{"id":123846,"date":"2021-09-08T08:08:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T08:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=123846"},"modified":"2025-07-07T06:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T06:50:39","slug":"sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-1361","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-1361.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Sync iBooks between iPhone and iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom had some books that he has not read completely on his iPhone, and he just wanted to continue to read the books on his iPad. However, they could not show up on iPad. He did not know why iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone. In order to fix why iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone, he came to me for help. Therefore, I provided him with some reasons on why iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone and with some methods to solve how to transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone. I\u2019d like to share the tutorial with you in case you may also encounter the same issue. <\/p>\n<p>To export books from iPad to kindle, read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/how-to-transfer-books-from-ipad-to-kindle.html\" title=\"How to Transfer Books from iPad to Kindle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Transfer Books from iPad to Kindle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Reasons for iBooks not Syncing between iPad and iPhone<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: How to Sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone through iBooks Store in detail<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: How to Sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone via Settings <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part4\">Part 4: How to Transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iTunes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part5\">Part 5: How to Transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iTransfer<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\"><strong>Part 1: Reasons for iBooks not Syncing between iPad and iPhone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The reasons for iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone are various. <\/p>\n<p>1. Maybe it is due to the wrong settings of your iBooks on iPhone and iPad. <\/p>\n<p>2. It may result from the malfunction of iTunes as well. <\/p>\n<p>3. If the iBooks app works improperly, it will also not sync between iPad and iPhone. <\/p>\n<p>No matter what the reason is, you can solve the problem of iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone easily by referring to this guidance. 3 methods will be introduced to you in the following content. If you want to know how to sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone, you can continue to read this tutorial. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\"><strong>Part 2: How to Sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone through iBooks Store in detail<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to how to sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone, you can make use of the iBooks store to help you solve the problem. There are many kinds of books in the store of iBooks for you to read and download. With the help of iBooks store, you can realize your goal easily with several clicks. Follow me to check out how to transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iBooks store. <\/p>\n<p>1. Tap iBooks app on iPhone. Log into the app with the same account that you are using on iPad. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-1.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-1.jpg\" title=\"Tap iBooks app on iPhone\" alt=\"Tap iBooks app on iPhone\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>2. Navigate to the \u201cPurchased\u201d option at the bottom right of the window and tap it. Click on the pervious purchased book category to choose the books you want to transfer to your iPhone. Then tap \"Not on This iPhone\". Finally, you can tap the cloud-like button to download books you need to your iPhone. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-2.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-2.jpg\" title=\"Navigate to the Purchased option\" alt=\"Navigate to the Purchased option\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>As you can see, when you encounter iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone, there is no need for you to worry at all. You can manually download the books you need that you have on your iPad to your iPhone quite easily. This is not a tough work. Actually, you can also solve this issue via settings, iTunes and the third-party program. Let\u2019s continue to look at how to sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone via settings.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 3: How to Sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone via Settings <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The settings can also help you to solve how to sync iBooks between iPhone and iPad simply. This is the most direct way for you to solve the problem. If you do not know how to make it, you can refer to the detailed step below. <\/p>\n<p>1. On your iPad, click on \u201cSettings\u201d on the Home screen and drag down to click on \u201ciBooks\u201d. Then you need to click on \u201cSync Bookmarks and Notes\u201d or \u201cSync Collections\u201d to enable the sync as you like. <\/p>\n<p>2. On you iPhone, do as what you did on your iPad. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-3.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-3.jpg\" title=\"Sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone via Settings\" alt=\"Sync iBooks from iPad to iPhone via Settings\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>When the sync switches on iPad and iPhone are both turned on, the iBooks sync will begin, and you will be able to solve how to sync iBooks between iPhone and iPad with several clicks introduced in the above. If you are not fond of this method, you can also continue to look at how to transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iTunes in the fourth part of this guidance. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part4\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 4: How to Transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iTunes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can take advantage of iTunes to solve how to transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iTunes. The speed is high and it is safe to use iTunes to transfer data and files. First you need to download and install the latest version of iTunes on computer. The specific steps are as below. <\/p>\n<p>1. Connect iPad to PC via USB cable and then launch iTunes on computer.<\/p>\n<p>2. Then click on the iPad icon in the left of the interface, and tap \u201cSummary\u201d panel. <\/p>\n<p>3. In the right of the interface, click on \u201cThis computer\u201d and then tap \u201cBack Up Now\u201d to begin to back up iPad to iTunes. Wait until the backup procedure is completed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-4.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-4.jpg\" title=\"tap Back Up Now\" alt=\"tap Back Up Now\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>4. Connect your iPhone to your computer. Run iTunes and click on \u201ciPhone icon > Summary > Restore Backup\u201d. When a box pops up, you can choose the recent backup in the list. Finally click on \u201cRestore\u201d to transfer iBooks to iPhone. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-5.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-5.jpg\" title=\"Restore Backup\" alt=\"Restore Backup\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>When the transfer is over, you will be able to read the iPad books on your iPhone happily. However, other files and data on iPad will also be transferred to iPhone, which will take up lots of space on your iPhone. If you mind this shortcoming of the solution, you can use a professional tool to help you, which will be illustrated in the last part of this guidance.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part5\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 5: How to Transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iTransfer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer\/\" title=\"Leawo iPhone Transfer software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leawo iTransfer<\/a><\/strong> has a say on solving how to sync iBooks between iPhone and iPad. It can help users to transfer files among iOS devices, iTunes and computers, and it can transfer iBooks data. The following tutorial will tell you how to transfer iBooks from iPad to iPhone with iTransfer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"jumbotron of myjumbotron-1\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"col-md-5\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/products-banner\/itransfer.png\" alt=\"iTransfer\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer\/\" title=\"Leawo iPhone Transfer software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leawo iTransfer<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"win_icon\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u2609 Transfer files among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs with ease.<br \/> \u2609 Transfer up to 14 kinds of data and files without iTunes.<br \/> \u2609 Support the latest iOS devices like iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, etc.<br \/> \u2609 Play back, view, and delete data and files on iOS devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt10\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Step 1. Launch Leawo iTransfer and Connect iPad and iPhone to Computer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-6.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-6.jpg\" title=\"Launch Leawo iTransfer\" alt=\"Launch Leawo iTransfer\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Open Leawo iTransfer on your PC and then plug your iPhone and iPad into computer via matched USB cables.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Step 2. Check Out Books on iPad<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-7.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-7.jpg\" title=\"Check Out Books on iPad\" alt=\"Check Out Books on iPad\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Click on the iPad icon. Then tap \u201cLIBRARY > Books\u201d, which enables you to see all books on your iPad in the right of the window. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Step 3. Transfer Books to Computer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-8.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-8.jpg\" title=\"Transfer Books to Computer\" alt=\"Transfer Books to Computer\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Select the books you want to transfer to computer by clicking on them. Then click the arrow-like button at the bottom right of the window. When a dialog pops up, tick \u201cTransfer to List\u201d and select a computer folder as the output path. Finally, you need to click on \u201cTransfer Now\u201d to begin to sync iBooks from iPad to computer. The transfer is viewable. When the transfer process is finished, you will get the iBooks on your iPad to your computer. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Step 4. Transfer Books from Computer to iPhone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-9.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/how-to-sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-9.jpg\" title=\"Transfer Books from Computer to iPhone\" alt=\"Transfer Books from Computer to iPhone\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>To conclude, it is not easy to fix why iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone, but you can use other methods to transfer iBooks between iPad and iPhone. Therefore, it is not important to know the reasons of this issue, for you can refer to the solutions above to assist you easily. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom had some books that he has not read completely on his iPhone, and he just wanted to continue to read the books on his iPad. However, they could not show up on iPad. He did not know why iBooks &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/sync-ibooks-between-iphone-and-ipad-1361.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":40238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[303,348,322,315],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-123846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-export-ios-data","category-transfer-data-from-ios-to-ios","category-transfer-ipad-data","category-transfer-iphone-data","tag-itransfer"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":4948,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123846"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123855,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123846\/revisions\/123855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}