Downloading an epub

This is the story of my tribulations in attempting to open an epub file:
1 - E-mail epub to myself (on PC or iPod, or whatever)
2 - use GMail app to "open" epub (brought to a white screen)
3 - "open in Safari" option (filetype unsupported)
4 - open mail with iPod mail option
5 - acceidentally archive mail in an attempt to open the attachment
6* - (various steps to unarchive mail)
7 - open file attachment (filetype not supported)
8 - download 3rd part epub reader (Nook)
9 - 3rd party app does not support download of mail attachments
10 - remove 3rd party app
11 - install iPod-default option (iBooks)
12 - go to Gmail app, open attachment (iBook option not present)
13 - go to Mail app, open attachment "open in iBooks" (nothing happens)
14* - wait, is it downloading? ***? Nope, it is a failure
15* - research issue on internet
16 - download another 3rd party app (BlueFire)
17 - open in Mail app, Open with anything not ibooks, open with BlueFire
18* - wait... failure
19 - open BlueFire, bypass some nonsense about linking accounts or whatever
20 - open mail in GMail app
21 - open attachment
22 - open in Safari
23 - file unsupported by Safari -> Open in another application
24 - Open in non-iBooks application (BlueFire)
25 - BlueFire opens the file into the BlueFire library or whatever
26 - Open file in BlueFire (woo!)
27 - remove iBooks
Seriously, it took me over 20 minutes to open an ePub file that I E-mailed to myself. I am a Research Scientist who used to program computers for a living, working on my PhD. This should not be that hard. The opening of an ePub required the use of SEVEN applications (Store, Gmail, Mail, Safari, iBooks, Nook, BlueFire). Nook and iBooks are both abortions that I couldn't get to work. Mail does some sort of ePub-mangling so that nothing can be opened. As such, if I were to do this process again, it would look like the following:
1 - Use Store to download BlueFire
2 - open mail in GMail (not Mail)
3 - open attachment
4 - open attachment in Safari
5 - open Safari item in BlueFire
The solution that works still uses FOUR apps (Store, GMail, Safari, BlueFire), and four steps (assuming you have the relevant apps). This requires that the user steer carefully away from Apple-provided solutions (iBooks, Mail), as they don't seem to work at all.
Dear Apple: please make the opening of a book-type file simpler.

Install Calibre on your PC. Is the epub even readable via calibre on your PC. Or perhaps it is encrypted.
If encrypted, then you need to use the app suggested by the publisher of the ebook.
You can transfer epub books to iBooks via iTunes on your PC (there is a 'Books' tab in iTunes on the Summary screen when your iPod Touch is connected to your PC. Then sync your iPod Touch with iTunes on your PC and the ebook will be included in the iBook app.
Many ebook readers can use iTunes to sync books from your PC to your iPod Touch. iTunes -> Your iPod Touch -> Apps -> Scroll to bottom of screen -> File Sharing -> Find your ebook reader in the list of File Sharing Apps (if the ebook reader supports this feature) -> Select your app -> Drag your epub to the Documents section on the right.
Calibre has a way of sync'ing with some ebook readers.
You could also try using Dropbox.com to transfer files to your iPod Touch. Get a free copy for your PC and a free copy for your iPod Touch.
As for Apple making it easier, they did what they did for music. They created their own store, and you can buy ebooks from the store, then directly download the ebook to your iPod Touch. Or you can use iTunes to import ebooks to your iPod Touch, assuming the ebook is in a format that can be read by an app on the iPod Touch, and assuming it is not encrypted with an encryption that does not have a compatible reader.

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