I purchased an audiobook on my iPhone and now I'd like to access and listen to it on my laptop, but I can't find it. The iTunes Store SAYS you can access your audiobooks on multiple devices -- so where is it? Why can't I get to it on my laptop iTunes?
iPhone 5c, Windows 8, null
Hello ktember,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you purchased an audiobook on your iPhone, and want to listen to it in iTunes on your laptop.
Audiobooks can't be downloaded again from iTunes, as mentioned in Download past purchases from iTunes in the Cloud.
You can transfer purchased audiobooks from your iPhone to iTunes, though. Here's how:
Transfer your purchases to your computer
Before you transfer your purchases, make sure that your computer is authorized with the same Apple ID account you used to make the purchases. Learn how to authorize your computer using iTunes.
If you bought the iTunes Store content on your device using multiple Apple ID accounts, you'll need to authorize the computer for each one.
To transfer purchases from your device to a computer:
This feature works only for content bought from the iTunes Store. Any items that you imported from audio CDs or received from other sources won't copy from your device to the iTunes library. However, all podcasts from your device's Podcasts app and copies of all PDFs and books from your device's iBooks app will transfer to the computer. Learn how to transfer media to your iTunes library.
Best Regards,
Jeremy
Hello ktember,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you purchased an audiobook on your iPhone, and want to listen to it in iTunes on your laptop.
Audiobooks can't be downloaded again from iTunes, as mentioned in Download past purchases from iTunes in the Cloud.
You can transfer purchased audiobooks from your iPhone to iTunes, though. Here's how:
Transfer your purchases to your computer
Before you transfer your purchases, make sure that your computer is authorized with the same Apple ID account you used to make the purchases. Learn how to authorize your computer using iTunes.
If you bought the iTunes Store content on your device using multiple Apple ID accounts, you'll need to authorize the computer for each one.
To transfer purchases from your device to a computer:
This feature works only for content bought from the iTunes Store. Any items that you imported from audio CDs or received from other sources won't copy from your device to the iTunes library. However, all podcasts from your device's Podcasts app and copies of all PDFs and books from your device's iBooks app will transfer to the computer. Learn how to transfer media to your iTunes library.
Best Regards,
Jeremy
Trying this now. I hope it works. It seems overly complicated for something we paid money for.
Can't access audiobook purchased on iPhone on other devices
