Organize books in the Books app on iPhone

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.

Create a collection and add books to it

You can create your own collections to personalize your library.

Tap Library, tap Collections, then tap New Collection.
Name the collection, for example, Beach Reads or Book Club, then tap Done.
To add a book to the collection, tap below the book cover (or on the book’s details page in the Book Store), tap Add to Collection, then choose the collection.
You can add the same book to multiple collections.

Sort books in your library

Tap Library, tap Sort, then choose Recent, Title, Author, or Manually.

Tap to view books by title or cover.

Remove books, audiobooks, and PDFs

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

Tap Library, then tap Edit.
For audiobooks, tap Library, then go to the Audiobooks collection.
Tap the items you want to remove.
Tap and select an option.

To unhide books 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 apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books from the App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books.

Access your library across devices

You can sync your library and collections across your iOS devices and your Mac. On each device, sign in with the same Apple ID, then go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, turn on iCloud Drive, then turn on Books.

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iPhone User Guide

Organize books in the Books app on iPhone

Create a collection and add books to it

Sort books in your library

Remove books, audiobooks, and PDFs

Access your library across devices