Shopping for Music, Movies, TV Shows, and Audiobooks

Shopping online on the iTunes Store is like getting lost in a huge shopping mall. With so many options available, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices. To help you navigate your way around iTunes, iTunes lets you choose separate Music, Movies, TV Show, and Audiobook categories. Within each category, you can further choose to view the latest featured products or the top sellers. For even more help locating what you want, you can choose different genres.

To see how you can browse and shop at the iTunes Store, follow these steps:

  1. From the Home screen, tap iTunes. The iTunes screen appears.

  2. Tap Music at the bottom of the iTunes screen. The iTunes screen displays different available songs.

  3. Tap the Featured tab at the top of the iTunes screen, as shown in Figure 22-1.

  4. Tap Movies at the bottom of the iTunes screen to see some of the currently available movies you can rent or buy.

  5. Tap TV Shows at the bottom of the iTunes screen to see some of the currently available TV show episodes you can buy.

  6. Tap Audiobooks at the bottom of the iTunes screen to see some of the currently available audiobooks you can buy.

  7. Tap the Top Charts tab at the top of the iTunes screen. The iTunes screen lists the top sellers in your chosen category (music, movies, TV shows, or audiobooks), as shown in Figure 22-2.

    The iTunes screen displays an ever-changing list of available songs.

    Figure 22-1. The iTunes screen displays an ever-changing list of available songs.

    The Top Charts tab shows the best-sellers for each category.

    Figure 22-2. The Top Charts tab shows the best-sellers for each category.

  8. Tap Music, Movies, or TV Shows at the bottom of the iTunes screen.

  9. Tap the Genius tab at the top of the iTunes screen. Apple's Genius examines the music, movies, or TV shows currently stored on your iPad and tries to suggest similar items that you might also enjoy, as shown in Figure 22-3.

    The Genius screen offers suggestions based on the current items stored on your iPad.

    Figure 22-3. The Genius screen offers suggestions based on the current items stored on your iPad.

  10. Tap Genre in the upper-left corner of the screen. A menu appears, as shown in Figure 22-4.

  11. Tap the Search field in the upper-right corner of the iTunes screen. A virtual keyboard appears.

  12. Type the name of an artist. As you type, a list of possible options appears, as shown in Figure 22-5.

  13. Tap a suggested option, or finish typing and tap the Search key on the virtual keyboard. The iTunes Store displays products that match your search criteria.

    The Genre button lets you look for items within a certain genre.

    Figure 22-4. The Genre button lets you look for items within a certain genre.

    As you type, iTunes tries to guess what you want to find.

    Figure 22-5. As you type, iTunes tries to guess what you want to find.

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