The primary competition for the Apple Books is the Kindle app and the Kindle store. It primarily uses ePub (with DRM) as the format, but users can also add their own PDF files and sync them over iCloud. iBooks was rebranded as Apple Books with the release of iOS 12 and macOS Mojave.Īpple Books is an all-in-one ebook reader, bookstore, and audiobook player. It came to macOS with the release of OS X Mavericks in fall 2013.
It came to the iPhone and iPod touch with the release of iOS 4. Apple Books was originally introduced as iBooks in 2010 alongside the original iPad.
