Apple Books
Read, listen, discover.
Free
4.7for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Apple Books
Apple Books is the best place to discover, read and listen to entertaining and informative books and audiobooks. Browse through top charts, personalised recommendations and expertly curated collections in the Book Store and Audiobook Store, or use search to easily find the perfect read or listen, no subscription needed. Track what you’ve read and want to read, and set your own reading goals—all in one app and across all your Apple devices.
Explore millions of books and audiobooks
• Check out today’s bestsellers, free books and special offers for readers of all ages, plus personalised recommendations.
• Explore collections curated by the Apple Books team to find your next book or audiobook in your favourite genres, from mysteries and thrillers to romance, history, self-development and kids.
• Sample any book or preview an audiobook to start enjoying the first few pages for free.
• Keep track of the books and audiobooks you’re interested in with your Want to Read list.
Customise your reading experience
• Choose from a selection of reading themes, which include a variety of fonts and background colours.
• Make your book easy to read by adjusting line height and letter spacing to your preference.
• Use Auto-Night Theme and adjust your screen brightness to make reading more comfortable for your eyes.
• Enable vertical scrolling to move continuously through books instead of flipping pages.
Make reading a habit with Reading Goals
• Set a reading goal to encourage yourself to read daily.
• Track reading streaks and how many books you’ve read this year.
• Get reminders and coaching to help you achieve your reading goals.
Share with your whole family • Family Sharing lets you enjoy your books and audiobooks with your favourite people. Invite up to five family members.
Apple CarPlay
• Designed with safety in mind, the Audiobooks app in Apple CarPlay allows you to listen to audiobooks while driving.
• Large buttons make it easy to start and stop, rewind or fast forward, and the simplified library helps you find your next audiobook while still keeping your eyes on the road.
Apple Watch features
• Use the Audiobooks app on Apple Watch to get back to your recent audiobooks or browse your library right from your wrist.
• Use the Watch app on iPhone to choose which audiobooks to download to your Apple Watch.
Requirements & store availability
• iPhone requires iOS 11 or later.
• iPad requires iPadOS 11 or later.
• Content varies by country or region and may not be available on all devices.
Explore millions of books and audiobooks
• Check out today’s bestsellers, free books and special offers for readers of all ages, plus personalised recommendations.
• Explore collections curated by the Apple Books team to find your next book or audiobook in your favourite genres, from mysteries and thrillers to romance, history, self-development and kids.
• Sample any book or preview an audiobook to start enjoying the first few pages for free.
• Keep track of the books and audiobooks you’re interested in with your Want to Read list.
Customise your reading experience
• Choose from a selection of reading themes, which include a variety of fonts and background colours.
• Make your book easy to read by adjusting line height and letter spacing to your preference.
• Use Auto-Night Theme and adjust your screen brightness to make reading more comfortable for your eyes.
• Enable vertical scrolling to move continuously through books instead of flipping pages.
Make reading a habit with Reading Goals
• Set a reading goal to encourage yourself to read daily.
• Track reading streaks and how many books you’ve read this year.
• Get reminders and coaching to help you achieve your reading goals.
Share with your whole family • Family Sharing lets you enjoy your books and audiobooks with your favourite people. Invite up to five family members.
Apple CarPlay
• Designed with safety in mind, the Audiobooks app in Apple CarPlay allows you to listen to audiobooks while driving.
• Large buttons make it easy to start and stop, rewind or fast forward, and the simplified library helps you find your next audiobook while still keeping your eyes on the road.
Apple Watch features
• Use the Audiobooks app on Apple Watch to get back to your recent audiobooks or browse your library right from your wrist.
• Use the Watch app on iPhone to choose which audiobooks to download to your Apple Watch.
Requirements & store availability
• iPhone requires iOS 11 or later.
• iPad requires iPadOS 11 or later.
• Content varies by country or region and may not be available on all devices.
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.7
Last updated on Mar 6, 2024
Old Versions
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
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Version History
4.7
Mar 6, 2024
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
4.6
Oct 16, 2023
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
4.5
Aug 18, 2023
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
4.4
Oct 24, 2022
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
4.3
Sep 12, 2022
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
4.2.6
Sep 20, 2021
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
4.2.5
Apr 16, 2020
Bug fixes and feature enhancements.
4.2.4
Oct 21, 2019
Reading Goals: Reading Goals helps you make reading a daily habit. Read a book or listen to an audiobook while in line for coffee, during your commute, or before bed to meet your daily reading goal. Build streaks, see your stats soar, and let your friends and family know about the books you've finished.
Audiobooks on Apple Watch: Easily listen to your favorite books on your next hike, run, or workout, right from your wrist.
Audiobooks on Apple Watch: Easily listen to your favorite books on your next hike, run, or workout, right from your wrist.
4.2.3
Jun 3, 2019
Bug fixes
4.2.2
Mar 4, 2019
This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes.
4.2.1
Jan 11, 2019
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
4.2
Sep 17, 2018
• Apple Books has been completely redesigned to make discovering and enjoying books and audiobooks simple and fun.
• Reading Now is your personal digital nightstand, making it easy to return to books you’re currently reading and get great recommendations for what to read next.
• The new Book Store makes it easy to discover your next favorite book — see what’s new and popular from our editors each week or browse recommendations chosen just for you.
• Apple Books now has a dedicated audiobooks store, where you can find immersive stories and informative nonfiction books narrated by your favorite authors and actors.
• Add books and audiobooks you’d like to read next to the new Want to Read collection.
• Auto-Night mode now works everywhere in Apple Books, making it easy to browse the Book Store and read in bed without waking anyone up.
• Organize your library just the way you want with more flexible collections — even see a timeline of the books you’ve finished or books that are downloaded on your device.
• Reading Now is your personal digital nightstand, making it easy to return to books you’re currently reading and get great recommendations for what to read next.
• The new Book Store makes it easy to discover your next favorite book — see what’s new and popular from our editors each week or browse recommendations chosen just for you.
• Apple Books now has a dedicated audiobooks store, where you can find immersive stories and informative nonfiction books narrated by your favorite authors and actors.
• Add books and audiobooks you’d like to read next to the new Want to Read collection.
• Auto-Night mode now works everywhere in Apple Books, making it easy to browse the Book Store and read in bed without waking anyone up.
• Organize your library just the way you want with more flexible collections — even see a timeline of the books you’ve finished or books that are downloaded on your device.
4.13
Sep 19, 2017
Bug fixes, performance improvements, and support for iOS 11
3.5
Sep 13, 2016
Bug fixes
3.4
Jul 1, 2016
Bug fixes
3.3
Jun 13, 2016
Bug fixes
3.2
Nov 14, 2013
iBooks has been updated with a beautiful new design for iOS 7.
3.1.3
Sep 18, 2013
This version of iBooks improves compatibility with iOS and iCloud.
3.1.2
Sep 16, 2013
This version of iBooks resolves an issue where the app may quit unexpectedly while using VoiceOver.
3.1.1
Aug 20, 2013
This version of iBooks improves compatibility with iOS and iCloud.
3.1
Mar 5, 2013
The iBookstore in Japan now has hundreds of thousands of books available for purchase, including fiction, manga, light novels and more. This version of iBooks also includes a number of improvements for reading Asian language books.
3.0.2
Nov 14, 2012
Introducing iBooks 3
• See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—on your bookshelf with iOS 6
• Scroll vertically through your books with a flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme
• Receive free updates to purchased books — including new chapters, corrections and other improvements
• Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6
• Share thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages or Mail
iBooks 3.0.2 resolves an issue where iBooks may unexpectedly quit
• See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—on your bookshelf with iOS 6
• Scroll vertically through your books with a flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme
• Receive free updates to purchased books — including new chapters, corrections and other improvements
• Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6
• Share thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages or Mail
iBooks 3.0.2 resolves an issue where iBooks may unexpectedly quit
3.0.1
Oct 29, 2012
Introducing iBooks 3
• See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—right on your bookshelf with iOS 6
• Scroll vertically through your books with the flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme
• Receive free updates to purchased books—including new chapters, corrections, and other improvements
• Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6
• Share quotes or thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages, or Mail
iBooks 3.0.1 resolves an issue where iBooks may unexpectedly quit
• See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—right on your bookshelf with iOS 6
• Scroll vertically through your books with the flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme
• Receive free updates to purchased books—including new chapters, corrections, and other improvements
• Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6
• Share quotes or thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages, or Mail
iBooks 3.0.1 resolves an issue where iBooks may unexpectedly quit
3.0
Oct 23, 2012
Introducing iBooks 3
• See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—right on your bookshelf with iOS 6
• Scroll vertically through your books with the flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme
• Receive free updates to purchased books—including new chapters, corrections, and other improvements
• Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6
• Share quotes or thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages, or Mail
• See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—right on your bookshelf with iOS 6
• Scroll vertically through your books with the flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme
• Receive free updates to purchased books—including new chapters, corrections, and other improvements
• Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6
• Share quotes or thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages, or Mail
2.2
Sep 19, 2012
iBooks 2.2 adds support for iOS 6.
Apple Books FAQ
Apple Books is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Afghanistan
Apple Books supports English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Click here to learn how to download Apple Books in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Apple Books.
iPhone
Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 10.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 5.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
