Distributing a Book Purchased in Volume

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0

Solution
Application
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
version
11.16.0
ft:locale
en-US
vrm_version
11.16.0
Requirements

Devices must have users assigned to them before distributing eBooks to the devices. For more information, see User Assignments.

  1. Send an invitation to the devices you want to receive eBooks.
  2. Accept the invitation on the devices you sent the invitation to.
    Note:

    If the devices have Managed Apple Accounts and have Automatically register with volume purchasing if users have Managed Apple Accounts checked in the invite, no acceptance is required.

  3. Create a volume assignment for the eBook scoped to the same users who were invited in step 1. For more information, see Volume Assignments for Users.
  4. In Jamf Pro, click Computers , Devices , or Users in the sidebar.
  5. Click eBooks in the sidebar.
  6. Click New.
  7. Select eBook available in the iBooks Store and click Next.
  8. Do one of the following:
    • Click the Automatically Populate Purchased Content checkbox.
    • To add the book by browsing the Book Store, enter the name of the book, choose a Book Store country and click Next. Then click Add for the book you want to add.

    • To add the book by uploading a VPP code spreadsheet, click Choose File and upload the Excel spreadsheet (.xls) that contains VPP codes for the book.

    • To add the book by manually entering information about it, click Enter Manually.

    Note:

    iBooks files (.ibooks) may need to be added manually.

  9. Use the General pane to configure settings for the book, including the display name and distribution method.

    You can disable a book by deselecting the Enable checkbox.

    This stops the book's subsequent installations and prevents it from displaying in Self Service. You cannot edit book details if it is disabled.

  10. Click the Scope tab and configure the scope of the book.
    For more information, see Scope.
    Note:

    When deploying books purchased in volume, the scope target must consist of the user or users that have been invited to receive eBooks in step 1 and those users must have accepted the invitation before they will receive it.

    Removing a user from the scope of a book purchased in volume will not remove the book from the user's device, nor will it return the purchased license. Once a user has been scoped a license for a book, they retain that license forever.

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  11. (Optional) Click the Self Service tab and configure the way the book is displayed in Self Service.

    You can customize the text displayed in the description for the app in Self Service by using Markdown in the Description field. For information about Markdown, see the Using Markdown to Format Text article.

  12. Click Save .

For books set to the “Install Automatically” distribution method, books are installed the next time mobile devices in the scope check in with Jamf Pro. Users can view installed books with the Books app.

For books set to the ”Make Available in Self Service” distribution method and books that cannot be installed automatically, books are available in Self Service for users to install the next time Self Service is launched.