Is there a way to make a book or pdf that is available on my ipad / iphone also available to be read on my mac? It seems quite trivial since you are syncing the ipad and iphone with your mac but of course it doesn't appear that you can. Thanks in advance.
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ipad books available on mac?
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Not unless/until Apple releases an iBooks for the Mac OS. iTunes stores and transfers books, but has no reader built in.
pdfs, on the other hand, can e read in preview. They're just pdfs.
pdfs, on the other hand, can e read in preview. They're just pdfs.
I really think this sucks.
1) if I am downloading a buch of stuff I quite like to do it on my Mac.
2) why can't i read it on my Mac. I can listen to my music.
I'm sure if apple dosen't allow it. within a couple of months there will be a hack. (if there isn't already.)
1) if I am downloading a buch of stuff I quite like to do it on my Mac.
2) why can't i read it on my Mac. I can listen to my music.
I'm sure if apple dosen't allow it. within a couple of months there will be a hack. (if there isn't already.)
I'm not near my Mac at the moment so I can't test this out, but a program called calibre might be able to do it.
I've been using it to convert PDFs to the epub format iBooks uses (yes I know iBooks can read PDFs, but pubs just look nicer with the page turning animation etc) and it makes sense that if it should be able to read them as they are in a format it supports. The only thing I can thing would be a problem is DRM.
I've been using it to convert PDFs to the epub format iBooks uses (yes I know iBooks can read PDFs, but pubs just look nicer with the page turning animation etc) and it makes sense that if it should be able to read them as they are in a format it supports. The only thing I can thing would be a problem is DRM.