Re: [apple-iphone] iPad and Overdrive

On Jun 5, 2012, at 9:59 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:

> If the ebook is on the Mac and you can read it there, then it is a syncing issue with iTunes not Overdrive.
>
> Dragging dropping on the Device in iTunes is not the correct way to do it. That is the problem.
>
> I don't do ebooks because they are terrible to read on an iPhone and I don't have an iPad. Drag and drop it into your Books Library to get it into iTunes and then confirm it is there.

As I said, I tried that . It appears in the iTunes Book Library,

> Then sync it how every you want to the device. I prefer to keep a playlist of books for the iPhone (as opposed to the iPod Nano or iPod Classic), and then sync that to the device.

This brings us back to the original problem, the Sync Books four the iPad on iTunes has become unchecked and if I check it I get the error "Are you sure you want to sync books' All existing songs, movies and TV shows on the iPad "Robert Poland's iPad 3" will be removed.".

> Try that and get back to us.
>
> Brent
>
> On Jun 5, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Robert Poland wrote:
>
> On Jun 5, 2012, at 1:26 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
>
>> Robert,
>>
>> What format of book are we talking?
>
> Ebook, but had similar problems with an audioBook.
>
>> book or audio book? In iTunes, what does Get Info> Options (tab)> Media Kind say about the book? Is the media kind correct? If the media kind is wrong, it may not transfer or may transfer to a location you don't expect.
>>
>> Is the format compatible with your Mac?
>
> Yes, I can read it with the iMac.
>
>> Instead of syncing all books, sync only selected books, or make a play list and sync that. The message is probably because your library is too large for your iPad.
>
> I am trying to Sync Books, Selected books with the intent of adding one book.
>
> I was able to get the book to the iPad by drag and drop on the Devices/iPad.
>
> The Sync Books is still grayed out.
>
>> I don't have an iPad, but I have had similar issues with my iPhone
>>
>> Brent
>>
>> 15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, early 2008, Mac OS X 10.7.4
>> iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.1.1
>>
>> On Jun 5, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Robert Poland wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to get into Overdrive and download books to read.
>>
>> It appears in iTunes Books and is checked but it doesn't appear on the iPad.
>>
>> For some reason the Sync Books in iTunes is unchecked. If I check it I get the message; "Are you sure you want to sync books' All existing songs, movies and TV shows on the iPad "Robert Poland's iPad 3" will be removed." Seems to me that I her been here several times before.
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong or?
>>
>> Robert Poland
>> 2.7 GHz Intel Core I5, 27‰ iMac
>> 12 GB Ram, 1TB HD, OS 10.7.4
>> iPad (3), 32 GB, iOS 5.1.1
>
> Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO

Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO





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