I bought an audiobook from a website (not the Books store). It arrived as an M4b file, which I was able to drag into the Books app on my Mac, where I can now listen to it. I expected that it would sync via iCloud to my iPad and my iPhone, but it hasn't. Is there something I need to do to make this happen?
Thanks in advance.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
Audiobooks don't sync between devices like pdfs and books do. See Sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod using your computer – Apple Support (AU) or you could try downloading directly onto the iPhone/iPad and see if you can get it to open in Books.
Audiobooks don't sync between devices like pdfs and books do. See Sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod using your computer – Apple Support (AU) or you could try downloading directly onto the iPhone/iPad and see if you can get it to open in Books.
Thanks for the reply. I find it odd that the Books apps on the Mac and iOS devices all have "Books", "Audiobooks" and "PDF" tabs, but that that books and PDFs sync between devices, while audiobooks don't. Not Apple's most elegant implementation.
So I synced the audiobook to my iPad via iCloud Drive and when I select it it opens the Music app and plays. However, I can't see it anywhere in the Music app. There's no "Audiobooks" tab here. If I exit Music, then the only way I can find to restart playback is to go to Files and reopen the audiobook, which starts it playing again from the beginning. I have no idea how to pick up where I left off.
Oh, wait. I can open the file in GoodReader and I can quit and reboot that app, reopen the file and it seems to remember where I left off. This is workable, but not as elegant as listening in Books. I'm unsure if GoodReader's sync features (I've barely used the app) would sync the latest location between devices, but I can at least listen when I'm away from home, so thanks.
Audiobook not syncing
