How to Convert PDF to iBooks

The beauty of using Apple devices is that they are integrated with an application that allows you to not only read aloud books, audio books, but also read eBooks. This application is available on iOS and OS X platforms. Therefore, you may be having a PDF file and you want to read it with iBooks application. You will have to convert the PDF to iBook and this article will show you how to do so with a step-by-step guide.

Before we forge ahead on how to convert PDF to iBooks, you need to know the file formats that are supported by iBooks. It supports PDFs, EPUB, MP3 Audiobooks and AAC audiobooks. iBooks also supports audiobooks obtained from audio.com.

Part 1Best Program to Import PDF to iBooks on Mac (Including macOS Sierra)

To get started you need to install a third-party software that has the ability to convert your PDF to any of iBooks supported format. A software such as Wondershare PDFelement for Mac is that software that supports EPUB as an output format. It is also built to support other output formats such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Images, Web pages, Rich Text and Plain text.

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Other Features of Wondershare PDFelement for Mac:

It is a PDF editor that is built with different editing options.
It locks PDFs with open and user passwords.
It allows you to annotate, watermark, comment, highlight, strikethrough and underline PDF.
It creates PDF from different file formats like HTML, Images, RTF, among others.
It is also useful when you want to obscures sensitive data on your PDF since it is built with batch redaction tool.
It has thumbnails that allow you scroll the PDF horizontally.
It lets you rotate PDF, crop unwanted parts, extract pages, delete pages, insert pages and rearrange pages.
It supports Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 and 10.12.

Part 2How to Import PDF into iBooks

Step 1. Open PDF File

When you open the program on you Mac you will see a friendly interface. At the bottom right is the "Open File" button. Click on it and browse your PDF file that you want to convert. You can also click on "Edit PDF" and you will be able import your PDF. The other option is to click on "File > Open" option.

Step 2. Edit PDF File (Optional)

Before you add PDF to iBook, you can edit your file since this software allows you to edit images, texts, pages and objects. To get this editing options go to the "Edit" button on the tool bar and then select the preferred option.

For example, to edit texts, click on the "Text" icon and then go to the line text that you want to edit and click on it. You will be able to add texts, change texts and delete texts. Feel free to use other features under the "Edit" tab.

Step 3. Convert PDF to iBooks

Since iBooks supports PDF file, so you don't have to convert PDF to other format. All you need to do is to add PDF to iBooks. Click on the "Print" option on the "File" menu. Then click on the down arrow next to "PDF", and select "Add PDF to iBooks". Your PDF will be opened in iBooks in a few minutes. Enjoy your reading now!