HT4539 Can I read books on my computer with iBooks? or only on a device?

My reaction to the latest scramble ("update") of iTunes is "GGGRRRRR." How would you like it if someone you barely know went into your house and rearranged all your furniture without telling you. And expected thanks.
Now there is an iBooks button. What is that? Well, I can't find out. Apparently the information should have been downloaded directly to my brain. In otherwords, apparently I am just supposed to KNOW. Like f2 is delete.
Well I missed that download and I've been trying to find my way around the new iTunes and figure out how to manage my playlists, which are primarily Audiobooks. It seems no one thought of that when they redesigned my world without telling me. OK. I DON'T HAVE AN IPAD. So shoot me, but don't assume I have one. I do have a powerful little MacBook that I carry with me always. So:
Can I read ebooks with iBook on the laptop, or is it exclusively for iPad, iPhone, or iTouch? If it WON'T WORK ON A COMPUTER, JUST SAY SO!!

You can't read ibooks on a computer (Mac or PC), only on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch via the iBooks app.
You can get the left-hand sidebar that used to be on previous versions of iTunes to show via View > Show Sidebar (option-command-S), that might make the new version easier to navigate (it does for me anyway)

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