Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Actions
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Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Open Book Store
Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.
Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
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.
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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Switch on or off Notes’ ability to sort your completed to-dos automatically or not.
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Play my radio station
Plays the personalized radio station curated for you by Apple Music.
Manage my Comixology account
Opens the Amazon website to the Comixology account management page, where find links to your library or the Kindle app and connect your Amazon or Comixology accounts as needed.
Search Apple Support
Asks you to enter your query, then encodes the text and opens the URL on Apple’s website to the search results.
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