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About Apple Books

Apple Books is the best place to discover, read and listen to entertaining and informative books and audiobooks. Browse through top charts, personalised recommendations and expertly curated collections in the Book Store and Audiobook Store, or use search to easily find the perfect read or listen, no subscription needed. Track what you’ve read and want to read, and set your own reading goals—all in one app and across all your Apple devices. Explore millions of books and audiobooks • Check out today’s bestsellers, free books and special offers for readers of all ages, plus personalised recommendations. • Explore collections curated by the Apple Books team to find your next book or audiobook in your favourite genres, from mysteries and thrillers to romance, history, self-development and kids. • Sample any book or preview an audiobook to start enjoying the first few pages for free. • Keep track of the books and audiobooks you’re interested in with your Want to Read list. Customise your reading experience • Choose from a selection of reading themes, which include a variety of fonts and background colours. • Make your book easy to read by adjusting line height and letter spacing to your preference. • Use Auto-Night Theme and adjust your screen brightness to make reading more comfortable for your eyes. • Enable vertical scrolling to move continuously through books instead of flipping pages. Make reading a habit with Reading Goals • Set a reading goal to encourage yourself to read daily. • Track reading streaks and how many books you’ve read this year. • Get reminders and coaching to help you achieve your reading goals. Share with your whole family • Family Sharing lets you enjoy your books and audiobooks with your favourite people. Invite up to five family members. Apple CarPlay • Designed with safety in mind, the Audiobooks app in Apple CarPlay allows you to listen to audiobooks while driving. • Large buttons make it easy to start and stop, rewind or fast forward, and the simplified library helps you find your next audiobook while still keeping your eyes on the road. Apple Watch features • Use the Audiobooks app on Apple Watch to get back to your recent audiobooks or browse your library right from your wrist. • Use the Watch app on iPhone to choose which audiobooks to download to your Apple Watch. Requirements & store availability • iPhone requires iOS 12 or later. • iPad requires iPadOS 12 or later. • Content varies by country or region and may not be available on all devices.

Apple Books details

Apple Books is a free Book app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch, developed by Apple. It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 92,900 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 10.0 or later, is 17 MB to download and is available in 32 languages. It was first released on April 2, 2010 and last updated on September 14, 2026.

Category
Book
Rating
4.5 / 5 (92,900 ratings)
Price
Free
Current version
5.4
Size
17 MB
Requires
iOS 10.0 or later
Compatibility
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch
Languages
English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish and 24 more
Age rating
12+
Released
April 2, 2010
Last updated
September 14, 2026
Developer
Apple

Ratings breakdown

5 stars 77% (71,901) 4 stars 9% (7,996) 3 stars 4% (3,670) 2 stars 3% (2,572) 1 star 7% (6,761)

What’s new in Apple Books

Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements

Version 5.4 · Updated September 14, 2026

Apple Books app privacy

The developer, Apple, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Contact Info: Email Address
  • Usage Data: Advertising Data
  • Search History: Search History
  • Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
  • Purchases: Purchase History
  • Financial Info: Payment Info
  • User Content: Other User Content

Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Usage Data: Product Interaction
  • Diagnostics: Performance Data

Used for: Analytics, Other Purposes