Why Can I not read my iBooks on my computer?

I've joined this simply to ask this quesiton and i am beyond annoyed at the fact that i cannot read any of my ibooks on anything but my iPod which i've dropped and smashed. I wish to continue to read them on the computer and cannot.

It is possible to read some ebooks without an iOS device -- those in the epub format which do not have DRM.  Usually free books are like that, and some publishers of paid books (like O'Reilly) also omit DRM.  Apps like Adobe Digital Editions and Calibre can be used for ebooks in this category.

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