A Books app window showing the Home tab selected in the sidebar, and the Continue and Top Picks sections to the right.

Get started with Books

Quickly get started using the Books app to read and listen to your favorite authors and genres.

Get started with Books

A Books app window showing the Audiobook Store selected in the sidebar, with categories of titles to the right including New & Trending and Limited-Time Prices.

Build your library

Choose from millions of books and audiobooks—classics, bestsellers, and more—to create your personal library.

How to get books

The audiobook player. Along the top are the player’s controls, a thumbnail of the audiobook’s cover, and the audiobook’s title and author. Below is the Audiobooks collection in the library.

Listen to audiobooks

When you can’t read—for example, when you’re driving—you can use the Books app to listen to audiobooks you purchase or download.

How to listen to audiobooks

A Books app window showing My Books selected in the sidebar, and the collection of custom-picked books on the right.

Your library, your way

Organize your library any way you like. With collections, every one of your books is right where you want it. Use default collections or create your own for your favorite authors, genre, or book club picks.

How to create a custom collection

To explore the Books User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field.

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