Select and buy content in Apple School Manager
Apps and Books provides a streamlined purchasing process. You can buy apps and books from the App Store and Apple Books.
Note: Some Apple Books content is not available in certain countries or regions. To learn whether certain Apple Books content is available in your country or region, see the Apple Support article Availability of Apple programs for education and business.
Search for an app or book
In Apple School Manager
, sign in with a Content Manager account.Select Apps and Books in the sidebar.
Click in the Search Accounts field above the Search bar, then enter your search criteria.
Click Filter
in the Search bar if you want to choose additional fields to filter your search results.
Buy licenses
In Apple School Manager
, sign in with a Content Manager account.Select the app or book in the search results list that you want to buy.
Select the location where the app or book licenses will be initially assigned.
Enter the number of licenses and if necessary, change the payment method.
Click Buy.
Availability of app licenses depends on the amount purchased:
5000 licenses and under are immediately processed.
5001 to 19,999 licenses are processed after 1:00 PM Pacific daily.
20,000 licenses or more are processed after 4:00 PM Pacific daily.
Manage licenses
In Apple School Manager
, select the location that has the app you want to reassign, then click Transfer.Select the quantity and where you want to transfer the license, then click Transfer.
Note: Books obtained from the Books app, once assigned, become the property of the Managed Apple ID and can’t be reassigned.
Assign licenses
Consult your mobile device management (MDM) solution’s documentation on how to assign apps to devices or users and books to users.