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Send your book using AirDrop

On Apple devices, it's quick and easy to send a book via AirDrop

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Written by Dan Kemp
Updated today

Particularly for iPad classrooms, using AirDrop is a great way for students to turn in work at the end of the lesson.

You can even send books from an iPad to a MacBook and vice versa, so you may use this method to transfer books between Book Creator for iPad and Book Creator online.

If you're new to AirDrop, read up on how it works from the Apple Support website.

1. Make sure AirDrop is turned on

Swipe down from the top right of the screen to open the Control Center, then tap on the AirDrop icon.

2. Choose your book and export it

Go to the 'My Books' screen and tap the export icon. Choose a format (it should be ePub if you want to send it to Book Creator).

If the other iPad has AirDrop turned on, you can tap on their name to start sending the book.

3. Accept the incoming book

From the receiving iPad, you will get an option on how you want to open the ePub file. These are the options you'll be shown:
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Select the Book Creator option so that you can read and edit the book within the Book Creator app.

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