Why cant I view my book that I purchased through iTunes on my computer?

All ibook's should say on their description page in the store that they can only be read in the iBooks app on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, so far Apple haven'e made a Mac reader for them. If it's a free ibook or from one or two particular publishers (e.g. o'Reilly) then you might be able to read it via Calibre, but the majority of ibooks have DRM on them which limit them to the iBooks app

King_Penguin wrote:

All ibook's should say on their description page in the store that they can only be read in the iBooks app on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, so far Apple haven'e made a Mac reader for them. If it's a free ibook or from one or two particular publishers (e.g. o'Reilly) then you might be able to read it via Calibre, but the majority of ibooks have DRM on them which limit them to the iBooks app

So, there are no third party readers in Mac OS X and Windows to read them from iTunes? 😟 I don't even own an iOS device. I just redeemed Action Comics' Superman #1 from Starbucks and iTunes.

"So, there are no third party readers in Mac OS X and Windows to read them from iTunes?"

Correct.

roaminggnome wrote:

"So, there are no third party readers in Mac OS X and Windows to read them from iTunes?"

Correct.

Dang. I am glad I didn't pay for one. Oh well. I assume this is the same for exported/copied .epub file from iTunes. 😟

If you wish to read books on your Mac, get the Kindle app for Mac, and purchase e-books at the Kindle online Store.

Currently most ibooks can't be read on a computer, but with OS X Mavericks in the Autumn you should be able to read them on a Mac : http://www.apple.com/osx/preview/#ibooks

If they are DRM-free then you might already be able to read them on a computer.

What about Windows?

Only if it's digital-rights free e.g. free ibooks and those from publishers such as O'Reilly you might be able to read on a PC, but the majority you can only read in the iBooks apps on iOS devices and Mac's with Mavericks on them.