November 2023
Beginner
464 pages
12h 5m
English
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Chapter 17
Reading Books
IN THIS CHAPTER
Discover e-reading
Find books
Navigate and search a book
Make it easier to read your e-books
A traditional e-reader is a device that’s used primarily to read the electronic versions of books, magazines, and newspapers. Apple’s free app that turns your iPhone into an e-reader is Apple Books. This app also enables you to buy and download e-books and audiobooks from the Apple Book Store (offering millions of books and growing by the day).
In this chapter, I help you discover the options available for reading material and how to buy books. You also learn how to navigate a book or periodical and adjust the brightness and type. If you’ve used the Books app in prior iOS versions, you’ll find that book navigation and customization settings have changed a bit. But no worries — I cover them all in the upcoming pages.
Find Books with Apple Books
The Apple Books app isn’t much to look at unless it’s populated with books for you to peruse and enjoy. As always, Apple has already thought this through and provided its Book Store for you to explore.
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