Importing Ebooks into Your iPad

To read ebooks on your iPad, you need to install the free iBooks app, which you can download from the App Store. The iBooks app can display ebooks stored in the EPUB or PDF file formats. To install the iBooks app, follow these steps:

  1. From the Home screen, tap App Store. The App Store screen appears.

  2. Tap in the Search field in the upper-right corner of the screen. The virtual keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen.

  3. Type iBooks, and tap Search. The iBooks icon appears on the screen.

  4. Tap FREE next to the iBooks app. The FREE button turns into an INSTALL APP button. (If you see the word INSTALLED next to the iBooks icon, that means you already have iBooks installed on your iPad.)

  5. Tap INSTALL APP. A dialog may appear, ...

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