Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Actions
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Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20Books
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20Books
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search Books”
end tell
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