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OS X version of IBooks

I read in another posting that one of the iPad users was able to download an iBooks
application to his computer but not to his iPad.

Has Apple released a version of iBooks that will let you read iBooks stored in iTunes
on a MacBook Pro or any host OS X computer where your iBooks stored?

This will be great because i was surprised that Apple's iBooks cannot be read
under OS X.

 24" iMac, 13" MB Pro and 32 GB iPad , Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 6, 2011 10:05 AM

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Mar 6, 2011 10:33 AM in response to aRKay

It is up to the publisher about whether or not to include DRM for this. My publisher, O'Reilly, doesn't do it, and in fact was slow coming to ibooks because initially apple did require it. I mostly read gutenberg books on the ipad and there's no problem at all about moving those around to different apps/applications.

EDIT You should suggest to apple that you want this. If enough people ask, they may do something.

Mar 6, 2011 10:42 AM in response to aRKay

"I read in another posting that one of the iPad users was able to download an iBooks
application to his computer but not to his iPad."

you misunderstod what people was talking about was downloading apps for the ipad from inside itunes as in you click iTunes store and apps and buy or dl stuff from there

Jul 27, 2011 5:27 AM in response to aRKay

Welcome to the world of DRM (i.e. Digital Restriction Management). DRM is defective by design! All products that use or enforce DRM (e.g. applications such as iTunes - excluding music, computers, the Kindle, the Nook, an iPad or iPhone, etc.) will restrict/limit how you use the information and applications you buy.



See: http://www.eff.org/issues/drm and http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management .


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