How to Transfer iBooks from iPhone to New iPhone

If you have a new iPhone or iPad, transferring data from an old device to a new iPhone or new iPad should be the first thing to do. For example, if you have many books on your iPhone, how do I transfer my Apple Books? No worries!

In the following part, we will share with you simple but effective methods to transfer iBooks from iPhone to iPhone, iPad to iPad. So, you can easily fix iBooks didn’t transfer to the new iPhone/iPad. Besides, you can get some inspiration to sync books between iPhone and computer and avoid iBooks disappearing in case. Also, you can learn how to share books with family members. Keep reading and find what you need about iBooks.

Send iBooks from iPhone to iPhone by AirDrop

AirDrop is a service provided by Apple that enables users to easily transfer their files like iBooks, photos, songs, contacts, etc., to other iOS devices. Steps to turn on and set the settings of AirDrop:

1. Open the Control Center or go to Settings on the iPhone.
2. Long pressing the AirDrop button.
3. Choose to share with Everyone.

Now your devices can be found on every iOS device with the AirDrop feature turned on so as to transfer the iBooks files between your iPhones.

A friendly reminder: Before starting to transfer books from iPhone to iPhone or to other iOS devices, please make sure that you have turned on the Bluetooth of your devices and ensure that your iOS devices have connected to Wi-Fi. The specific steps on how to transfer iBooks from iPhone to iPhone via AirDrop.

Step 1: Turn on Airdrop

Follow the above-mentioned steps to turn on the AirDrop feature, and make sure that the devices needed have turned on the Bluetooth and have connected to WiFi.

Step 2: Click on AirDrop to Share stuff

Put the two devices close to each other, go to the iBooks application, find and select the book you want to transfer,  click the Share button to transfer iBook to the other iPhone via AirDrop.

Step 3:  Turn on the Target iPhone

Turn on the iPhone that aims to receive the iBook, when someone is transferring a file to you via AirDrop, the device will pop up an alert message that says somebody would like to share.

Step 4: Accept the iBooks

Choose to Accept to allow the transfer. After the transfer journey is finished, the transferred iBook will automatically show on your iBooks app of the new iPhone.

Transfer iBooks from iPhone to iPhone without iTunes or iCloud

If you are facing any problems like iBooks not transferring to the new iPhone/iPad, or iBooks not syncing between iPad and iPhone, you can try AnyTrans. It is a professional iOS data transfer tool, which allows you to transfer iBooks between iPhone and iPad, from iPhone/iPad to computer, and vice versa. Besides, you can sync most iOS/iPadOS data to a new device, including photos, music, videos, WhatsApp chats, etc. Therefore, it’s easy to transfer data whenever you get a new iPhone or iPad.

What’s more, you can manage all your data stored in iCloud or iTunes Library with AnyTrans, such as how to transfer data from one Apple ID to another, how to transfer iTunes Library to a new Mac, etc.

Steps to Sync iBooks from iPhone to iPhone without iTunes:

Step 1. Get AnyTrans and Connect Two iPhones

Just download AnyTrans and run it on your Windows PC or Mac > Connect two iPhones > Confirm your old iPhone as the source iPhone, new iPhone as the target iPhone.

Step 2. Click More to Locate Books

Click Device Manager and More.

Step 3. Choose Books to Transfer to Device

Select the book you want to transfer > Click on the To Device to move your books from iPhone to iPhone. Besides, you can click To PC/Mac to upload iBooks from iPhone to Windows/Mac, click Add button to get iBooks from Windows/Mac to iPhone.

What’s more, AnyTrans enables you to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone, iPad to iPad, between iPhone and iPad in a click, including books, audiobooks, photos, songs, etc. Just as the below picture shows, Go to Phone Switcher > Connect two iPhones or iPads > Select data and Transfer.

Also Read: How to Transfer Audiobooks from iTunes to iPhone >

How to Transfer iBooks from iPhone to iPhone by iCloud

If you are using the same Apple ID on your new iPhone, you can upload books to iCloud and then sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. To upload books to iCloud:

Step 1: Click on iCloud

Open the iPhone with the iBooks you want to transfer > go to settings > click Apple ID banner on the top of the Settings interface > click iCloud option > turn on the iBooks option.

Step 2: Sync iBook

Back to Settings again > tap on the iBooks option > scroll down to enable the features of Sync Bookmarks and Notes, Sync Collections, and Online Content.

Step 3: Using iCloud on the Target iPhone

Connect to the iCloud of the iPhone that aims to accept the transferred iBooks via the same Apple ID > then the synced iBooks will be accessible for you.

How to Transfer iBooks from iPhone to iPhone by iTunes

Using iTunes to transfer books from iPhone to iPhone is also a method that works. However, I have to mention that when making use of iTunes to transfer the files between your iOS devices, you need to use a computer as an intermediary tool.

Step 1: Turn on iTunes on Computer

Run iTunes on your computer > Connect the iPhone with the iBooks you want to transfer to iTunes via a USB cable.

Step 2: Sync iPhone Contents

Click the iPhone icon on the upper-left side of iTunes’ interface > choose Books option on the left panel from the Settings drop-down lists > select Sync books, you can choose to sync All books or the Selected books in line with your needs > click Apply button on the lower right corner of iTunes to sync the iBooks to iTunes.

Step 3: Connect Target iPhone to Restore

Connect the new iPhone or the iPhone that is ready to accept the transferred iBooks to iTunes by the USB cable as well > click the newly connected iPhone icon on iTunes > then click Restore Backup option at the bottom of iTunes to sync the iBooks to the new iPhone.

How to Share Books on iBooks

Family Sharing on iPhone allows you to build a family sharing group to share what the family organizer bought. When you go to settings > [your name] > Family Sharing > Set up Your Family, you and up to five family members can share Apple Books, App Store subscriptions, Locations, Purchases, etc.

To download shared books:

1. Go to Books.
2. Click your Profile at the top right corner.
3. Find Family Purchases and tap on a family member’s name.
4. Click any purchased books to download.

Do iBooks Use Data?

Usually, when you download the books, iBooks works offline and you can Apple books without the internet.

If you can not download books, you can first go to Settings > Books > Wireless Data > Tap on WLAN & Cellular Data. Also, you can try to restart your iPhone, or update the Books app.

To automatically download new purchases made on other devices: Go to Settings > Books > Swipe down and turn on Purchases from Other Devices.

The Bottom Line

That’s all to fix the iBooks transfer issues between iOS devices in this post. With these methods, you can transfer the iBooks to your new iPhone or any other iOS device with ease. You can download AnyTrans to transfer iBooks between iPhone and iPad. Besides, you can use it to switch from an old iPhone to a new iPhone quickly and easily.