Download purchased and updated books or audiobooks in Books on Mac
If you purchased books or audiobooks from the Book Store or Audiobook Store on other devices, you can download and see those purchases on your Mac. You can also download books and audiobooks purchased by family members (if you use Family Sharing) and get updates.
Download books you purchased on other devices
You must be signed in to the Book Store or Audiobook Store with the same Apple ID you used to buy or download the books.
In the Books app
on your Mac, click Books in the sidebar.Choose View > Show iCloud Books.
If you see Hide iCloud Books, the books are already displayed.
Double-click a book that has an iCloud status icon
to download and open it.
Tip: You can have books you purchase on other devices download automatically to your Mac. In the Books app on your Mac, choose Books > Preferences, click Store, then select “Download new purchases automatically.”
Download audiobooks you purchased on other devices
You must be signed in to the Book Store or Audiobook Store with the same Apple ID you used to buy or download the books.
In the Books app
on your Mac, click Featured (below Audiobook Store) in the sidebar.On the right below Quick Links, click Purchased.
Click
to download and open an audiobook.
Download books and audiobooks purchased by family members
You must be signed in to the Book Store or Audiobook Store with the same Apple ID you use for Family Sharing.
In the Books app
on your Mac, click Featured (below Book Store or Audiobook Store) in the sidebar.On the right below Quick Links, click Purchased.
Next to Purchased, click your name, then choose another family member.
Click the iCloud status icon
for a book or audiobook you want to add to your library.You might be asked to enter your Apple ID.
Download book or audiobook updates
In the Books app
on your Mac, click the Download from iCloud button 
next to All Books in the sidebar.The Download from iCloud button shows available updates and recently downloaded books and audiobooks.
Choose specific books and audiobooks to update or click Update All.
Download audiobooks purchased on audible.com
Audible is a third-party website that sells audiobooks and other spoken programs.
You can download items that you purchase from Audible to Books, and listen to them on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Before you can listen to an audiobook from the Audible website, your computer needs to be authorized on audible.com.
Sign in to audible.com.
Find the audiobook you want to add to your library in Books, then click Download.
The audiobook is downloaded to your Downloads folder.
Open the Downloads folder, locate the audiobook, then do any of the following:
Click the audiobook.
Drag the audiobook to the Books app window.
In the Books app
, choose File > Add to Library, go to the Downloads folder, select the audiobook, then click Add.
Downloaded audiobooks appear in Audiobooks in your library in Books.
Change your settings for downloads and purchases
On your Mac, choose Apple Menu
Click Media & Purchases (in the sidebar).
Choose your options.
If you use iCloud for Books, any books and PDFs that you import on another device automatically appear on your Mac.
Hidden books and audiobooks don’t appear and can’t be downloaded.