Chapter 12

iBooks and E-Books

In this chapter, we will show you how to use your iPod touch for a good book-reading experience. For example, we will cover iBooks, including how to buy and download them, as well as how to find some great free classic books. We will also show you other e-book reading options that use the third-party Kindle and Kobo (formerly Shortcovers) readers on your iPod touch.

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The iPod touch can use Apple's proprietary e-book reader, iBooks. In this chapter, we will show you how to download the iBooks app, how to shop for books in the iBooks Store, and how to read both PDF files (Adobe PDF format) and iBooks as well as take ...

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