Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20book%20samples
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20book%20samples
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my book samples”
end tell
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Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
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 my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
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.
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Records normal-quality audio—starting and stopping on tap—then adds to a folder; if no folder exists, creates one.
Open the alarms
Uses the Open Tab action to access the Alarms section of the Clock app.
Open Twitter
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