Where are my Digital Books Stored/How to Transfer to iPad etc?
In the past, books were stored and transferred to iPhones/iPads/iPods via the iTunes library:
However, now it appears they aren't?
An important point: I do not want my books stored in iCloud, I want them stored only on my Macbook and iPad.
My book list is now empty - save for a few books that were transferred more than a decade ago, and those books aren't in my iTunes library at all (there are still a handful of other books in my iTunes library, though).
So, my questions are:
Where are my books stored in the new Mac OS in order to transfer to my iPad?
And,
How can I transfer them to my iPad, if not via the interface as shown (as, again, not showing all books), and as above, I do not want to be using iCloud for this?
I would also do not want to purchase iExplorer or iMazing or other third party products to do something Apple used to be able to do natively.
Thank you in advance for any help!
(Crossposted here (though I've adjusted my question a little bit above for clarity): https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256094838 )
Macbook Pro (2020): Sonoma 14.7.4
iPad (10th gen): iOS 18.5
Posted Jul 9, 2025, 6:03 PM UTC