Use iTunes to Download Books to iPad
The easiest way to add books to your iPad is with iTunes, especially if you use your computer to sync content with your iPad. To do this, add books to iTunes. For Windows, open iTunes and drag the e-books to the On My Device section. For Mac, open the Books program and drag the e-books to Books. Then, sync your iPad with iTunes to copy the books to your iPad. The books will download to the Books app, in the Library section. For iTunes 11 on Windows, the steps are a little different. Choose Books from the left side of the program, then select the Sync Books check box. Before syncing the iPad with iTunes, choose to sync either All books or Selected books.
Add Books to iPad With iCloud
If you get e-books from Book Store, there’s another option to put books on your iPad. Since every purchase is stored in your iCloud account, books can be downloaded to any device using the same Apple ID that made the purchase.
Other Apps That Can Download Books on iPad
Apple Books is one way to read e-books and PDFs on an iPad. There are other e-book reader apps that you can use to read most books. Here’s how to use the Kindle app to put books from your computer on your iPad: Several apps do similar things, and they don’t require iTunes. For example, store e-books in a cloud storage service such as Google Drive, open the books in the Google Drive app for iPad, then transfer the books to Apple Books from your tablet. Many cloud storage apps for files support e-book formats, too, so you can use the app as an e-reader without transferring to Apple Books.
Your Portable Library
The iPad is a great tool for reading e-books. The iPad can carry hundreds of magazines, books, and comics in a package that fits in a backpack. Combine that with the Retina Display screen on the tablet to make an excellent reading device. Whether you download free e-books for your iPad or purchase e-books from an online store, you have to copy the books to your iPad before you can enjoy them. There are a few ways to sync books to your iPad, and the method you use depends on how you sync your iPad and how you like to read books.
