Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Go back a page
Goes back one page in the currently-open book in the Books app.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Go%20back%20a%20page
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Go%20back%20a%20page
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Go back a page”
end tell
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Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
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Opens the deep link to Clear History and Website Data on iOS.
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