How do I move books from “books” to a file location in my ipad

I have air dropped files from one iPad to another but they have dropped into “books”. How do I move them from “books” to a “file” location

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Apr 22, 2023 2:55 PM

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sberman

Level 10

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Apr 22, 2023 3:38 PM in response to Margzy2023

I believe that decision is made at AirDrop time. (This was done on an iPhone, but I believe the same behavior exists on an iPad. The blacked out areas are other non-Apple apps I use that may interact with .PDF files.) Below is the screen visible when the AirDrop is performed.

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