Publishing an alternate layout in InDesign CS6

I've create a 3 page sample file to show a client how they can re-purpose their InDesign print file and use InDesign to create alternate layouts. I've created a test file that has 2 alternate layouts. One is the standard iPad portrait view and the other is an iPad landscape view. I simply want to output this file as a PDF that I can show to the client on an iPad. How do I output or publish this file so that when view on an iPad it will show the landscape layout in landscape orientation and the portrait layout in portrait orientation?

Small correction: You CAN create EPUB3 fixed layout if you have CS6, but it can be a painful process. Anne-Marie Concepcion explains how in her video on Lynda.com:
http://www.lynda.com/Dreamweaver-tutorials/Comparing-looks-fixed-vs-flowable-EPUBs/94249/9 9018-4.html

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This is Sean Smith. Marilou who wrote the original post works for me. Bob if you could point us in the direction of details you need I’ll ensure we provide the additional information as soon as possible.
M tells me she pretty much doing exactly what Steve's article suggests.
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