The iPad is a great reading device because it supports a wide range of popular e-book and audiobook formats. Apple’s tablet comes with the company’s iBooks app out of the box. The app works seamlessly with the company’s iBooks Store, but the iPad also supports many other types of digital book formats. You just need to download the right app.
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There are dozens of eBook formats you can open on your iPad, but these are the most common:
Books purchased through the Books Store are in ePub format, but have been modified to include Digital Rights Management to prevent unauthorized sharing or copying. Each digital ePub book can be opened in the Books app or other downloadable apps.
The ePub open format is one of the most widely used e-book file types. Apps such as iBooks and Nook can read ePub files purchased from their respective online stores or downloaded from the web. Several programs for Mac and Windows convert other types of e-books to ePub format.
