Chm files show up as html on ipad 3 retina ??

Hello,
I am New to iPad,
downloaded .chm books from dropbox/google drive and bought app chm plus pro for $7.00 ..
.chm files show up as html files on ipad and could not be opened by any chm reader...
Help will be appreciated to fix this problem ???
Also can .chm files be converted to read in books ???
Thanks for your help
Message was edited by: firyspell

First, CHM is the file extension used for Microsoft's Compiled HTML Help files. So, in short, it IS html.
That said, simply use http://calibre-ebook.com/ for all things e-book related. You won't be sorry.

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