Read PDF in iBooks?

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  1. November's Chopin

    November's Chopin Well-Known Member

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    Does iBooks support PDF? I seem to be able to add a PDF file to my iBooks library, however I can't add any cover art for it (adding a JPG into artworks tab and then clicking "accept" would do absolutely nothing), and when it's on my iPhone it would simply show blank pages. Do I need to convert the PDF to something else? Oddly enough there's a "PDF" tab in iBooks...
     
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    RttaM Well-Known Member

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  3. November's Chopin

    November's Chopin Well-Known Member

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    #3 November's Chopin, Jul 25, 2010
    Last edited: Jul 25, 2010
    Well I have iBooks 1.1.1, I can view the PDF on my computer with no problem (it only contains pictures as it's a comic), I can add it fine to the iBooks library, but I simply can't view it on my iPhone (or add a book cover to it).
    Thanks for link for the converter, I'll see if that works. Though it says it supports PDFs, and now it doesn't... maybe it only supports text-only PDFs?
    Edit: The link you gave won't work as the converter will only convert 5 pages.... then it asks to buy the license. -.- I don't think I'll get that program just to convert one comic, it's not for often use anyways.
     
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  5. Deewin

    Deewin Well-Known Member

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    Dropbox is the easiest way to read PDFs but it also transfers them to iBooks if you prefer using a nicer interface.
     
  6. appleluntaner

    appleluntaner New Member

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    If all you want to do is read the PDFs on an iOS device, iBooks or Safari are possibilities.
     
  7. omgpixl

    omgpixl Active Member

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    Stanza is very easy to add pdf book. I am getting well with it. :)
     
  8. Teknikal

    Teknikal Well-Known Member

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    I use this
    http://iphone.kdanmobile.com/applications/pdf_reader/
    I think it was one of the first apps I bought it works very well though I especially like the fact you can fix the width and then lock it so it only scrolls up and down.

    Well worth the price in my opinion as it's fast and has worked good with every file I've tried on it.

    I've a ton of other apps that can read pdfs as well like quickoffice and ibooks but I just don't use them.
     

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