How to create an epub document from wikipedia

Search for your chosen subject for Wikipedia ePub

On the Wikipedia navigate to the left hand side bar

Tap on the Print / export tab to expand it

Select Create a book

This is the built in book creation widget for Wikipedia - select Start Book Creator, the green button at the top.

Any wiki pages can now be added to your book by tapping on 'add this page to your book'.

At any point select 'show book' to enter the section for creating the book.

Here you can name your book and select the file type , ePub is the option you require for iBooks on an iOS device (iPad , iPod touch, iPhone). This is selected in the section labelled format.

Select ePub from the pop up menu and tap on download .

Your book will be rendered online and 'download the file' will be displayed This may take several minutes depending on the size of your book, ie the no. of Wikipedia pages . Tap on download the file.

Select open in iBooks to view your book on your device or a file sharing app: eg DropBox, iFiles etc to distribute your book.