I can no longer sync ebooks saved on my laptop to my iPhone

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I can no longer sync ebooks saved on my laptop to my iPhone

I've got a MacBook air running Monterey 12.6 and an iPhone SE running IOS 16.1.1.

I used to be able to transfer ebooks (some of which were purchased through apple, some of which were not) that I had on my laptop to my phone though the sync menu, similarly to how I can copy music from one to the other.

However, I am now unable to get any books to sync. They don't even appear in the window to give me the option to copy them over. Opening the books application still shows everything, as does finding the files themselves, so they weren't deleted by mistake.

Other media still transfers normally. I do have one book (which was purchased by a member of my family sharing group, not by myself) that still appears, but it's not the most recent purchase, the most recently read item, or anything else that I can determine that would make it different.

Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Dec 10, 2022 12:05 PM

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Sparks0829

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Dec 12, 2022 6:37 PM in response to TheSoundOfOneBeeBuzzing

Hello TheSoundOfOneBeeBuzzing,

You'll want to be sure you're following the steps in the 'Sync books to your device' section of this link to sync books from your MacBook Air to your iPhone: Sync books between your Mac and iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

If you don't see the expected option to sync your books, they may already be synced using iCloud.

With iCloud, your books, audiobooks, PDFs, collections, highlights, notes, and bookmarks appear automatically in Books on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch when you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.

Learn more about how that works here: See your books and audiobooks on all your devices with Books on Mac - Apple Support

Take care.

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