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How to delete books from your iPad's Books or Kindle app, and free up space on your device

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Deleting books off of your iPad can help save space on the device. Apple
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When it comes to reading, you have a lot of options on your iPad, though the most common ones are Apple's Books app and Amazon's Kindle app. 

Once you're done reading a title, you can keep it on your iPad in case you want to read it again later, or delete it to recover storage space. 

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How to delete books from the iPad's Books app

1. Start the Books app.

2. Tap "Library" in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. 

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The Library is where you find all the books stored on your iPad.  Devon Delfino/Business Insider

3. Find the book you want to delete from your iPad

  • If you see a single cover, tap the three dots below it. 
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Tap the three dots to open a menu which includes the option to delete the book from the iPad.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider
  • If the book is part of a series (you see a stack of books rather than a single cover), tap the cover to open the series and then tap the three dots.
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For a book series, you need to tap the book cover, then tap the three-dot menu.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

4. In the pop-up menu, tap "Remove…"

5. Confirm you want to delete it by tapping "Remove Download."

How to delete books from the iPad's Kindle app

1. Start the Kindle app.

2. Tap "Library" in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. To see only the books stored on your iPad, tap "Downloaded" at the top of the screen. 

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The Kindle app lets you filter your book library by showing only the titles stored on your iPad, or all the books you own.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

3. Find the book you want to delete from your iPad, then tap and hold the cover. 

4. In the pop-up menu, tap "Remove from Device."

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Tap and told a book to see the menu, then choose to remove it from the iPad.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

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Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.