How To Read Non-iBooks eBooks on Your iPhone

You'll need to install Stanza Desktop on your computer. This program manages the transfer of eBooks between your computer and your iPhone. Normally you can transfer files via iTunes, but iTunes won't let you transfer outside files (files that aren't mp3s, or those not purchase through iTunes).

Download Stanza Desktop Here

Install Stanza on your iPhone through iTunes. You can either find it in the App catalog, or start the download here.

The eBook format you need is the Palm eReader format. Yeah, that sounds funny since you're using an iPhone, not a Palm. But, that's the format that is used with Stanza, and it's the best choice if you want to read any modern books that haven't expired into the public domain. It's also a really easy eBook format to work with. Even though the modern books mostly have DRM, eReader's DRM solution is a lot easier to use than others.

We recommend looking through eBookMall's Palm ebook selection.

Once you have an ebook or two, you can move onto the next step.

These are the step-by-step instructions that Stanza gives for transferring eBooks from your computer to your iPhone with Stanza Desktop. Make sure to do each step in order.

1. Launch Stanza Desktop.

2. Go to File->Open, and open a book or document in one of Stanza's supported formats. Note: The text of eReader books will not be displayed, but you can still use this interface to share books with Stanza iPhone.

3. Go to the "Tools" menu, and ensure that the "Enable Sharing" menu item is checked.

4. Ensure that your iPhone is connected to the same wireless network that your PC is on.

5. Launch Stanza on your iPhone.

6. From the top-level library menu, select "Shared Books". You should see your computer name. Select it.

7. Stanza Desktop will then notify you that your iPhone is attempting to connect to your shared library, and request your permission to allow the connection.

8. Once you have granted permission, Stanza iPhone will display a list of books that are open in Stanza Desktop.

9. Tap on the book to download it Stanza on your iPhone. It will appear in Titles and Recent Downloads.

This also works on your iPad. It could be a good alternative to getting books through iTunes if you are so inclined. eBooks on iPad