Listen to your favorite books while you are on the go using iTunes on your iPhone. You can download audiobooks directly to the iPhone or you can sync the iPhone with iTunes on your computer to transfer existing audiobooks to the mobile device.
Instructions
Download to iPhone
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Turn on the iPhone and tap the "iTunes" application icon on the home screen.
2Tap "More" at the bottom of the screen and select "Audiobooks."
3Browse the featured selections or use the Top Ten list or Categories buttons to locate a book. Click on the book graphic or name to read a description of the book or listen to a preview. When you are ready to buy, tap the price button. Enter your Apple ID when prompted. The Apple ID is the same as the ID you use with iTunes to download music. If you don't already have one, the app will walk you through the steps to acquire an ID.
4The audiobook downloads to the iPhone. Tap the "iPod" icon on the home screen. Select "More" at the bottom of the screen, followed by "Audiobooks." Tap the name of the book to listen.
Transfer from iTunes
- 5
Launch iTunes on your computer. Connect the iPhone to the computer using the USB connector cable that came with the mobile device.
6Click on the name of the iPhone in the left navigation pane under "Devices."
7Click "Books" above the main iTunes window.
8Click "Sync Audiobooks" and then choose the audiobooks you want to transfer or select "All Audiobooks" to transfer all of them to the iPhone. Click "Apply" at the bottom of the screen.
9Disconnect the iPhone from the computer. Find the audiobooks on the iPhone by clicking the "iPod" icon and selecting "More" followed by "Audiobooks."
