iBooks App is missing and can't download it to get my books

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iBooks App is missing and can't download it to get my books

I just updated my Apple iphone 5s 16GB to 10.1. My documents and other data is taken a ton of space. I deleted some apps and I must have deleted the Apple iBooks app. I found it in my document but it won't install and isn't even an option to install when I'm updating my iphone though I see it in my app list.

Can someone please explain how I can re-download Apple iBooks and be able to put it back on my iphone 5s when I can't even select it as an app from my library?

Thanks for any help

Posted on Nov 13, 2016 12:45 AM

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King_Penguin

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Nov 13, 2016 12:04 PM in response to scrappyd

With iOS 10 you can delete some of the built-in apps, and you should be able to redownload it via the App Store app directly on your phone : Remove built-in Apple apps from the Home screen on your iOS device with iOS 10 - Apple Support

Either search for iBooks in the App Store app, or this link might take you to it : http://geo.itunes.apple.com/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8

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scrappyd Author

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Nov 13, 2016 12:03 PM in response to King_Penguin

Thanks for the links King. Prior to writing in I did have the actual Apple iBooks App in my library. From that app I could open up the iTunes page for the app but for some reason the option to install it back to my iPhone would not work on this route.

As an aside, I now understand why the app got deleted because of your 1st link you sent me and your 2nd link you sent me shows the iBooks app but if you go to Apple store app and search for iBooks or Apple Apps "you" (me) can't find it anywhere in the store.

I finally resorted to using the App Store app on my iPhone and searching for old books that forever stay in the iCloud history. I tried to download one and since I didn't have the iBooks app it opened it up from there to download to the phone. I got the problem solved but I didn't like that I couldn't do this via my PC, my iTunes Library and the Apple Store.

Now to try and clean up almost 7GB of Documents & Other Data on a small 16GB phone. I appreciated your response

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