Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Books search”
end tell
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Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Open Book Store
Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.
Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
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Log this location
Gets your current location and logs the date, latitude, and longitude into the same note in Notes over time.
Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
Set the thermostat to Home
Tells your Ecobee to activate the Home comfort setting for your everyday temperature range.
Open Audiobook Store
Opens the Books app to the Audiobook Store section where you can find and buy new audiobooks.
Open Email Account preferences
Opens the “Accounts” section in iOS settings or Internet Accounts on macOS.
Capture ChatGPT response
Asks you to enter a prompt for ChatGPT-4, then saves the prompt, response, and date into a new note in Bear.
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