Hi Tim, thanks for this. I did not have the Show Purchases in iCloud checked. I've also never used the Ctrl-Trackpad, I was trying to bring up the Context menu with VO-Shift M. Cheers, Donna On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Donna, > > this process works for me to download deleted purchased iBooks. When in > iBooks, > > * Under the View menu, make sure the "Show Purchases in iCloud" item is > checked. This should allow the iBooks app to see iBooks you've purchased but > that don't reside on your Mac. > * If you see the iBook you wish re-downloaded, arrow to it then press > VO-cmd-f5 to make sure that the mouse is routed to the VO-cursor. > * Hold down the ctrl key and click your mouse or Trackpad. This will bring > up the Contextual menu. The Download option should be there. > > The caveat here is that if the iBook is no longer available in the Store, > then you're options are more limited. That is, I'm guessing that the > Download option will not work as the content is no longer available through > iTunes, thus it is unable to be downloaded. If you were lucky enough to have > a copy on one of your iDevices as well, you could probably connect to your > iDevice either with USB or via WiFi, and transfer your purchases from the > iDevice over to your Mac. > > HTH. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Sep 19, 2014, at 8:42 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For me, the download button is dimmed. >> Donna >> On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Joseph <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> All you need do is go into purchased and you can redownload the book. At >>> least, that's always worked for me. I'll check it a little later when I >>> have my phone. >>> >>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 4:48 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Forgive the cross-post, but I learned something last night in my >>>> adventures with iBooks that I thought would be of interest to members of >>>> both lists. >>>> >>>> Once you delete an iBook from your Mac, there is no way to get it back, >>>> unless someone from Apple reposts it for download. Personally I think >>>> this is absolutely ridiculous, if I own it, I should be able to >>>> re-download it whenever I bloody well please, but that's the way it is. >>>> Kindle is looking better and better every day. >>>> >>>> Another thing I've learned is that the books that are downloaded to your >>>> i-devices are linked to whatever is on your computer, not to the cloud. I >>>> still haven't gotten my books back, but I spent an hour and a half on the >>>> phone with tech support, and they insisted that I had to re-download >>>> everything onto my computer. So far that hasn't helped. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I thought you all would want to know about the issue with >>>> re-downloading. >>>> Best, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
