How do I delete books from iCloud account?

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jmsfmtex Author

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How do I delete books from iCloud account?

Many book in the iCloud that I no longer need or want. How do I get rid of them in order to gain more free space?

iPad, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Oct 24, 2014 6:27 PM

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bodyxs

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Oct 24, 2014 6:39 PM in response to jmsfmtex

Tap Delete this copy. The copy of the book will be removed, but the cover of the book will remain in your iBooks library with a cloud icon visible in the upper corner.

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jmsfmtex Author

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Oct 25, 2014 3:32 AM in response to bodyxs

Then all the books, in iCloud, showing the cloud icon in the upper right corner are not really there only their cover. Is that correct? If so then when I tap on them and they are not present I should not get the delete option - right?

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bodyxs

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Oct 25, 2014 11:47 AM in response to jmsfmtex

Yes, exactly. The iCloud icon indicates that the book was purchased and is available to download from the cloud to your device. So, it's not using your iPad storage space. If you don't want to see them, you can go to All Books » Hide iCloud Books.

Frequently asked questions about iBooks

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squashy1

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Mar 5, 2015 12:13 AM in response to bodyxs

I WANT TO PERM DELETE THE BOOKS

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King_Penguin

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Mar 5, 2015 12:30 AM in response to squashy1

You can delete them from the iBooks app, but you can't permanently delete any item from your account's purchase history, all you can do is hide them so that they don't show in the cloud for redownloading : iTunes Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases - Apple Support.

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