iTunes 9.1 Now Accepts Books in ePub Format
Apple today released iTunes 9.1, which is ready for the iPad due out later this week. One new feature is the “Books” library, which, instead of just holding audiobooks as before, now handles ebooks as well. iTunes – and the iPad – can read the ePub format, which is an open format that can have DRM (as will books sold by Apple, presumably) or not.
One way to get books in ePub format is from Gutenberg.org. For example, I downloaded a copy of Henry James’ The Aspern Papers, and tried to see what would happen if I added it to iTunes. Dragging it on iTunes’ icon did indeed add it, and here’s what iTunes looks like now:
As you can see, there is a section for books, above, and for audiobooks below.
So, I await my iPad to try out its ebook reader features, and hope, as well, that the iPhone and iPod touch will get an ebook reader that syncs with iTunes.
Posted: 3/30/2010 by kirk | Filed under: iPad, iPod & iTunes | Tags: ebooks, iTunes | 6 Comments »
Can I play e-books on ITunes?
No, at least not yet.
It’s a bad news! I think that a MacBook is better than an IPad for read a book!!!
Is it possible to read the books now? I updated iTunes to 9.1 and have imported book in ePub but it’s impossible to open it. I read though, that it’ll be possible on april 3, but nothing changed.. any idea? Could be a problem my region (europe)?
No, you can’t read the books in iTunes.
Use the free “Books” application available at the app store,