Is it possible to embed an eBook created with iBooks Author inside an app?

Question

I would like to embed an e-book created with iBooks Author inside an app. Does anybody know if it's possible?

If not, is it possible to add a "link" in my app that opens the e-book?

Answer 1

You can export from iBooks author as PDF and then create a wrapper app that will display that PDF inside an app, but the experience will be suboptimal.

Answer 2

There is a computer tool called EPUB to pdf to convert the files into PDF. Once that is done im sure you can go on XCODE.

The easiest way to load and display a local pdf file is to use a UIWebview like that:

NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"document" ofType:@"pdf"];
NSURL *targetURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:path];
NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:targetURL];
[webView loadRequest:request];