Question by Roman: How to put and read ebooks on the iPad?
I’ve been dying to get this ebook on my iPad and can’t find anything that can copy the ebook from my pc to my iPad. I used air sharing, it was successfully downloaded to my iPad, but I could open it and read it. Is there any app out there that can transfer and open my ebook from my computer to my iPad?
Best answer:
Answer by raptroes
Please be more specific with your question, but based on what you said I can guess what your situation is.
From what it seems, is that you either have a PDF, DOC, or a basic text file for an E-Book.
The file type Apple uses for their iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad (iOS 4) for their iBook application is ePub.
Example:
“A Clear And Present Danger.epub”
You should probably try to find a converter, I suggest getting Stanza (a computer program) for the PC (or Mac, if they have it). It’s free and can read or convert text files.
Example:
Convert: “A Clear And Present Danger.pdf” to “A Clear And Present Danger.epub” ;
From there you should be able to just drag and drop the file into the Books section of iTunes, and then sync your Apple device.
P.S. You DON’T need to convert a PDF, iBooks can read it; just know that it’s not the same as having the file in an ePub format.
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I’m guessing the ebook you want to read on your iPad is in a different format than .epub (like a .lit for example). If so, try Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/). It converts from many different formats to other formats.
One drawback, though, is if the ebook is encrypted, Calibre will not be able to convert it. If this is the case, you can either search for a program to bypass the encryption or buy a new copy that you can read on your iPad (either from iBooks or other ebook readers for the iPad, such as Kindle).