Adding Jacaranda Textbooks to your iPad

If you have purchase a new or used Jacaranda textbook that comes with a code for a digital textbook this guide will help step you adding the textbook to your iPad. It is recommended that you download the textbooks on your home internet connection as the internet connection at John Curtin can be very slow during the school day.

In order to add a Jacaranda textbook to your iPad you will need to do the following.

Create a JacPLUS account
Add the textbook to your bookshelf
Download the JacarandaPLUS Bookshelf application to your iPad
Login to your JacPLUS account on your iPad
Download the textbook to your iPad

Create a JacPLUS account

If you already have an account you can skip this step.

On a web browser go to the site www.jacplus.com.au

Located on the right hand side of the page is the create account button.

Click on the "create account" button
A new form page will load. Fill in the form with your details.
Click the create account button at the bottom of the form

You have now created a new account. Your username is the email address you used to fill in the form.

Add the textbook to your bookshelf

Open the physical textbook to the front cover and you will find an eBook plus code.
You should have an alpha numeric code. On a web browser go to the site www.jacplus.com.au
Sign in using your JacPLUS account
Click the "add a new title" button.
Enter your code in the window that pops up.
Click Add.
Read the licencing terms and click on "I accept"

You have now added a digital copy of your textbook to your JacPLUS account.

Download the JacarandaPLUS Bookshelf application to your iPad

In order to follow these steps you will need to have a registered Apple ID. For information on how to setup an Apple ID click here.

Follow these steps on your iPad

Tap on the App Store app
Type "Jacaranda" in the search bar at the top right hand corner
TheJacarandaPLUS Bookshelf will be the top result
Tap the blue "get" button beside this app
Tap the green "install" button beside this app
If asked, enter your Apple ID password

The application will now download and install

Tap on the j+ Bookshelf app
Enter the email address and password you used to create your JacPLUS account
Tap the login button

You will then see a bookshelf with your Jacaranda textbooks that you have added to your account.

Download the textbook to your iPad

Follow these step in the j+ Bookshelf application on your iPad

Tap on the textbook you wish to download
Tap the download button
Your textbook will now start downloading

Note: Some textbooks from Jacaranda are online only versions. In which case you will need to follow some extra steps to save the eBook to your iPad for offline use.

If your textbook is online only follow these steps.

Tap on the textbook you wish to download
If it is an online only version a message will pop up saying you need to open it in Safari. Tap OK
You will be transferred to the Safari app
Tap on the blue "download PDF eBook" button on the right hand side.
This will open a new safari window. It may take a few moments for your PDF to load.
Once loaded tap on any section of the textbook
A bar will appear at the top of the screen
tap "Open in iBooks
The eBook will now save to Apple's iBooks and can be accessed from the iBook app on your iPad for offline reading

Important: In order to download the textbook your iPad will need to remain on and at the download screen. If you turn off your iPad or change applications the download will pause. Depending on your internet speed and textbook size your download could take up to 30 minutes.

If you would like to walk away and leave your iPad while it downloads the textbook follow the steps here to turn off your AutoLock and prevent the iPad from going to sleep.

Press the home button on the iPad
Tap on the settings app
Tap on the General button on the left hand side
Tap AutoLock on the right hand side
Tap on the Never option