Using the iPad as an ebook reader with iBooks

Pt. 4 of 11 | 5:00 |

How to use the iPad video series

Tuesday April 13, 2010

We continue our

how to use the iPad video tutorial series

and

iPad new user guide

with a close look at the iBooks app and store. Here, you can

download ebooks for the iPad

, browse your collection and comfortably read books on the iPad's 9.7 inch touchscreen.

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Show Notes

Watch the entire video tutorial series on the Apple iPad

- iBooks opens up in the bookshelf view.

- Winnie the Pooh is a

free iPad book

and is downloaded when you first open the application.

- Scroll through books on your shelf or switch between shelf and list view using the icons in the top right.

- Enter the iBooks store by tapping the button top left.

- View iBooks picks and browse the top picks lists in fiction and nonfiction.

- Tap a book to see a write-up.

- Read reviews, see ratings and more.

- Tap Get Sample to have a sample downloaded to your iBooks shelf.

- Tap on the price to buy a book.

- Tap anywhere outside of the book synopsis to return to the store.

- Tap Categories to filter results by category.

- Tap Library to return to your shelf.

Download the iPad User Guide (PDF link) from Apple.

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