how to transfer the Sony DRM protected PDF e-books to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

If you like reading e-books and received an iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad as a Christmas gift, you are probably wondering: how to transfer the Sony DRM-protected PDF e-books to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch for easy viewing.

Below are some tips on how to transfer Sony PDF to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch from a PC or Mac, just follow the steps, you can easily transfer your Sony PDF e-books to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch via iBooks.

Step1.Remove Drm from PDF

1)Install and run freeware Calibre

2) Download DRM Tools Archive and extract files from it.
In the Calibre settings add the free DRM removal plug-in (see the readme files for more information).

3) Drag-n-Drop DRM-protected DRM files from My Documents\My Digital Editions into Calibre.

4) Calibre will remove DRM protection


2)View the undrm PDF you have removed.
View your newly created DRM-free pdf file with your favorite PDF viewing application (like freeware Foxit Reader or an eBook Reader).


Step2. Using Calibre eBook Library Management to convert PDF to ePub (optional)

Tips: Though iBook supports PDF format, it is not very convenient to read PDF eBooks on the devices, because you have to drag the scroll bar from left to right each time to read a line of text due to the small screen of iPhone and iPod Touch. But you can convert PDF to EPUB, which is designed for reflowable content, so that the text content can adjust the screen size of your devices automatically, then you don't need to drag for reading your eBooks anymore!

Note that some PDF files contain images only, so you will need to use some OCR software like Abbyy Finereader before converting.

Follow the steps below to convert PDF to EPUB with eBook Library Management in seconds:

1) Select the ebook(s) that you want to convert.

2) Click the Convert button and choose the EPUB output format


Step3.transfer e-book to ipad , iphone and ipod touch

(First, make sure that you install iBooks app in your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.)

1)Open iTunes. Select File -> Add to Library.

2)Select the PDF e-book you want to transfer to iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Then click Choose button.

3)Select Books from iTunes Library. You muse have found that the PDF file just added now listed in the iTunes Library.

4)Just Connect iPad, iPhone or iPad Touch to your PC or Mac , you can View your PDF e-books added to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch soon.you will find iTunes on Devices list, just select the Books tab from the list at the top, If you want to sync all of the books you’ve added to iTunes, select All Books and then click the Sync button. But if you want to only sync specific books, choose Selected Books and then place a check next to each of the books you want to sync.

5) You can view your pdf on ipad,iphone and ipod touch

Yes, it's simple to transfer PDF to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Within minutes, you can view Sony PDF e-book in your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch easily.