iBooks On iPad

iBooks will double as an ebook reader app and bookstore for acquiring ebooks. One of the most notable new bits of detail on iBooks is that it will let you add ePub titles not acquired via its own store as well:

The iBooks app uses the ePub format — the most popular open book format in the world. That makes it easy for publishers to create iBooks versions of your favorite reads. And you can add free ePub titles to iTunes and sync them to the iBooks app on your iPad.

This feature should please a lot of folks who already have big collections of ePub format ebooks – although apparently ePub titles that use carry any DRM other than that of the iBookstore will not be able to be synced over. Some DRM-free ebooks will require a bit of conversion before they’re able to be synced via iTunes. Gear Diary has a good post up with instructions on how to do what’s needed. Check it out HERE