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.

If you like trashy autobiographies from b-tier musicians I guess it’s a W lol. I was flabbergasted when I saw the ad because presumably kids use the books app too. Hopefully they’re not showing the same ads to everyone.

That’s what I do. I think Apple got wise to it though, so they started putting ads directly on the main screen of the app now. Seriously, I open the books app one day and have a topless Britney Spears staring at me. A pretty jarring experience, had to block books.apple.com on my network to get rid of the ads.

I hate it now that they started putting ads on the main screen. I wake up one day, decide to open the books app to get some reading in, and they made the continue reading section tiny and now I have a topless Britney Spears staring at me. Immediately went on my pihole and blocked books.apple.com

This gave me a chuckle because I started blocking books.apple.com on my network because they added two giant rows of ads to the main screen.

Seriously, I open the books app one day and they made the continue reading section smaller and I have a half naked Britney Spears staring at me lol.

(On a related note, if anyone has a suggestion for a third party book app, please let me know. I don’t mind paying for it once, but no in app purchases or ads obviously.)