Transferring .epub files to your iPad

Transferring .epub files purchased outside of iTunes seems to be very easy. Download the .epub file to your computer. Open up iTunes and select File -> Add to Library... menu item. From the file chooser, select the .epub file that you want to transfer to your iPad. Click Choose and the eBook file will be added to your Book Library in iTunes 9.1. Sync as usual and the book will show up in iBooks.

CoverScout for retrieving iTunes album art

I recently purchased the MacHeist nanoBundle, a collection of Mac OS X applications and utilities. One of the utilities included in the bundle is CoverScout, a utility that will allow you to browse your iTunes library and retrieve hard to find album art. I have a fairly large collection of music and iTunes has been pretty average in its attempts to find album art. CoverScout will retrieve album art from many different sources and allow you to select which image to use. The images are also rated by quality. Very cool utility.