Hi JANETGinNC,
Welcome to the Apple Community where some of us do our best to help each other
Wondering what you have tried, in the way of downloading, that didn't work for you.
( Error messages ? )
Apple has support articles, and resources, online that can help you:
Eg: article:
See your books and audiobooks on all your devices in Books on Mac:
Says:
- On your Mac: Choose Apple menu
> System Preferences, - click Apple ID, then click iCloud.
- Next to iCloud Drive (make sure it’s selected), click Options, then select Books.
And
- In the Books app
on your Mac, choose Books > Preferences, - click General, then select “Sync collections, bookmarks and highlights across devices”.
Here's the complete article: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/books/ibks86dab303/2.0/mac/10.15
OR
Another Apple Support article:
Redownload apps, music, movies, TV shows and books
Get help if you've removed content from your device or you want to download content onto a new device:
https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201272
And
The Apple Books User Guide for Mac
(Click "Table of Contents" to see topics, and detailed info.)
For the most accurate info Select Catalina at the top of the pages.
https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/books/welcome/mac
Or, here's the
Apple Books Support Website:
https://support.apple.com/en-au/books
Hope this helps you :)