Last updated on 2013-06-02, by
How to Transfer eBooks from iPhone 5 to Computer
If Kindle Fire HD is the best tablet to help users enjoy ebooks, iPhone 5 is probably the most suitable mobile for ebook reading. As the new flagship of Apple mobile, iPhone 5 not only gets large-size Retina Display, powerful A6 processor and long-lasting battery but also extremely thin and light design. Therefore, the easy-to-carry mobile enables users to enjoy ebooks whenever they want. Moreover, with the help of the latest iOS 6 system, iPhone 5 can take full advantages of apps like iBooks to make reading with iPhone 5 of equal comfort as reading with traditional booklets. As a consequence, iPhone 5 are frequently used as an ebook reader at present. As more and more ebooks are stored on iPhone 5, getting a method to transfer ebooks from iPhone 5 to computer seems to be quite necessary at times.
With wrong deleting operations, iPhone 5 users may lose the ebooks forever if they haven’t transferred ebooks from iPhone 5 to computer for backup. Lacking Micro SD slot in design, iPhone 5 only allows users to take full use of the built-in memory space. When the space is full, they may need to transfer ebooks from iPhone 5 to computer to make room for new ebooks. Since users prefer EPUB ebooks to PDF ebooks, users are allowed to convert those PDF ebooks in iPhone 5 to EPUB ebooks after finishing ebooks transference from iPhone 5 to computer. However, since users fail to transfer data from iPhone 5 to computer via USB cable, they need to manage the transference with some third-party apps. Therefore, two methods on transferring ebooks from iPhone 5 to computer will be covered here.
Method One: Backup with iTunes
As a professional tool designed to manage data transference between iPhone 5 and computer, iTunes enables users to back up important data files on iPhone 5. By backing up all iPhone 5 data with iTunes, users can not only managed ebook transference from iPhone 5 to computer, but also transfer other data files like movies from iPhone 5 to computer. However, users can neither get access to the transferred ebooks nor edit the transferred ebooks. Therefore, this method is favored by users who merely want to transfer iPhone 5 ebooks to computer for backup.
Get iTunes
Download and launch the latest version of iTunes to make sure iOS 6 devices like iPhone 5 is fully supported. Then connect iPhone 5 with computer.
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Start backing up process
Open iTunes and choose the device name under Device tab. Right click the mouse and then choose “Back up” option in the drop-down menu to start the whole process.
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Find the backup
Click “Edit” button and choose “Preference” option in the drop-down menu to enter into Device Preference panel. Then click “Device” icon to show the backup in Device backups box.
Method Two: Transfer with Leawo iTransfer
Designed as a professional iPhone 5 transfer, Leawo iTransfer aims to provide users easy access to manage data transference between iPhone 5 and computer. In fact, users can not only transfer EPUB ebooks or PDF ebooks from iPhone 5 to computer, but also choose the output location of the transferred ebooks. Therefore, Leawo iTransfer not only helps users to transfer ebooks of all formats from iPhone 5 to computer but also access to and edit the transferred ebooks. However, Leawo iTransfer only works when users have installed iTunes beforehand.
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Download Leawo iTransfer
Download and launch the latest Leawo iTransfer and iTunes to make sure newly-released devices like iPhone 5 are supported. Then connect iPhone 5 with computer via USB cable.
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Choose ebooks on iPhone 5
Open Leawo iTransfer and then click “Books” tab to list all EPUB ebooks on iPhone 5. Then right click the mouse and choose “My Computer” in the drop-down menu of “Transfer to“.
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Start the transference
After all those steps, set the location of output file with “Save to folder” bar and click “Transfer Now” to start transferring ebooks from iPhone 5 to computer.
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iTransfer
An iTunes assistant to transfer data among iDevices, iTunes and PC.
$19.95
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