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Q: ibooks Author for non Apple devices?

I'm making an e-book to be downloaded from website. I have two questions.

 

1) Can I use iBooks Author to make an e-book that people without an iPad, iPhone or other Apple product will still be able to download and read?

2) Does the iBook have to be downloaded from the iTunes store or can it be downloaded directly from my website?

 

Thank you,

 

Pasquale

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), Also have an iPad2

Posted on Aug 25, 2015 12:15 PM

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  • by Tom Gewecke,Solvedanswer

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Aug 26, 2015 3:18 AM in response to pasqualerose2
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    Aug 26, 2015 3:18 AM in response to pasqualerose2

    The normal .ibooks format produced by iBA can only be read on an Apple device.  The latest version also  provides 2 templates for .epub format, which can normally be read on all platforms.  All versions let you export to pdf which can be read on all platforms.

     

    If you create .ibooks format and sell your work, you must distribute via the iBookstore.  For other formats and free .ibooks format, you can distribute any way you want.

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    pasqualerose2 pasqualerose2 Aug 26, 2015 7:11 AM in response to Tom Gewecke
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    Aug 26, 2015 7:11 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

    Perfect! Thanks Tom!

     

    Pat