a preview of the book before buying.

You can click Buy and confirm the purchase of your book. All of your books, book series, PDFs, and audiobooks that you've purchased from the Book Store or Audiobook Store or manually added to your Mac appear in your Library tab under the All Books tab in the sidebar .

Read books

Tap or double-click a book to open it and start reading. If you close the book, Apple Books saves your place for you. Controls are available to customize your reading experience and annotate passages. You can also search for a specific word or page number and create bookmarks to view later.

Control your reading on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Tap the center of your screen on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to open and close the controls while reading. You can tap the Table of Contents button to skip to a different chapter or section, see bookmarks you've added, and view highlights and notes you've made.

Learn how to adjust font sizes and brightness, take notes, and create bookmarks.

Control your reading on your Mac

To view the controls when you're reading on your Mac, move your pointer to the top of the book. You can click the Table of Contents button to skip to a different chapter or section. To skip to a bookmarked page, click the the down arrow next to the Bookmark button .

Learn how to highlight and take notes or change a book's appearance.

Manage your library

Organize the books in your library, and download a book to read offline. If you need to remove any downloaded items, you can delete books and audiobooks from your devices.

Download books on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Find the item in your library. Don't see the book that you want?
2. Tap the book to open it and download it automatically. You can also tap the More button below the book and choose Download.
3. If the book is part of a series, first tap to open the series, then tap the download button under the book that you want.

Organize your library on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Tap Library.
2. Under Collections, tap the word next to Sort. If you don't see Sort, swipe down on your screen to have the option appear.
   
3. From the menu that appears, choose Recent, Title, Author, or Manually. You can also sort other collections. For example, go to Collections > Audiobooks to sort your audiobooks by author.

Click the List View button to view your books as a list instead of a grid.

Download books on your Mac

1. Find the item in your library. Don't see the book that you want?
2. Click the cloud icon in the upper-right corner. If you don't see the cloud icon, the book is already downloaded to your device.
3. If the book is part of a series, first double-click to open the series, then click the cloud icon on the book that you want to download.

Organize your library on your Mac

1. Click All Books in the left sidebar.
2. Click Sort By in the upper-right corner.
3. Choose Most Recent, Title, or Sort Manually.

Click the List View button to view your books as a list instead of a grid.

If you don't see a book

If you don't see a book that you purchased from the Book Store in your library, here are some things you can try.

Update your device

Make sure that you're using the latest version of iOS or iPadOS on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, or the latest version of macOS on your Mac.

Turn on iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap [your name] > iCloud
3. Turn on both iCloud Drive and Books.
4. Then go to Settings > Books. Under Syncing, turn on iCloud Drive.

Ibooks App For Mac

Download all of your books on your Mac

1. Click the Book Store tab at the top of the window.
2. In the sidebar, click Featured.
3. Under Quick Links, click Purchased.
4. Click the Download All button in the lower-right corner.

Redownload or unhide your books

Redownload books to add books that you previously deleted back to your library.

Unhide books if you previously hid those purchases.

Discover more ways to read

• You can listen to audiobooks in the Books app on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Or use iTunes on a PC.
• Read storybooks aloud with iBooks Storytime on Apple TV.
• You can save copies of PDFs from emails and webpages into the Books app.
• You can also add DRM-free EPUB file format books, iBooks Author books, books that you create with Pages, MP3 audiobooks, AAC audiobooks, and Audible.com audiobooks to your library.