Ayrshire said:
I have downloaded a book that is an exe file.
The file was downloaded into my Dropbox app.
When I clicked on the book, I got the message that I unable to view file.
Then went to the top right hand corner and clicked on the square with an arrow through it and got the message that no installed apps support this file.
I do have the iBooks app on my computer and thought it would open it up.
How can I open up and read a book that is an exe. file ?
Thank you
Honestly, that sounds strange.
.exe is an abbreviation for applications/programs, not for an ebook. There is very little chance to open an .exe file on your iPad.
If the file really only contains an ebook and nothing more, which I highly doubt, but still, than it may be possible to extract the file with either Goodreader, or on a jailbroken iPad with ifiles. But the chances of success are fairly low.
No one would ever put an ebook into a .exe. The only reason I can think of would be, if the file also contains a load of viruses. Not sure, where the file comes from, but let's say, if you haven't payed for it, and no one selling ebooks sends them out as .exe files, than don't bother trying to open it.