PDF to Image for Viewing in ePub

So I'm on round two of creating an ePub for iBook. The first round was text only...easy.
Now they want corresponding PDFs to be inserted into the ePub. My thinking is the PDF would act like an image. I need the PDF to be intact (tables, images, etc.) I don't want it converted to text. I have converted the PDFs to .jpg and .png images with the thought of double tapping the image and then being able to pinch to zoom. My images (originally PDFs) are blurry. I'm using a MacBook Pro, Pages, Share | Export | ePub.
Suggestions for having clear images (originaly PDFs) are appreciated. Thanks!

Hi,
Poster image if chosen in InDesign for audio does not show up in EPUB. This is a bug in HTML/EPUB export and we are aware of this.
Regards,
Pooja

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Hi,
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Hi,
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Message was edited by: Ralph Johns (UK)

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