Can I share purchased books from iBooks with separate iTunes accounts?

Can I share purchased books from ibooks with separate iTunes accounts?

While that's an understandable desire, the publishers don't want you buying a book and sharing it with multiple individuals who others would buy it. The inability to "share" a book or pass it on to a friend or relative when you're done is one of the drawbacks of ebooks vs traditional print ... And consider that when you pass on a real book to your wife, presumably you're not reading it at the same time. :-)
Some other ebooks do allow limited (time-constrained) sharing of books - Barnes & Noble, for one, I believe - and they have an app for the iPad that would allow you to read books on it.

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    will not download purchased book from iBooks???

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  • I need to set up 9 IPhones and 4 IPads to be used as data collection devices. How can I do that without setting up 13 separate ITunes accounts?

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  • HT5557 Can I share a book that is in my iTunes library with a Kindle?

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  • Can I delete purchase history from ibooks?

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