Can you read books purchased on iTunes on your pc?

My iPhones has a cracked screen. I am waiting until march when my next update is avail to upgrade. I would like to purchase a book on iTunes and read it on there as well. Is this possible or do I have to use iBooks, newstand etc..
Thanks.

To read ibooks bought from Apple you need the iBooks app, so you need an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch - so far Apple haven't made a Mac or PC program with which you can read them. If you buy the book from, for example, Amazon then they have a Kindle program for your computer with which you can read purchases from them

Similar Messages

  • Can you share books purchased from itunes with different itunes accounts

    can you share books purchased from itunes with a different itunes accounts

    See if this will work for books as well as music: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203

  • Can you read books on Mac laptop that were purchased on iPod touch?

    I bought a few books through ibooks on my Ipod touch, but there are some forms that I want to print and recipes that I would like to see in the bigger screen of my laptop, but although they show as purchased on my laptop I cannot open them to read them.

    planet dumbo wrote:
    can you read books purchased on itunes after downloading them on a mac computer osx
    If you wish to read books on your Mac, get the Kindle App for Mac, and purchase books from the Amazon Kindle Store. 
    In contrast to the restrictive iBook format, Kindle books can be read on Mac, iOS devices, and many other platforms.

  • Can you read books on the ipad in direct sunlight

    can you read books on the ipad in direct sunlight ?

    Not very easily no. If you can get a non-reflective screen cover it might be a bit better, but it probably still won't be as good as, for example, a Kindle device is.

  • Why can't I read books purchased from itunes on my macbook pro?

    I find it very upsetting that books purchased from itunes on a Macbook pro can not be read on a Macbook Pro.

    Many MacBook Pro users are professional authors, reseachers, teachers, ... and we need to manage large libraries of copy protected digital material (journals, book collections, protected imagery, ...) , which we directly reference and include (with citations) in our writing and analyses.
    Laptops and desktops are the only viable options in terms of screen real estate (multiple monitors needed), application availability (image analytics, serious statistics, real 2D and 3D modeling, ...) high speed storage attachment (the cloud can't handle many needs) and processing horse power. iPads and iPhones are a few generations away from being adequate for many such activities, which Apple had traditionally supported.
    This particular oversight by the  folks behind the Apple iTunes bookstore business, stands in stark contrast to what used to be our vision of the premier professional creative platfom. I find this deeply dissappointing and inconsiderate of our long term investment in apple technologies.
    Asking folks to simply abandon their investment in copy protected ebook material, purchased on iTunes, is just wrong.

  • How can I read books purchased from iBooks on my Mac?

    I'm completely new to the whole Apple world and have ran across this issue.  How can I read books, that I've purchased through iBooks on my iPad or iPhone, on my Mac?  Surely this is possible, but I just can figure out how Apple intends for us to do this.
    If someone could please help me out with this information I would appreciate it.

    Or I can just purchase them from a competitor such as Kindle and read them on my Mac
    Sure seems short sighted on Apple's part not to have this functionality.  This will drive my purchasing decisions to Kindle.
    I'm sure that there has been plenty of negative feedback already directed to Apple for this decision.  Does anyone know whether or not they have listened and if they have any plans to correct this issue?

  • HT204081 Can i read books bought in itunes on my computer? Trying to open in adobe reader and all i have are blank pages.

    I have purchased books on itunes, can read them on ipad, but cannot read them on my computer. They will go into my Adobe digital reader and list the table of contents but all pages are blank.
    So should i have not bought itune books and stayed with amazon and others?

    iBooks purchased via iTunes are normally protected with DRM and can only be viewed using the iBooks app on an iOS device. Such requirements are stated on every page where you can purchase an iBook, just below the button to buy.
    tt2

  • HT201272 Can't find book purchases in iTunes

    I have changed from a PC laptop to a Mac Book,  and now can't find any of my previous book purchases in the iTunes store.
    All movie / tv / music files are there, but not the dozens of e/audio books I have purchased.

    Audiobooks are not included in the items we can redownload. If you need help in retrieving them, I recommend contacting support.
    https://expresslane.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action

  • Can you restore songs purchased from iTunes on a (broken)Mac onto a new PC?

    The logic board on my iMac G5 failed (again), and I couldn't afford to get a new Mac, so now I have an HP laptop. Also, my kids locked up my iPod Touch for 4 million minutes or so. Is there anyway to pull at least the purchased songs from my iTunes account onto my new computer? It seems like if I bought the content, that I should be able to download it again right?
    My old Mac is basically a paperweight, and I figure if I try and unlock my iPod Touch on a PC that it will clear out everything. Any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks,
    Andy

    If you didn't make a back-up of your purchases to restore from (as you are advised to do) then I'm sorry to say that the policy on lost purchases is that you have to pay to download them again:
    "Once a Product is purchased and you receive the Product, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage the Product, and Apple shall be without liability to you in the event of any loss, destruction, or damage." iTunes Store: Purchased content can be downloaded only once
    You could try contacting the iTunes Music Store Customer Service and you might be able to persuade them to sanction a second free download. There have been occasional reports in the iTunes forum of this happening, however just be aware that they are not under any obligation to do so. If you click on this link you'll be able to email your query: iTMS Customer Service
    If you have an iPod that still has the purchases on it the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
    You might also want to check out these pages for future reference:
    How to back up your media in iTunes
    Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

  • Can you transfer my purchases from itunes without having them on my ipod?

    I lost my ipod, and had to get a new computer. So my itunes library was lost. I've made purchases through my itunes account and can't figure out how to get them on my new computer.....help!!

    It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer.
    Have you failed to do this?
    If so, not good, read this:
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

  • Can i read books purchased on I pad on my Mac?

    I purchased books on I tunes but am not able to open them on my MAC. Can i not do that?

    Ibooks are for ipod/ipad/iphone.

  • HT204081 can't view book purchased in iTunes

    i bought a book in itunes.  it downloaded in itunes on my pc as an app.  i have the app installed on my ipad and I can view it on the ipad.  is there anyway to view it as a book on my pc also?

    No.
    ibooks are for ipod touch.iphone/ipad only

  • HT4059 how can i read books when not connected to wifi , at the moment have to g through apps store , which requires a connection . I want the books on the i pad not in  a acloud

    How can i read books purchased from i books when not connected to wifi . At the moment can only access via app store , which can only do when connected . I want top download to the device , not keep in a cloud!

    If you download them via the Purchased tab in the ibookstore in the iBooks app on your iPad then they should show in the Books collection on the app's bookshelf - and you should be able to read any books that you download from the store to your bookshelf without needing to be online.

  • Do you have to purchase through iTunes to get Extras?

    I purchased Star Trek through my ATV and I don't see any of the extras. Am I missing something. Would be lame if you have to purchase through iTunes on your Mac to get the Extras.

    I see now how to access the Extras. Didn't know you had the play the movie to get the menu where Extras are included. Very weird.

  • Can't read book I purchased on Itunes.

    I can't read book I purchased on itunes. What do I need to do?

    Susan King wrote:
    I am trying to read it on my HP Mininotebook and my HP desktop computer.
    Do you think those are covered by the requirements notice in the iBookstore, which says:
    But perhaps your book is different.  Which is why I asked you for the title.  Is there a problem providing that?

Maybe you are looking for

  • How can I scan with HP 5600 all in one?

    Hi! I have an HP 5600 all in one. I recently switched to an iMac Leopard. The printer driver does not have any scanning support. Is there any other driver available to get this support? Or will I have to get a compatible printer to be able to use sca

  • Trying to download Photoshop CS6 on a new HP convertible laptop with Windows 8.1

    Hi, I purchased Photoshop CS6 a couple years back before CC was released. I just had to get a new computer because Best Buy majorly screwed up a simple repair on mine, and they junked my old computer and gave me a new one. It's a convertible HP runni

  • Administrative Template for AGPM

    *  2008 R2 Domain Functionality -- PDC and FSMO role holders on Windows Server 2012 *  2012R2 for both Server and Client *  v4.02 that is appropriate to our infrastructure is what I'm trying to load up. I'm at the step in the install where I need to

  • IPad2 HDMI sync problem

    Anyone else getting a sync error when streaming HD movies using "Videos" over the HDMI connection to my Sony Bravia HD TV ?

  • Head Content in Dreamweaver CC

    How do I View Head Content in Dreamweaver CC?  The menu option has disappeared in CC.  Thank.