Delete book and audiobook downloads from your device

If you no longer want a book or audiobook that you downloaded, you can delete it from the Books app.

How to delete books, audiobooks, or PDFs from your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Books app.

  2. On your iPhone, tap Library, then find the item that you want to delete. On your iPad, look under Library in the sidebar and find the item that you want to delete. If the item is part of a series, first open the series.

  3. Tap the More buttonMore button on the item you want to delete.

    The expanded More menu, which shows options like sharing, rating, and like options.
  4. Tap RemoveRemove.

  5. To remove the item from your device, choose Remove Download. (If the item is a PDF or didn't come from the Book Store, you can also tap Delete Everywhere to delete it from your Library.)

How to delete books, audiobooks, or PDFs from your Mac

  1. Open the Books app.

  2. In the sidebar, look under Library and find the item that you want to delete. If the item is part of a series, first open the series.

  3. Click the item, then from the menu bar choose Edit > Delete.

  4. To remove the item from your device, choose Remove Download. If the item is a PDF or didn't come from the Book Store, you can also tap Delete Everywhere to delete it from your Library.

If the option to Delete is dimmed after you click Edit, that item isn't downloaded to your Mac.

If you can't delete an item

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