Can people share epub books via dropbox and use iBooks to read them?

my sister put an epub copy of a book I'd like to read in my dropbox folder, but when i load it on itunes on my mac, then sync my ipad, I get an error message ( invalid file format) message.
Is this a DRM issue? To me, it's the same as her buying a hard cover book and lending it to me when she's done.
Thank you

pdxtodd wrote:
To me, it's the same as her buying a hard cover book and lending it to me when she's done.
Not possible, Apple doesn't share your view on this question.

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