What Are the Common eBook Formats Supported by iPad?

What Are the Common eBook Formats Supported by iPad?

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There are many file formats used for eBooks, this article discusses some of the most common eBook formats supported by Apple’s iPad.

The iPad supports a wide range of popular e-book and audiobook formats.Apple's iPad comes with the company's iBooks app preinstalled, so itworks seamlessly with the company's iBooks Store. iPad also supports many other types of digital book formats.So, before downloading or buying eBooks online, you need to consider the eBook formats that will be compatible with your iPad.A wide range of e-book readers such as Apple iPad, Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony Reader, BeBook, and Adobe Digital Editions understand the ePub format. eBook publishers partner with ePub conversion companies to convert files in any format whether MS Word, InDesign, PDF, Quark, RTF, XML, HTML or others into ePub and ensure these eBooks provide a wonderful reading experience.

You need tohave some basic information about the eBook format which willbe of use whenpurchasing eBooks for your iPad online.Here are some of most commoneBook formats supported by iPad. •

ePub(electronic publication)- Thisis the default eBook format for iPad. Itsability to adjust text to fit easily on an iPad screen has made Apple designate this format asthedefault format for iPad.eBookspurchased from iTunes and iBooks are typically ePub files. eBook sharing sites, online book stores, and personal websites provide hundreds of eBooks in ePub format.When you sync an ePub eBook to iPad, you can use an iPad e-Reader to read it. A document conversion company helps authors and publishers convert their documents and books into ePub format for iPad. Barnes & Noble usually sell e-books on their website and through their Nook app.

You can access these books using the free Nook app available at the iPad App Store.

In fact, Nook e-books are a renamed version of the common ePub file type.

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PDF (Portable Document Format) – It is another eBook format supported by the iPad. As it is the most popular downloadable document format on the web, you can find many e-books in this format.

Apple upgraded its eBook reader iBooks to

support PDF files. However, people still convert PDF to ePub format for reading on iPad and for an enhanced reading experience. The PDF App is used by many Mac readers to read on their iPhone and iPad. There are a lot of PDF-compatible apps for the iPad, including Adobe Acrobat Reader, GoodReader, and iBooks.

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.AZW format for Amazon's Kindle – Kindle is an eReader as well as an app for the iPad.With the Amazon Kindle app, you can read Kindle books on youriPad. Kindle eBooks are a modified version of the Mobi pocket file format and use the .AZW file extension. A reliable eBook conversion services provider can provide creatively

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laid out, error-free, well-designed Amazon Kindle e-book formats for enjoyable reading.

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CBR and CBZ- These formats are related types of digital book formats that are used to present comic books and graphic novels. You need an app such as the free Manga Storm CBR app or the paid app Comic Zeal to read them on the iPad.

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PDF, CBZ, and CMX-HD format for Amazon's comiXology -comiXologyis Amazon’s leading online comics and graphic novel store. Buy comics on the website and use the comiXology app on your iPad to download and read the comics you purchased.

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KF8(Kindle Format 8)- This is the next-generation version of the Kindle e-book file. It uses the .AZW3 extension and supports HTML and CSS along with the existing Kindle format. The KF8 format is supported by the Kindle app on the iPad.

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Microsoft Word (MS Word)–eBookssold as direct downloads by self-publishers come in this format. There are many iPad apps that can read DOC files. In fact, Microsoft Word for iPad is free.

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MOBI- The modified version of MOBI used by Amazon for the Kindle makesthis format one of the most widely usedfor e-books. By using a program like Calibre EBook Management Software that convertsMOBI files to ePub format, you can read MOBI files on your iPad. This also helps you to read them in iBooks or another ePubcompatible reader app.

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Plain Text- In fact, a large number of apps support plain text files, including the paid app GoodReader and iBooks.

You must also know about some of the most common audiobook types supported by the iPad, if you prefer to get your books in audio form rather than text. These include: •

.AAaa, .AAX, and .AAX+ formats forAudible - Audible.com uses these proprietary formats and is considered to be the most popular and widely used audiobook service on the internet. You can enjoy any book from the site on your tablet with the free Audible.com app for the iPad.

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MP3 –You can download an MP3file and then sync it to your iPad to listen to it using the built-in Music app.

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