If you don’t see a book in your Books library or your books and PDFs aren’t syncing across devices
If you don’t see a book in your library or if your purchases, files, Collections or edits aren’t syncing, find out what to do.
Follow these steps first
Make sure your iPhone, iPad and Mac have the latest software version.
Sign in to all of your devices with the same Apple ID.
Make sure you have enough iCloud storage. If you don’t have enough storage, you may need to upgrade your iCloud+ plan in order to access your Books content on all of your devices.
If you still have issues, select an issue below and complete the steps.
If you don’t see a book in your library
If your Books Store purchases aren’t syncing across devices
If your imported Books, PDFs or other files aren’t syncing across devices
If your edits, annotations or highlights aren’t syncing across devices
If your Collections aren’t syncing across devices
If you don’t see a book in your library
On your iPhone or iPad
Turn on iCloud Drive: Go to Settings, tap your name, tap iCloud, then tap iCloud Drive and turn on Sync this [device].
Make sure iCloud Drive is turned on for Books. Go to Settings > Books, then turn on iCloud Drive.
On your Mac
Turn on iCloud Drive: Choose the Apple menu
> System Settings, then click your name in the sidebar. Click iCloud on the right, then click iCloud Drive. Turn on Sync this Mac.Make sure iCloud Drive is turned on for Books: Choose the Apple menu
> System Settings, then click your name in the sidebar. Click iCloud on the right, then click iCloud Drive. Click Show More Apps, then scroll and make sure Books is turned on.
If you deleted a book previously, you may need to redownload it on the device you don’t see it on. Find out how to redownload books you have previously deleted.
If you hid a book on one of your devices previously, you may need to unhide it in order to see it again. Find out how to unhide a book in the Books app.
If your Books Store purchases aren’t syncing across devices
If you have purchased a book or audiobook from the Books Store on one device, but it doesn’t show up on your other devices, try these steps:
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings, then tap your name. On your Mac, choose the Apple menu
> System Settings.Tap or click iCloud, then under Apps Using iCloud, make sure Books is turned on. You may have to tap or click Show All and scroll down until you find Books.
Turn on iCloud Drive:
On your iPhone and iPad, go to Settings, tap your name, tap iCloud and turn on Sync this [device].
On your Mac, choose the Apple menu
> System Settings, then click your name. Click iCloud on the right, then click iCloud Drive, then make sure Sync this Mac is turned on.
If your imported Books, PDFs or other files aren’t syncing across devices
If you have imported or saved a PDF or another type of digital publication on one device, but it doesn’t show up on all of your devices, try these steps:
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings, then tap your name. On your Mac, choose the Apple menu
> System Settings.Tap or click iCloud, then under Apps Using iCloud, make sure Books is turned on. You may have to tap or click Show All and scroll down until you find Books.
Turn on iCloud Drive:
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings, tap your name, tap iCloud and turn on Sync this [device].
On your Mac, choose the Apple menu
> System Settings, then click your name. Click iCloud > iCloud Drive, then make sure Sync this Mac is turned on.
If your edits, annotations or highlights aren’t syncing
If you have made edits, annotations or highlights to a book or PDF, but they don’t show up on all of your devices, try these steps:
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings, then tap your name. On your Mac, choose the Apple menu
> System Settings.Tap or click iCloud, then under Apps Using iCloud, make sure Books is turned on. You may have to tap or click Show All and scroll down until you find Books.
If your Collections aren’t syncing across your devices
If you have created a Collection on one of your devices, but it doesn’t show up on all of your devices, try these steps:
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings, then tap your name. On your Mac, choose the Apple menu
> System Settings.Tap or click iCloud, then under Apps Using iCloud, make sure Books is turned on. You may have to tap or click Show All and scroll down until you find Books.
