Can I display my iBook on multiple iPads without publishing?

This is a bit of a rushed query and I'm sure I could find the answer elsewhere if I had the time to look, so I appologise if this is an obvious one...

Essentially, I have a client who wants an iBook to support a presentation she's giving. I'm to create a document that will then be installed on several ipads to be handed round. Before I commit to do it, I'd like to know if once I've created the iBook, whether I can then install it on multiple devices without having to publish it or submit it to Apple, or any other such nonsense?

Cheers

Andy