Amazon Prime members have access to more than 1,000 books and magazines through the app. The only way to buy an e- book from Amazon (AMZN) on an Apple device is to log in to on the Safari web browser. The new Kindle app still has one glaring omission on the iPhone and iPad: You can't actually buy a book.
#How to purchase books in ibooks for free#
Slide your finger from the foot of the window to lift up the Control Center. On a Mac, launch iBooks (if you don’t have it, download it for free here) and then click on iBooks Store. You can buy iBooks in the Store section of the iBooks app. Type the name of the app you want to purchase, then tap the 'Search' key on the virtual keyboard. Tap the search box in the upper-right corner. Scroll down to see books and audiobooks you've added to your Want To Read collection and books you've sampled. Turn on your iPad and launch the Settings app with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth enabled. Pick the iBooks app if you want to buy directly from Apple and be able to purchase books from within the app. Reading Now: Tap to access the books and audiobooks you're currently reading.That's because Apple collects a percentage of the money spent on digital purchases within apps on its devices, and Amazon is not okay with that. My book downloaded to my Android Kindle, but it will not show up on my iPad Kindle.įurthermore, why can't I buy books from Amazon on my iPad? Technically, you can, but not within the Amazon app. They will then show up on Device, and you can read without a connection. To download books, go to Cloud and tap on the books you want to download. Thereof, how do I buy Amazon books on my iPad? When it's finished downloading (it will have a checkmark next to it), tap the book to open it. Tap the book you wish to download onto your device. Tap Library to see all of the e- books in your Amazon library. Launch the Kindle app on your iPhone or iPad.