Organize books in the Books app on iPad

In the Books app , the books and audiobooks you purchase are saved in your library and automatically sorted into collections, such as Audiobooks, Want to Read, and Finished.

The Library screen in the Books app. The sidebar is open on the left side of the screen and below Library, All is selected. The rest of the screens shows a grid of book covers.

Create a custom collection and add books to it

You can create your own collections to personalize your library.

Tap or turn iPad to landscape view to automatically view the sidebar.
Tap New Collection.
Name the collection, for example, Beach Reads or Book Club, then tap Done.

To add a book in your library or the Book Store to a collection, touch and hold the book cover, tap Add to Collection, then tap the collection you want to add it to.

To move books in you library from one collection to another, touch and hold the book cover, drag the cover to the new collection in the sidebar and let go.

Tip: You can add the same book to multiple collections.

Sort books in your library or a collection

Choose how the books in your library are sorted and appear.

Tap or turn iPad to landscape view to automatically view the sidebar.
Tap All or a collection.
Scroll down until the sort options menu appears next to Sort or Sort By.
Choose Recent, Title, Author, or Manually.
If you choose Manually, touch and hold a book cover, then drag it to the position you want.

Tip: Tap to view books by title or cover.

Remove books, audiobooks, and PDFs from a collection

You can remove books, audiobooks, and PDFs from Reading Now and your library collections, or hide them on your iPad.

Tap or turn iPad to landscape view to automatically view the sidebar.
Tap a section below Library or collection below My Collections
Tap Edit, then tap the items you want to remove.
Tap and select an option.

To unhide books and audiobooks that you have hidden, tap Reading Now, tap your account icon, then tap Manage Hidden Purchases.

To redownload books you have already purchased, see the Apple Support article Redownload books and audiobooks.

Delete a custom collection

Tap or turn iPad to landscape view to automatically view you collections in the sidebar.
Swipe left on the collection you want to delete, then tap Delete.
Deleting a collection doesn’t delete the books or audiobooks in the collection; they’re still in your library.
Tap Delete.

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iPad User Guide

Organize books in the Books app on iPad

Create a custom collection and add books to it

Sort books in your library or a collection

Remove books, audiobooks, and PDFs from a collection

Delete a custom collection