MacOS – Books not purchased in iBooks Store are not syncing between Mavericks and iPhone

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After upgrading to OS X Mavericks, I added some ebooks bought directly from publishers, such as O'Reilly, by dragging them into the iBooks app. However, when I use iBooks on my iPhone, the ebooks aren't showing up. Is iBooks able to sync books not purchased via the iBooks Store? If so, what am I missing?

MacBook Configuration

  • 13" MacBook Pro Retina with OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • iBooks ver 1.0 (build 169)
  • Settings > General Preferences > Sync is checked
  • I have performed File > "Move Books from iTunes…"
  • I have authorized this computer from within the iBooks app

iPhone Configuration

  • iPhone 4S with iOS 7.0.3 (11B511)
  • iBooks has both Sync Bookmarks and Sync Collections enabled
  • I have confirmed that I'm using the same Apple ID on the MacBook and iPhone

Best Answer

You have to use iTunes.

Open iTunes, click on your device and then choose the Books tab. There you can select which books you want to sync to your iOS device.

It appears to sync your pages placement too.

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