Jamf Pro allows you to distribute books that are available in the Book Store to computers, mobile devices, and users. Jamf Pro provides two distribution methods for Book Store books:
Install the book automatically/prompt users to install the book (iOS only)
Make the book available in Self Service.
After a book is installed, users can view it using the Books app.
Books available in the Book Store cannot be distributed to personally owned mobile devices.
When you distribute a book available in the Book Store, you add it to Jamf Pro and configure settings for the book. Then, you specify the computers, mobile devices, and users that should receive it (called “scope”).
Removing a target from the scope of a book does not revoke the book license from the user it was assigned to and does not remove the book from any device it was installed on.
Books are enabled by default when added to Jamf Pro. This means you can edit the book details and assign licenses, and the book will be displayed in Self Service or installed on computers and mobile devices based on the selected distribution method.
A book will be automatically disabled in Jamf Pro if it is a managed distribution item that has been removed from the Book Store. You will not be able to assign licenses, and the installation commands will not be sent. The book will not be displayed in Self Service. An automatically disabled managed distribution item will not be removed from computers or mobile devices that already have this item installed.
For more information on purchasing books in volume, see the following Apple documentation: