Listen to audiobooks in Books on iPad
Use the Books app to listen to audiobooks on your iPad.

Play an audiobook
Tap
or turn the iPad to landscape mode to automatically view the sidebar.
Tap Reading Now or Library, then tap an audiobook cover to play it.
While the audiobook is playing, do any of the following:
Skip forward or back: Tap or touch and hold the rounded arrows next to the pause button. Or, use external controls such as headphones or car controls.
Note: To change the number of seconds to skip forward or back, go to Settings
> Books, scroll down to Audiobooks, then tap Skip Forward or Skip Back.
Go to a specific time: Drag the slider below the audiobook cover left or right.
Adjust the volume: Drag the slider below the pause button left or right.
Speed it up, or slow it down: Tap the playback speed, 1x, in the lower-left corner to choose a different speed.
Set a sleep timer: Tap
, then choose a duration.
Play on a different device: Tap
, then choose an available device such as HomePod, Apple TV, or Bluetooth speakers.
Go to a chapter: Tap
, then tap a chapter.
Note: Some audiobooks refer to chapters as tracks, or don’t define chapters.
Switch to the audiobook mini-player: Tap
or swipe down anywhere on the screen; tap the mini-player at the bottom of the screen to go back to full screen.
Close the audiobook player: Tap
, touch and hold the mini-player, then tap Close Audio Player.
If a Wi-Fi connection to the internet isn’t available, audiobooks play over your carrier’s cellular network, which may result in additional fees. To manage cellular data usage, see View or change cellular data settings on iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models).
Find supplemental PDFs
Some audiobooks come with supplemental PDFs.
To find the PDFs, play the audiobook, tap , then tap View PDF Content.