Why do PDFs I placed iBooks open in Preview

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Why do PDFs I placed iBooks open in Preview? How can I change so that they open as a PDF?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Mojave (10.14.1)

Posted on Nov 20, 2018 10:33 PM

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Answer 1

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It can be changed it to another pdf reader app, but not iBooks.

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Answer 2

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Preview is the default pdf reader. On a Mac iBooks is basically an app in which to store your pdfs, unlike an iOS device where pdfs open within it.

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Answer 3

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Is it possible to change the default reader?

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