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Share book or audiobook information in Books on Mac
Share information about a book or audiobook with others, share your favorite quotes with friends, or share your notes with classmates.
Share book or audiobook information
In the Books app
on your Mac, click All (or another collection) in the sidebar, then click a book or audiobook.
Click
, then choose Mail, Messages, or another app or service.
View shared book or audiobook information
When someone shares book or audiobook information with you using the Messages app , you can find it in Shared with You in the Books sidebar. (Books must be selected in Shared with You settings in Messages.)
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In the Books app
on your Mac, click Reading Now in the sidebar, then scroll down to Shared with You. See Keep track of shared content in Messages.
To learn how to share content purchased in the Book Store or Audiobook Store with family members, see Set up Family Sharing and Download purchased and updated books or audiobooks.
Share book quotes
In the Books app
on your Mac, click Books (or another collection) in the sidebar, then double-click a book.
On a page, select the text that you want to quote.
A quote can include up to 200 words. Sharing is available only in the United States.
Control-click the text, choose Share, then choose Mail, Messages, Notes, or another app or service.
Share book notes
In the Books app
on your Mac, click Books (or another collection) in the sidebar.
Double-click a book that contains notes.
Move the pointer to the top of the book, then click the Notes and Highlights button
in the toolbar.
In the Notes panel, Control-click a note, choose Share, then choose Mail, Messages, or Notes.
To learn how to use Family Sharing to share content purchased in the Book Store or Audiobook Store, see Download purchased and updated books or audiobooks.