List of iPad Book Format
ePub - ePub is the main file format for iPad books downloaded from Apple's iBooks Store. It's the most popular ebook format along with PDF, though books purchased from the iBooks Store include DRM to prevent unauthorized copying and sharing. The books themselves are in the ePub format - with the extra layer of copy protection. You can also convert ebooks into the open ePub format and then sync them via iTunes to your iPad.
PDF - PDF is the reigning downloading document format on the website, so you're likely to find ebooks in this format. The iPad lets you convert PDF to iPad compatible format and read them on iPad via third-party apps.
iBooks - The books purchased through the iBooks Store are actually in ePub format, but include DRM to prevent unauthorized sharing or copying. In iBookstore, you can download the latest best-selling books or your favorite classics - day or night. Browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and bookmark or add notes to your favorite passages.
Kindle - Amazon's Kindle isn't just an ereader that competes with the iPad, it's also an ebook format. Though you can't read Kindle books through the iBooks apps, you can read them on the iPad using Amazon's Kindle app.
Now you have a clear mind of iPad eBook formats. Just feel free to download and enjoy books on iPad wherever you go!
So there you have it. At Black Bed Sheet Books you can purchase ANY of my books in ANY of the formats listed above WITHOUT DRM protection. Bottom line is that DRM protection doesn't matter anyway. An idiot could take the file if they wanted to even with the DRM protection. Having it DRM protected doesn't make it less illegal. DUH!
Any ebook of mine will be exclusively sold through Black Bed Sheet Books and maybe through Lightning Source since that's who my publisher uses to distribute (my non-returnable according to "industry standard" print books.) Where you WON'T see my ebooks for sale. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, the Apple Store or Smashwords. At least not unless the folks want to work a separate deal with my publisher that excludes my work from their "lending/stealing from the author" library or their e-book return policy?
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