Many people are wondering how to get PDFs into iBooks. Some have even told me they didn’t think the iPhone got that functionality, since there is no book/pdf switch on top when you don’t have any PDFs in your library. So here is how to do it:
Drag your PDFs here
Method 1:
- Open a PDF in Safari.
- All the way up top there should now be a button: “Open in iBooks”. Press it.
Method 2:
- Open iTunes on your computer.
- Drag a PDF to your library (see picure). It should appear under Books.
- Connect your iPhone
- Make sure book sync is enabled (under the books tab), or check the box for the file there
- Sync
Now your PDF should open in iBooks.
PDFs reads a little differently in iBooks than elsewhere. It works better for books and papers in my opinion, but for other files like presentations and tables the normal view is equally good.
There you have it. I would guess the same also works on the iPad, although I can’t confirm that.
Bus schedules in iBooks. Handy.
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