Search Books

Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.

Scripting Actions

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

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

Membership

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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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Open Book Store

Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.

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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.

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Turns to the next page in the Books app for a currently-open book.

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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.

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Show what I’m reading now

Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).

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Open Journal settings

Opens the deep link into Settings > Journal where you can adjust features like Journaling Suggestions, whether to lock your journal, and your journaling schedule

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