Hi Chris, ePub format you want and iBooks.app installed on your iPad.
Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2012, at 11:01 AM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: > Hi Laura > > Thanks very much for your suggestion of Borders. They do have a very good > range at reasonable prices. > > After arranging for a refund from Fishpond, I did a search and some ebooks > came up on itunes, as well as Borders. Both have a good range and prices. > > Is their a difference in the type of ebook format between them or are they > the same in terms of downloading to the ipad? > > Best regards and thankyou very much > > Chris > > > > On 04/05/2012, at 4:50 PM, Laura Webb wrote: > >> Hi Chris >> >> Ages ago I had a similar problem with Fishpond and eBooks and no longer use >> them. I did suggest they should offer a warning for iPad users but it did >> not happen. I find Borders to be very reliable with instant ebook downloads >> to my iPad. >> >> Regards >> Laura >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> On 04/05/2012, at 8:11 AM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Hi ronnie >>> And thanks very much for bringing this to my attention. I had no idea & >>> will be asking for my $ back! No wonder the ebooks are so cheap @ fishpond. >>> Best regards >>> Chris >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 04/05/2012, at 1:46 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 04/05/2012, at 10:48 AM, Chris Burton wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Morning muggers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I watched the Steve Jobs story with great interest last night and >>>>>>> marvelled at his life and achievements with Apple. It feels really good >>>>>>> to have been a part of it by using macs all these years and certainly >>>>>>> bought up some memories!! For example I had forgotten that Apple had >>>>>>> licenced other companies to make similar machines and I didnt realise >>>>>>> that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an >>>>>>> ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to >>>>>>> ask what is the best way to transfer this epub book to my ipad: via >>>>>>> itunes after download to my MBPro; by direct download from Fishpond to >>>>>>> the ipad, or some other way, as it is the first of such books I would >>>>>>> like to buy and use on my ipad? >>>> >>>> Hi Chris, >>>> >>>> I just noticed no-one has answered your question. :( >>>> >>>> Unless Fishpond have changed; Fishpond eBooks cannot be downloaded, they >>>> have to be read online. >>>> >>>> There is nothing obvious to indicate that the purchase of the ebook won't >>>> allow download and you can read it offline on your iPad. >>>> >>>> But I just tried with a free eBook just to see if Fishpond had changed, >>>> but no... It can only be read in Fishpond online. >>>> >>>> I did a quick google search and found that one person emailed Fishpond and >>>> received a Refund for the eBook he purchased as he thought he would be >>>> able to download the eBook to read on his eBook Reader. >>>> >>>> Hopefully they will adjust their website to make it more clear what the >>>> ebook you are buying actually is. >>>> >>>> Normally with other sellers of ePub eBooks you can download directly to >>>> your iPad into iBooks, or to your Mac so you can then Add to iTunes >>>> Library and the ePub appears under Library in Books. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best regards to all and thanks for any advice. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Christopher L.K. 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