# Book Deployment

> Deploy and manage books on iOS Devices with Applivery — distribute individually or via Policies for managed Devices.

Source: https://docs.applivery.com/en/device-management/apple/ios-ipados/policies/book-deployment/  •  Last updated: 2026-03-25

**Key topics:** Device Management, Content Management, Policy Management, Applivery, iOS, Books

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**TL;DR:** Deploy books to iOS devices individually or via policies using the Applivery dashboard.

:::warning
Books (`.epub`, `.pdf`) are managed differently based on the Device they are deployed on. On iPhone and iPad, books must be deployed through the Device channel, meaning they will be available throughout the entire device for all users. **Please note that books cannot be assigned to macOS Devices**.
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## Deploying books to a single device

Through the [**Applivery Dashboard**](https://dashboard.applivery.io/), navigate to any of your **Devices** 1. Then go to the **Books** 2 tab and click the **\+ Assign Book** 3 button. You can either select an existing book from the list of resources or upload a new one by clicking the **Upload new resource** 4 button. Choose the resource that you want from the dropdown list and then click **Add** 5.

![add book](https://docs.applivery.com/int/_r2/media/09ac0a4e-3ad8-478f-9f15-3474973eec71/2d3c3076-faa1-4d70-b79d-494b18299c15.png)

The book will be automatically deployed to your Device.

To **remove books** from the Device, simply click the **three dots** at the end of each book and choose **Unassign**.

![unassign book](https://docs.applivery.com/int/_r2/media/09ac0a4e-3ad8-478f-9f15-3474973eec71/326a8fd2-8a7e-4916-8b69-82a2ee994fc9.png)

## Deploying books to multiple Devices at once using Policies

You can also manage Books, deploy them to multiple Devices, and maintain them synced by using **Policies**. Go to any of your **Policies** 6. From the left side menu, navigate to **Books** 7. Then click the **\+ Add book** 8 button.

![add book Policies](https://docs.applivery.com/int/_r2/media/09ac0a4e-3ad8-478f-9f15-3474973eec71/dab2ab09-7ac6-4b24-ab2f-f8bcecbac806.png)

As mentioned before, you can either select an existing book from the list of resources or upload a new one by clicking the **Upload new resource** 4 button. Select a `.pdf` or `.epub` file from your files.

## Managing your Books

You can see, manage, and download the entire list of books that you have uploaded by going to the **Resources** 9 section and selecting **Books** 10 from the left-hand menu.

![resources books](https://docs.applivery.com/int/_r2/media/09ac0a4e-3ad8-478f-9f15-3474973eec71/859dcba8-a200-4541-ba8e-20e2a8d73f15.png)