Deleting a book, audiobook or PDF that you imported from a source other than the Books Store removes it from all your synced devices and iCloud. However, you can’t delete items you purchased from the Book Store from iCloud, even if you remove them from your Mac. The solution is to hide them.
How to Delete Books From the Books App on a Mac
Sometimes books need to go to clear up space or maybe you didn’t like them. Whatever the reason, here’s how you delete books from your Books library on a Mac.
How to Hide Books in the Books App on a Mac
If you’d rather hide books than delete them, you can. If the book you delete wasn’t purchased from the Books Store, you have an additional option to click Remove Everywhere in the confirmation screen, and the book (or audiobook or PDF) is deleted from your Mac, iCloud, and iCloud connected devices.
How to Unhide Books in the Books App on a Mac
To restore a book to your library:
How to Delete or Hide Books in the iOS Books App
Deleting books on iPhone or iPad is a little different than on Mac.
How to Unhide Books on iOS
The process for seeing your hidden purchases on iOS is even easier than hiding them in the first place.
