If I buy a book on iBooks, can I view it on another (non-apple) reader?

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Hi,

If I buy a book using the apple iBooks application, can I transfer that to another e-reader (for example, the Nook)? It'd be nice to know that I'm not locked into a single type of reader forever.

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