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Originally Posted by Harmon
You are correct, but only to a limited extent. You don't fully understand how eBooks get on the iPad.
The only "registered computer" situation is for books you buy from Apple. Those seem to be treated just like iTunes files.
But there are more sources for other ebooks on the iPad than for any other ebook reading device. For example, any Kindle book can be read on the iPad.
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And getting free books on to the iPad is easy as pie, once you get the right App.
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Not sure I understand; I was under the impression that the iPad, like the iPhone, could only interface with a computer through iTunes, which needed to be registered to the particular device, so you can't use a friend's computer to get new MP3s on your iPod(/iPhone/iTouch). Is the iPad different?
Can you download from the web directly into the iPad? Like, browse Mobileread on its browser, pick a free ebook, and download & start reading it?
Can it connect to any computer and transfer non-DRM'd ebooks?
I move between two home computers, home laptop & work computer. One of the home computers isn't web-accessible at all, and can't do DRM'd anything because it's not connected to the internet. Could an iPad deal with files from any of those four sources? (While I wouldn't *need* to transfer files directly from those sources to the iPad, being able to use it at home or work--where my ability to install software is sharply limited--would be useful.)