Reading a book downloaded to iTunes

I should be able to figure this out but haven't been able to find the answer anywhere.
I am running an Intel iMAC using OS 10.6.8 and iTunes 10.3.1
I just downloaded a book from the iTunes store into the iTunes library on my computer. I can't get it to open so I can read the book. How do I do that?
NB. I do not have an iPod, no iPad, and no iPhone. Just an iMAC computer.

That's an iBook. Normally, iBooks can be viewed only on an iOS device, but in the case of this one, since it's free it apparently does not contain the copy protection usually placed on commercial iBooks. Any ePub reader should be able to open that book. Sigil-Editor may work, though it appears to be intended more for editing rather than viewing, or you can try an ePub reader such as Calibre (which opened the book for me):
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30657/calibre
The book file will be in your iTunes -> iTunes Music (Media) -> Books folder, which unless you've changed it will be in your user's Music folder.
Regards.

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