Can I read ibooks on my PC?

I just bought an ibook on my iphone and was wondering if there is a way to read it on my PC. The book is helping me with some stuff I'm working on and it would help if I could have it up on my screen instead of scrolling through my phone.

The majority of ibooks can only be read in the iBooks app on iOS devices and Mac computers, they have digital rights management on them which tie them to iBooks. If it's a free ibook or from one of the publishers who don't use DRM on their books then you might be able to read it on a PC e.g. in Calibre
If you are likely to want to read other ebooks on your PC then for future purchases you could see if they are available in other stores ebook stores which have iOS and PC ereader apps that you have access to e.g. Amazon/Kindle store have ereader apps for iPhones and PCs, Kobo and Barnes & Noble (Nook) have iOS and Windows 8 apps

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    Give Apple feedback about developing an app to read iBooks in Mac OS X;
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