alexalex Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 iBooks can now open ePub files on web pages and in email messages ...desktop iTunes is to this day needed in order to load your device with movies, TV shows, music and other personal media collections residing on your computer. In the case of the iBooks app which supports industry-standard ePub file format, the only way to transfer ePub-formatted e-books to the iBooks app was through ? you guessed right ? desktop iTunes and its file sharing option. Not anymore, though. ... Looks like Apple is no longer afraid that we might be reading pirated e-books on iOS gadgets as iBooks can now open ePub files directly. This includes accessing ePub files on web pages in Safari and opening ePub email attachments. As a result, you can browse ePub collections on the Internet plus buy, download and import ePub releases straight into iBooks, bypassing a computer entirely. Purchased ePubs will be transferred to your desktop the next time you sync with iTunes. .. You can now transfer EPUB files into iBooks far more easily than before, when the only way was to drop them into iTunes and do a USB sync. For individual users, that means you can send yourself an EPUB via email and transfer the attachment to iBooks, and you can also copy EPUB files into Dropbox and use the iOS Dropbox app to send them to iBooks. http://www.9to5mac.com/60227/ibooks-can-now-open-epub-files-on-web-pages-and-in-email-messages/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamawesomewicked Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 You mean, there's easier than... File> Add file to iTunes library> name of book.epub> open > Sync to iPad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 ^^ Yup, just drag and drop epub or pdf to ibooks in itunes :p less clicks But I do see the OPs point, YOu can't sync an mp3 from an email ( as an example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Patriot Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I fail to see how the idea of using iTunes to sync content is somehow supposed to prevent piracy. Nothing in iTunes prevents you from importing pirated videos or music (or books, for that matter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexalex Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 You mean, there's easier than... File> Add file to iTunes library> name of book.epub> open > Sync to iPad? It's easier because you don't need iTunes when you want to add an epub book and you are away from your PC. Just load from email or download directly from the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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