How to export epub documents from ibooks

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How to export epub documents from ibooks

I have loaded books in epub format to my ipad and can read them in the ibooks app. This is nice, but I would also like to see them on my PC (Windows or Linux) or my Kindle. This doesn't seem to be possible.

ibooks does allow exporting or mailing PDFs, and using itunes I can also copy epub books to my PC that I have acquired from the itunes store, but epub books I acquired in a different way seem to be locked in my ipad forever.

Does anybody know if there is a way to get them out of the ibooks prison? And why is Apple so selective and doesn't just allow me to do what I want with my device?

I am running iOS 7.

iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 5

Posted on Jan 27, 2014 9:29 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 17, 2017 4:04 AM in response to Mads1376

iBooks purchased from the Apple iBook Store are DRM locked to iBooks. ePubs that you obtain from other sources may or may not be DRM locked to whatever app-specific store you purchased them from.

The iBook format is a modified ePub format specific to Apple’s system.

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Answer 2

King_Penguin

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Jan 28, 2014 2:12 AM in response to berndbausch

You should be able to copy them over to your computer's iTunes library by connecting your iPad to it and doing File > Devices > Transfer Purchases, which should copy them over to the Books part of your library - the Transfer Purchases should copy epubs and PDFs that are in the iBooks app, not just actual ibooks.

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