Why can't i read ibook purchases on my laptop?

any ideas if/when i can read a book while at home on a bigger screen like my laptop instead of iphone?

as far as i know you can't because there is no app for mac for ibook
but you can send feedback to apple and suggest it
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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I can not lend them to my daughter, as I would do with any other form of book.
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lucienvv wrote:
The user unfriendly way of selling ebooks is very disapointing!
I can not read them on my computer, only on my iPad.
I can not lend them to my daughter, as I would do with any other form of book.
no way I am going to buy anymore books this way!
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but you can send feedback to apple and suggest it
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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