1. Tap the iBooks app icon to launch iBooks.
2. Tap the Store button to switch to the iBooks store.
   

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   Don’t Want to Purchase from Apple?
   You don’t necessarily need to buy books from Apple. You can buy from any seller that sends you an ePub formatted file with no copy protection. After you have the ePub file, just drag and drop it into iTunes. It will add it to your books collection there, ready to be synced to your iPad.

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3. Tap one of the four arrows to scroll left and right through the featured books.
4. Tap See All to go to a list of the featured books.
5. Tap the Categories button to bring up a list of categories.
6. Tap a category to go to a list of featured books in that category, or drag in the list to scroll up and down.
7. Tap any book cover to view more information about the book.
8. Tap the price next to a book to purchase it.
9. The price button changes to Buy Book. Tap it again to continue with the purchase.
10. Tap the Get Sample button to download a sample of the book.

1. Tap the iBooks app icon to launch iBooks.
2. Tap a book to open it.
3. To turn a page, tap, hold anywhere along the right side of the page, and drag to the left. A virtual page turns.
4. Tap and drag from the left to the right, or simply tap the left side of the page to turn the page back.
5. To move quickly through pages, tap and drag the small marker at the bottom of the page along the dotted line. Release to jump to a page.
6. Tap the Table of Contents button at the top to view a table of contents.
7. Tap anywhere in the table of contents to jump to that part of the book.
8. Tap the Resume button to return to the page you were previously viewing.
9. Tap the Library button to return to your books. If you return to the book later, you return to the last page you viewed.

Tired of the Special Effects?

If you tire of the page-turning special effect, a quick tap on the right or left side of the screen also turns pages. The effect still shows, but it’s quick.

1. While viewing a page in iBooks, tap the brightness control at the top of the screen.
2. Drag the brightness control left or right. Dragging to the left makes the screen dim, which you might use if you’re reading in a dark room. Dragging to the right makes it bright, which could make reading easier while outdoors.
3. Tap the Font adjustment button at the top of the screen.
4. Tap the smaller “A” button to reduce the size of the text.
5. Tap the larger “A” button to increase the size of the text.
6. Tap the Fonts button to choose from a few font options.
7. Tap one of the fonts to select it.
8. Turn your iPad on its side to change to a two-page view. (Make sure your rotation lock switch is not on.)

1. Go to a page in a book in iBooks.
2. Tap a word, and hold your finger there until a magnifying glass appears.
3. Release your finger and you see three choices: Dictionary, Bookmark, and Search.
   

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   Dictionary and Search
   Tapping Dictionary brings up a definition of the word. Tapping Search brings up a list of the locations of the word throughout the text.

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4. Drag the blue dots to enlarge the section of text highlighted. Choose a large enough section so that you can recognize what you bookmarked when it is out of context.
5. Tap Bookmark.
6. The text highlight now changes color. Tap the text again to see a set of choices that enables you to choose a different color.
7. Tap a color, or tap Unbookmark to remove the bookmark. You can use different colors to represent different types of bookmarks. For instance, if you are bookmarking passages in a textbook, you could highlight important facts with one color, and points that you want to research in the future with another color.
8. To see a list of bookmarks, tap the Table of Contents button.
9. Tap Bookmarks and your list of bookmarks appears.

Deleting Bookmarks

Want to delete a bookmark without having to go to the page? Just swipe left to right in the list of bookmarks and a Delete button appears.

1. Go to your iBooks main page—your Library.
2. Tap the Edit button.
3. Tap the × in the upper-left corner of a book to delete it.
4. Tap and hold your finger over a book to drag it to a new position in the library.
5. Tap the List View button.
6. Now you can see a vertical list of your books. Scroll up and down by dragging and flicking.
7. Tap the Titles, Authors, and Categories buttons at the bottom of the screen to change the order of the list.
8. Use the search field to search your library.

Another Way to Delete

You can also delete books in list view by swiping from left to right across the title of a book. A Delete button appears to the right. Tap it to delete the book.

1. When you launch the Kindle app, you see a screen that displays your library. Tap a book to open it.
2. Tap the Font button to change the font size.
3. Tap the bookmark button to add bookmarks and jump to a new page.

How About PDF Files?

PDF files have become a standard format used for books and many other types of documents. Unlike e-book formats, PDFs strive to look exactly the same on all platforms instead of adjusting for page size and readability. The iBooks app cannot show PDF files, but the iPad supports PDFs in a variety of ways. For instance, you can view a PDF from the web in the Safari app. You can view a PDF attachment in Mail. Many third-party apps also exist specifically to be PDF viewers.