Purchased book no longer available, can’t download to new iPad

I’m having the same issue, i have a book that i purchased but is now no longer available in the store and it won’t let me download it onto my new phone… I can’t even find it in my library anymore very annoying as it’s just gone.

I’m in a similar situation - with a book downloaded on one device (iPad) but I can’t find a way to move it to other devices. iCloud sharing is blocking other devices from downloading. As Apple will advise that you back up any purchases for this reason, I’ve been also trying to find a way to back up my other books. The books folder appears to be hidden in the iPadOS file system.

(and yes, It’s possible to back up the entire iPad, but beware- if you back up to iCloud, the book file is not going to be copied. If you do a direct backup to iTunes on a Mac/pc, it appears that the entire iPad is backed up as a single image. no way to access/restore single files).

lesson: don’t let the iPadOS or iOS device be the only place you download the book.

If you have it downloaded on your iPhone you can turn on iCloud Drive for Books on both devices and it should sync.

This doesn’t work, unfortunately.

Try contacting the publisher, they are the ones who decide where their books are sold.