The native IOS Books app will show the e-book straightaway, while it might take a couple of minutes for it to show up on the Kobo Books app.įor Kobo e-reader devices, follow the instructions here. If instead you get the option to Open in Books or Copy to Kobo Books, pick one of those. It should open straightaway in your Books app. Navigate to iCloud Drive and then the Downloads folder (where Safari should have downloaded the e-book file).Tap the Files app on your iPhone or iPad.These instructions are for Apple IOS iPhones or iPads, but Google Android and other smartphone platforms should be similar: EPUB – Apple, Kobo and most other devices & apps MOBI files are compatible with Kindle smartphone/tablet apps and Kindle e-reader devices. EPUB files are compatible with the built-in reading apps supplied by Apple IOS, Google Android and Windows Mobile, and also with the Kobo, Nook and Tolino e-readers and apps. Separate instructions for each format are provided below.

There are, broadly speaking, two main e-book file formats: EPUB and MOBI.

Let’s assume you have downloaded a file from your web browser that you want to read on your e-reader device or reading app. Find out here how to transfer an e-book file to your e-reader device or smartphone/tablet reading app.

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