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iBooks is an eBook reading application available for free from the Apple App Store. You can search, download and buy books in this app to read them on any Apple iOS device. however, users cannot sync their books between two different devices. Due to this problem, users cannot read books comfortably.

What is Causing iBooks not Syncing between Devices issue?

we managed to discover some of the most common causes that will trigger this particular issue. We have done this by analyzing various user reports and the repair strategies they used to resolve the issue. here is a list of common scenarios that have the potential to trigger this particular error:

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This article will help you with different methods to solve the problem. we will start from the most common and simple method to the detailed one.

Method 1: Check your sync settings

The first and important step is to check if your settings are correct for ibooks synchronization. we will show settings for both devices where you can set options for synchronization. you can compare your configuration with the following steps:

1. Go to your phone Settings, then tap on iBooks and confirm whether it is ON or not.
2. Scroll down and you will find two options named ‘Sync Bookmarks and Notes‘ and ‘Sync Collections‘, turn them ON so that all activities will be synced.
   

   

3. You can also check synchronization settings on macOS, open the iBooks application on macOS.
4. Click on iBooks in the menu bar at the top and choose the Preferences option.
5. In the General tab, check the box ‘Sync bookmarks, highlight, and collection across devices‘ option.
   

   

Method 2: Reset ibooks UI

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This method applies to a scenario where users have their book collections, but inside those folders/files, they are all empty. you can simply apply this trick to solve the problem. you can try this several times and see if it works.

1. Open iBooks application by tapping the iBooks icon on your iPad.
2. Tap on the Featured or My Books button for 10 times.
   

   

3. This will reset the user interface of iBooks and you will be able to find the books inside the icons of collection.

method 3: turn off icloud on the device

In this method, we will update the icloud sync settings to sync all books to the device. you can do it with a simple on/off trick. if you turn off sync settings for icloud and ibooks and then turn it back on, all your save files will be updated and restored.

1. Go to your phone Settings and tap on iCloud.
2. Now turn OFF the iCloud, wait for a moment and then turn it back ON.
3. If this doesn’t help, you can also try toggling off the iBook option in iCloud and then turning it ON back.
   

   

4. Now try and check if your books are sync to the device.

Method 4: Reinstall the ibooks app on the device

sometimes the culprit may be the application itself. the app can also get corrupted or stop working properly due to multiple reasons. Several users who encountered a similar situation resolved the issue by uninstalling the iBooks app on their device and reinstalling it from the app store. You can do it by following the steps below:

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1. Find the iBooks application on your device, tap and hold on it for 2 seconds.
2. You will get the option with a small cross on the icon for removing the application.
   

   

3. Press that and wait for it to uninstall completely.
4. Go to your App Store in the device and search for iBooks.
5. Download and install the application, now check the problem will be resolved.