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How can I read my iBooks on my iMac?

How do I read my iBooks on my iMac? I can see them in iTunes, but I don't know how to open them. I want to read them on my giant 27" iMac screen, instead of my iPad. Please help!

iMac 27-inch 2.8GHz Quad Core, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Sep 11, 2010 5:24 PM

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jaxjason

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Posted on Sep 11, 2010 6:15 PM

If you can find the original file (does itunes give you the Show original or Show in finder? I'm not sure).

I beleive they are just epub files and you would need a program (google for them, theres a few out there) that can read them on the mac.

Jason

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yosimon

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Feb 23, 2012 9:02 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Indeed, I agree with you and actually used the feedback link you provided so thank you for doing so.

May 31, 2012 7:48 AM in response to yosimon

Absolutely true I too have I pad and IMac to my surprise I books do not open on I mac......how do they sell these products...

May 31, 2012 9:45 AM in response to Chalradhar

Chalradhar wrote:

Absolutely true I too have I pad and IMac to my surprise I books do not open on I mac......how do they sell these products...

Apple products seem to sell rather well despite this amazinly horrible omission. Go figure....

Mathale

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Jul 28, 2012 7:15 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Meg and other iMac users:

I definately understand your frustration. However, there is a a low efforct and cost effective solution. Please refer to the following website for a solution:

http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/

I believe the download is free. Now, once you've downloaded it go back to iTunes. Right click on the book name and select "Open in Finder". Next you will open the problem using adobe digital edition.

If anyone has any other suggestions, by all means, please let me know. I've been trying to find alternatives.

The DRM security others have written about are also applicable at my college. For instance, I can "borrow" library books for a certain period of time and this program is the only one authorized to read such secure content.

Best of luck everyone.

Jul 28, 2012 7:21 PM in response to Mathale

Um, I'm not frustrated. I primarily use the Kindle app and books purchased from Amazon, as I explained a couple of times in this thread.

iBooks are also not readable in Adobe Digital Editions. The DRM prevents that. They can only be read in iBooks on an iOS device.

Mathale

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Jul 28, 2012 11:34 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Meg

Sorry about the confusion on my part. I assumed frustration. The adobe digital editions statement I made, however, is correct. I can read all my iTunes books through that program on my iMac.

OS version: OS X 10.8

Adobe Digital Editions version: 1.7.2.1131

Felix

Jul 29, 2012 8:27 AM in response to Mathale

Books purchased through iBooks cannot be read with Adobe Editions. Even Adobe says this. Other books that are readible with iBooks but without Apple's DRM can be.

Then of course, there's the problem that Adobe Editions doesn't seem to be compatible with Mountain Lion.

How can I read my iBooks on my iMac?