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Apple unveils the top books of 2023 and a new Year in Review experience (www.apple.com)
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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

I assume it doesnt track books you upload to the app manually?

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've read 56 books in the app this year, all manually uploaded with full metadata. I can even confirm most of the books I have read show up in the Book store as well because I am annoyingly suggested to buy them whenever I try to find them in 'search' (annoying feature)

    The review doesn't show up in my app but someone below thinks their uploaded titles have been tracked. Who knows what the rhyme or reason is.

    In my experience Apple Music Replay is terrible so my expectations are measured anyway but I would like to be able to use this service if it were possible.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Depending on what kind of router/network setup you have, you might be able to block books.apple.com and you'll never see another ad or 'suggestion' in the Books app again (usually it's considered a parental control feature). To disable the ads when you're off WiFi, go into the settings app and disable the Books app's ability to use cellular data.

    That is what I'm doing and it works great for now, but I'm in the process of exploring third party Book readers. The AppStore is such a garbage filled wasteland though that I'm not hopeful.

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